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from 34 to 40 years old. Generally it appeared to be from 4 

 to 8 inches in diameter and 20 to 30 feet high, but a few trees 

 1 6 inches in diameter and 50 feet high were noted. The 

 growth is all deciduous. The north slope of Bowling Green 

 mountain, and westward beyond the Ogden mines railroad, has 

 a growth from 34 to 44 years old ; one oak stump was noted 47 

 years old and 10 inches in diameter. On the top of the ridges 

 hereabout the growth is from 2 to 8 inches in diameter and 

 from 20 to 30 feet high, but where there is more soil the trees are 

 from 4 to 14 inches in diameter and about 40 feet high. Between 

 Morris pond and Hurdtown, west of the railroad, the timber is 

 deciduous, with a few scattering pines, and it is generally small 

 with some stump land, some 5 years' growth. The different 

 tracts ranged from 2 to 5 inches in diameter and 20 feet high, 

 from 6 to 12 inches in diameter and 35 to 45 feet high, from 6 

 to 24 inches in diameter and 55 feet high, but trees 24 inches in 

 diameter are very scarce. The best wood in this section is along 

 the road from Woodport to Schofield mine, and is from 6 to 15 

 inches in diameter and 60 feet high, most of the trees being of 

 the larger size, but the portion of this near the railroad is now 

 being cut. The timber on the top of Bowling Green mountain 

 is also good, from 6 to 14 inches in diameter and 40 to 55 feet 

 high, the larger sizes predominating. This has also been cut in 

 places. The west slope of Longwood valley was cut about 12 

 years ago ; there are a few coniferous trees, spruces, pines and 

 red cedar. 



West of Woodport, between the head of Lake Hopatcong and 

 the head of Lubber's run, the country is well wooded with oak 

 and chestnut and scattering conifers. About Henderson cove, 

 on the lake, there are scattering white pines and hemlocks. 

 Excepting toward Bear ponds, where it is about 10 years old, 

 the growth ranges from 6 to 24 inches in diameter and 30 to 60 

 feet high, most of the trees being from 8 to 14 inches, but occa- 

 sionally one is found 36 inches in diameter. There is exceed- 

 ingly little cleared land in this tract. 



Between Lake Hopatcong and the valley of Lubber's run, 

 from Byram cove to Stanhope, the country is almost entirely 

 wooded. About Bear ponds there is much young growth from 

 6 to 15 years old, with better timber along the lake about Byram 



