^ILTIGAI P. 

 1912 



HIl- OP YLLICT IINJB 110) DOUGI.Ao PIS 

 II THE Y2LI-C7 i-IHE Tli-5. 



GSOGR11HY 



The Yellow ^ine Type occurs north of the .Salmon Piver 

 in a broad irregular "band ei-tending from Pourth of July Creek 

 to the western extremity of the Forest, "below Horse Creel:. 

 This bend is -out by high ridges on v/hich fir and other species 

 occur and "by barren and grass areas. The best stands of yell or; 

 pine occur on Pourth of July, ^r.gonhainraer, Anderson, Hughes, 

 Sage, Scuavr, Boulder, Ctrl and Colson Creeks. Belor? Cols on 

 Creel: the stands are immature. Big Creel: has large bodie" of 

 yellow pine tiraber on its lor/er tributaries end valuable stands 

 occur on lorphyry and Silver Creeks at its heed. The Middle 

 Pork country is not v;eH kno'Tn but it has been estimated that 

 the region has 150,000 H feet of aature follow pine timber. 



The t3?pe is pure in various places throughout this 

 range, notably in the lorrer, rolling lands of Ditch, Hansack, 

 Scua^T and CXrl Creeks. On most of the Creeks the type is pure 

 on the lov/er southerly slopes. 



Elevation is a factor in determining the purity o 



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