86 CHAPPARAL 



Agriculturally the type is valueless except for a limited amount 

 of grazing on account of the arid climate and steep slopes. Goats 

 and sheep can obtain a certain amount of winter grazing but this 

 use seldom creates a land value of more than $io an acre adjacent 

 to settlements. The greater part of this type which is grazed has 

 been considered too poor for private appropriation and remains 

 in the hands of the Federal Government. 



Occasionally these lands are valuable for mineral deposits. 



Land Titles. — Titles are seldom difficult to trace because the 

 nearness to settlement and demand for mining have forced the 

 survey of the lands within the type. Holdings are for the most 

 part small. 



