CONTEiNTS. 



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Introduction 13 



Location 13 



Relief 14 



Drainage 15 



Settlement 15 



Natural resources 15 



Climate 16 



Scenery 16 



Water supply 17 



Agriculture 17 



The forest 18 



Injury to the forest 18 



Forest fires 18 



Lumbering 19 



Cleared land 19 



Grazing 21 



The remaining forest 23 



Reforestation 24 



Future of the region 25 



Tree species 26 



Shrubs 40 



Rate of growth 42 



Description of drainage basins 51 



New River basin 57 



Big Laurel Creek district 58 



Horse Creek basin 59 



Helton Creek district 60 



Wilson Creek basin 61 



Fox Creek basin 62 



Guffeys Creek basin 62 



Middle Fox Creek basin 63 



Dell district 64 



Knob Fork district 65 



Elk Creek district 66 



Peach Bottom Creek district 67 



Bridle Creek district 68 



Little Fox Creek basin 69 



Piney and Potato Creek districts 70 



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