94 THE SOUTHEEN APPALACHIAN FORESTS. 



per cent; black oak, 6 per cent; scarlet oak, 4 per cent; chestnut, 20 per cent; 

 black gum, 3 per cent; hickory, 2 per cent; hemlock, 5 per cent; white pine, 4 

 per cent; black pine, 3 per cent; other species, 28 per cent. 



Yield. hog timber, 8,720 M feet B. M.; small wood, 10,140 cords. 



Demand. The best log timber brings $1 to $2 per thousand feet on the 

 stump. The average price of sawed lumber at the railroad is about $18 per 

 thousand feet. 



Accessibility. Poor wagon roads lead to Hampton, 6 miles distant, and John- 

 son City, 8 miles distant, both of which are railroad points. 



J^ire. The customary fires have reduced the forests of the driest portion of 

 the southern slopes to a few scattered pines and brush. 



Second growth. On northern slopes there is a fair stand, but on southern 

 slopes there is little second growth. 



Undergrowth. Dense laurel thickets abound on northward slopes and in all 

 ravines and coves. Elsewhere azalea, huckleberry, and sprouts form a light 

 underbrush. 



Reproduction. Were it not for fire, reproduction would be free both by 

 sprouts and seed. Oak and white pine seedlings are most abundant. 



Hate of growth. Rapid, except on the driest ridges and summits. 



Water power. Limited; the streams are small and inconstant. 



Occupancy. Four families are living on this tract. 



Prices of land. Mountain land brings from $2 to $4 per acre. 



GAP CREEK MOUNTAIN (CARTER COUNTY, TENN.). 



Area. Total, 7.60 square miles; cleared, 0.35 square miles; wooded, 7.25 square 

 miles. 



Surface. Mountainous. Most of it is very steep. 



Soil. Light, much eroded; derived from gneiss. 



Humus. Light, owing to frequent fires. 



Agricultural value. Very little; too steep and rocky, and soil too light. 



Timber trees. Same as Cherokee Mountain, but less hemlock and white pine. 



Yield. \jog timber, 8,800 M feet B. M. ; small wood, 60,000 cords. 



Demand. A common price for the best oak and other log timber is from 

 %1 to $3 per thousand feet on the stump. Sawed lumber brings about $18 per 

 thousand feet at Hampton. 



Accessibility. Wagon roads surround the tract, and a railway forms its eastern 

 boundary. The slopes are in general very steep. 



Fire. Fires have been frequent, and the stand is greatly reduced. The 

 southern ridges especially are very scantily wooded. 



