96 THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN FORESTS. 



Accessibility. Several wagon roads now cross the tract, but to log it 

 thoroughly many additional roads would have to be built. The steep slopes 

 and the dense laurel brush would make logging costly. 



Fire. There have been very few severe fires except on the slopes of Tiger 

 Creek Valley, where timber trees on a few acres have been killed. Light fires 

 have run over the ridges from time to time without much damage to the large 

 trees, but have seriously reduced the supply of saplings and seedlings. 



Second ^/om;^A. Saplings are abundant, except on the ridges where the fires 

 have been frequent. Here the stand is one-half what it should be. 



Undergrowth. Dense laurel lines the ravines and lower slopes, and huckle- 

 berry, azelea, and the sprouts and seedlings of timber trees form an undergrowth 

 of moderate density on the upper slopes and summit. 



Reproduction. Free, except as affected by fires; both sprouts and seedlings 

 spring up quickly after cutting. 



Rate of growth. Rapid. 



Water power. The rapid brooks of this tract would furnish only enough power 

 for small grist and saw mills, but Doe River has abundant water for a large power. 



Occupancy. About 80 families are now living on this tract. 



Prices of Z<z/?/?. Mountain land brings from $2 to $10 per acre; farm land, 

 from $5 to $20 per acre. 



WHITE ROCK MOUNTAIN (WEST SIDE) (CARTER COUNTY, TENN.). 



Boundaries. ^This tract lies between the crest of White Rock Mountain and 

 Doe River, and between Allentown and the North Carolina State line. 



Area. Total, 12.50 square miles: cleared, 1.50 square miles; wooded, 11 

 square miles. 



Surface. Steep and rooky. 



Humus and litter. Ver}^ light. 



Soil Derived from gneiss and naturally fertile, but in many places stony 

 and rocky. 



Agricultural value. None; it is too steep and rocky. 



Timber trees. The species are practically the same as on Ripshin Mountain. 



Yield. hog timber, 12,840 M feet B. M.; of small wood, 111,400 cords. 

 This land has been thoroughly culled, and onl}^ the oaks and less valuable species 

 remain. 



Demand. From $2 to $4 per thousand feet on the stump is considered a 

 good price. 



Accessibility. A railroad runs along the western boundary of this tract. The 



