98 THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN FORESTS. 



Undergrowth. Dense laurel thickets are numerous. The ridges are usually 

 passable for horses. 



Reproduction. Free. 



Sate of growth. Rapid. 



Water power. K fall of several hundred feet, about 4 miles from Hampton, 

 affords much power even with the moderate amount of water furnished by the 

 stream. 



Occupancy. About 8 families are now living on this tract. 



Prices of land. Yrom $1 to $5 per acre. 



POND MOUNTAIN DISTRICT (CARTER COUNTY, TENN.). 



Boundaries. Watauga River and Elk Creek on the north and east, and the 

 Laurel Fork divide on the south and west. 



Area. Total, 33.50 square miles; cleared, 5.25 square miles; wooded, 28.25 

 square miles. 



Surface. Moderately mountainous. 



Soil. Fertile loam. 



Agricultural value. About 5 per cent of this land is adapted to agriculture. 



Timher trees. White pine, 12 per cent; hemlock, 15 per cent; chestnut, 15 

 per cent; white oak, 10 per cent; red oak, 10 per cent; chestnut oak, 5 per cent; 

 black oak, 5 per cent; cucumber, 2 per cent; linn, 4 per cent; buckeye, 2 per 

 cent; poplar, ash, maple, cherry, birch, gum, and others, 20 per cent. 



Yield. laog timber, 67,680 M feet B. M.; small wood, 361,600 cords. 



Demand. Stumpage prices range from $1 to $4 per thousand feet. 



Accessibility. The slopes are steep and brush is abundant, but tramways are 

 feasible. 



J^ire. The ridges have been scorched, but the damage on this tract is less 

 than in adjacent areas. 



Second grov^th. Saplings are abundant. 



Undergrowth. Light on ridges; dense elsewhere. 



Reproduction. Free with pine, chestnut, and oak. 



Rate of gro^vth. Rapid. 



Water power. Fair in Elk Creek and excellent in Watauga River 



Occupancy. About 60 families are now living on this tract. 



Prices of land. From $2 to $10 per acre. 



IRON MOUNTAIN DISTRICT (CARTER COUNTY, TENN.). 



Boundaries. Watauga River on the northeast, Doe River on the southwest, 

 and the foothills of the mountain on the northwest and southeast. 



Area. Total, T square miles; cleared, 1 square mile; wooded, 6 square miles. 



