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Accessibility. The center of . this tract is 14 miles, by a rough wagon road, 

 from the railway. The slopes are steep, rocky, and difficult to log, and the roads 

 are frequently rendered impassable by freshets. 



Fire. Fires have been frequent and severe, especially on the ridges forming 

 the northern boundary of this tract, where the forest is reduced to scattered 

 pines and an undergrowth of oak sprouts and huckleberry brush. 



Second growth. Deficient, except in the coves on the side of Sampson 

 Mountain. 



Undergrowth. Much varied, according to prevalence of fire and grazing and 

 to moisture. In the coves of Sampson Mountain are dense thickets of laurel 

 covering large areas. 



Reproduction. On the divide between Spive and Granny creeks white pine 

 would soon occupy the land were it not for the annual fires. Elsewhere the 

 hard-wood growth is checked by fires and grazing. A large proportion of the 

 seedlings are of valuable species. 



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



Water power. Limited; Indian Creek is not large, and the flow is inconstant. 



Oceupancy.Aboxit 50 families are living on this tract. 



Prices of land.Tho, woodland brings from $1 to $.5 per acre; the farm land, 

 from $5 to $20. 



ROCKY FORK DISTRICT (UNICOI COUNTY, TENN.). 



Boundaries. On the north, the county line; on the east, the Clear Branch divide 

 and South Indian Creek; on the south, Flint Ridge; and on the west, the State line. 



Area. ^Total, 11 square miles; cleared, 0.25 square mile; wooded, 10.75 

 square miles. 



Surface. Mountainous; very steep and rocky. 



Soil. Light loam of medium fertility. 



Agricultural 'value. None; it is too steep and rocky for cultivation. 



Thnber trees. White pine, 20 per cent; chestnut oak, 10 per cent; hemlock, 

 6 per cent; red oak, 5 per. cent; gum, 6 per cent; maple, 5 per cent; linn, 5 

 per cent; birch, 10 per cent; ash, 3 per cent; cherry, 3 per cent; poplar, 3 per 

 cent; white oak, 15 per cent; other species, 9 per cent. 



Yield. \jog timber, 36,396 M feet B. M.; small wood, 176,300 cords. 



Demand. The common price for standing trees ranges from 50 cents to $2 

 each when more than 16 inches in diameter. 



Accessibility. ^The center of the tract is about 15 miles from rail, and the 

 wagon road is rough and steep, with many fords which are often impassable. 

 In this basin the slopes are steep, rocky, and brushy; very difficult for logging. 



