FRENCH BROAD RIVER BASIN ABOVE SKYLAND. 13i) 



Accessibility. All of this tract is within 12 miles of the railroad. The slopes 

 are steep and difficult for logging. 



Fire. Fires are frequent, but the forest is nuich protected by clearings and 

 the fires could easih' be prevented. 



Second grmath. There is a medium stand of saplings on most of the tract. 



Undergn/wtJi .Th^vQ is a moderate amount of brush, composed of shrubs 

 and seedlings, but not enough to be a serious obstruction in logging. 



Reproduction. Yx^^., except for fire. 



Rate of growth. Medium. 



Water power. Limited, except at the mouth of the creek, where there is an 

 abundance, and on French Broad River. 



Ownership. Local . 



Occupancy. About 50 families are living in this basin. 



Prices of land. From $5 to $20 per acre. 



PAWPAW AND LITTLE PINE CREEK DISTRICTS (mADISON COUNTY, N. c). 



Boundaries. On the north and west, the Big Pine divide; on the east, French 

 Broad River; on the south, the Sandymush divide. 



^irm. Total, 26 square miles; cleared, 15.25 square miles; wooded, 10.75 

 square miles. 



Surface. Hilly to mountainous. 



Soil. Brown loam; fertile. 



Agricultural value. Qioo^ crops of corn and grass are secured when the land 

 is new. Several good fields of clover were seen. About 6,000 acres of this land 

 are adapted to agriculture. 



Timher trees. ^White oak, 15 per cent; chestnut oak, -1 per cent; red oak, 4 

 per cent; black oak, 6 per cent; Spanish oak, 2 per cent; chestnut, 15 per cent; 

 white pine, 1 per cent: hemlock, 1 per cent; linn, 6 per cent; maple, 2 per cent; 

 buckeye, 6 per cent; gum, 12 per cent; other species, 26 per cent. 



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

 the stump. 



Accessihility. All of this tract lies within 10 miles of the railroad. The 

 wagon road is inferior, and the remaining woodland is high on the mountain 

 side and somewhat difficult of access. 



^?>tf. Limited. The large area of cleared land forms a protection against 

 fires. 



Second growth. There are several small tracts in this basin which have a 

 good stand of saplings, but in general the stand is deficient. 



Undergrowth . Light. 



Rate of growth. Medium. 



