PTGEOM KIVKR BASIN. 158 



The forest consists of 861,721 M feet B. M. log- timber, and 6,499,880 cords 

 of small wood. The proportions of log-timber species are as follows: 



Proportions of species in Picjeon Hirer hasin. 



Per cent. 



Oaks 30 



Hemlock 7 



Ash '. 3 



Buckeye i 



Beech 2 



Hickory 2 



Chestnut 15 



Spruce 1 



Cherry 1 



Black pine 1 



Linn 4 



Birch 5 



Locust 1 



White pine 2 



Other species 10 



Poplar 4 



Cucumber 3 



Bla(;k gum 1 



Maple 4 



All species reproduce excellentl}' under proper light conditions and, under 

 exclusion of tire and a judicious system of lumbering, there would be no difficulty 

 in perpetuating this forest and increasing the proportion of yaluable species in its 

 composition. 



EAST, WEST, AND LITTLE EAST FORKS OF PIGEON RIVER BASINS. 



The three forks of Pigeon Riyer, the ICast Fork, the West Fork, and the 

 Little East Fork, drain the entire southern end of Haywood Count}-, an ele- 

 vated region lying l)etween the Pisgah Ridge and the Balsam Mountains, and 

 embracing an area of more than 70,000 acres. The average altitude of this area 

 is al)out 4, .500 feet, the yalle3's at their lowest points being more than 3,000 

 feet high, while nearly all of the mountains with their largest spurs rise to 

 heights of from 5,000 to 6,500 feet. The topography is extremely rugged and, 

 excepting for the narrow alluvial lands along the largest streams, there is no 

 level land. The hollows of the smaller streams are narrow, with the slopes of 

 their intervening ridges steep and extremely rugged and rough. This is espe- 

 cially so near the headwaters of the West and East forks, though occasional 

 gentle slopes and rolling lands are to be found at the head of the East Fork, 



