NORTHWESTERN SLOPE OF SMOKY MOUNTAINS. l7l 



Fire. Most of the ridges have been burned over, and much of the timber 

 on them has been killed and replaced bj brush. 



Reproduction. Best adjoining clearings. In high altitudes there is too much 

 brush. 



Second growth. Few good stands of saplings were seen, except on wood lots. 



Undergro^cth. Laurel and other brush is usually dense. 



Rate of growth. Rapid. See general notes for trees measured here. 



Watefi^ po^ve)\ Abundant; the river is lai'ge, rapid, and fairly constant. 



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



ALUM CAVE CREEK DISTRICT (SEVIER COUNTY, TENN.). 



Boundaries. The divides comprising the entire drainage basin of West 

 Pigeon River above the mouth of Dudley Creek. 



Area. Total, 35.48 square miles; cleared, 5 square miles; burned, 1 square 

 mile; wooded, 29.48 square miles. 



Surface. Verj^ steep mountain sides, except about 6 square miles of arable 

 land near Sugarville and Gatlinburg. 



x^6^7. Fertile. 



Ilurnus and litter. Abundant. 



Agricultural value. Grass, corn, and fruit do well. Small grains are grown, 

 but corn is preferred. 



Trmher trees. Yellow birch, 5 per cent; sweet birch, 4 per cent; chestnut, 

 10 per cent; red oak, 8 per cent; chestnut oak, 10 per cent; white oak, 8 per 

 cent; scarlet oak, 5 per cent; black oak, 2 per cent; sugar maple, 5 per cent; red 

 maple, 3 per cent; buckeye, 8 per cent; cucumber, 4 per cent; poplar, 1 per 

 cent; linn, 2 per cent; ash, 3 per cent; peawood, 3 per cent; spruce, 5 per cent; 

 hemlock, 10 per cent; cherry, 1 per cent; gum, 2 per cent. 



Yield. hog timber, 57,778 M feet B. M.; small wood, 277,000 cords. 



Demand. Only the poplar, cherry, linn, ash, walnut, and peawood are 

 considered of value. These sometimes bring $2 per thousand feet on the stump. 



Accessibility. Streams are not drivable, and the upper portions of the valleys 

 are difficult for road making. The mountain slopes are steep and brushy. 



Gutting. The log timber that remains is not considered worth taking out. 



Fire. There are some scalds on ridges. About 500 acres are severely 

 burned. Lighter fires have reduced the timber on the drier portions, yet the 

 spruce is sparse and scrub b}'. 



Reproduction. Except for the fires, reproduction would be free. Peawood 

 comes in abundantly on old pastures, and the oaks reappear quickly on the 

 mountain sides. 



