172 THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN FORESTS. 



Second growth. Saplings are abundant and usually of the same species that 

 occupied the ground before. 



Undergrowth. There is much laurel in ravines and hucjkleberry on the ridges. 



Hate of growth. Rapid. 



Water power. Abundant. 



Prices of land. The best tracts of considerable size could be bought for 

 $10 per acre 



LITTLE RIVER BASIN ABOVE ELI m'CARTER's (SEVIER COUNTY, TENN.). 



Area. Total, 27.64 square miles; all wooded. 



Surface. Moderately mountainous. Many of the slopes are very steep; the 

 bottoms are very narrow. 



Soil. Generally fertile. 



Humus and litter. Abundant. 



Agricultural vahie. Mostly too steep for cultivation. Probably 600 acres 

 arable, on which corn, grass, and fruits would do well. 



TimhefT trees. Same as Alum Cave district, except more hemlock (13 per 

 cent) and pea wood (5 per cent). 



Yield. \jO% timber, 105,366 M feet B. M.; small wood, 353,792 cords. 



Demamd. Although densely timbered with valuable species, the timber has 

 no stumpage value. 



Accessibility. Difficult. The river below flows through a crooked canyon 

 about 15 miles before reaching drivable water near Tucaleechee Cove. Access 

 by rail would require heavy grading. 



Gutting .-^'^o cutting has been done. 



Fire. A few small fires have occurred. 



Reproduction. The burns have been restocked with brush rather than with, 

 timber trees. 



Second growth. The forest is well supplied with saplings standing between 

 the large old trees. 



Rate of growth. Rapid; the trees are very thrift}'. 



Water power. Abundant. 



Prices of land. The whole basin could probably be bought for %1 to $5 

 per acre. 



JAKES CREEK BASIN (SEVIER COUNTY, TENN.). 



Area. ^Total, 4.42 square miles; cleared, 0.50 square mile; burned, 1 square 

 mile; wooded, 2.92 square miles. 



Surface. Hilly to mountainous; but few of the slopes are very steep. 

 Soil. Fertile. 



