234 THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN FORESTS. 



Rate of growth.^Sk^xdi. 

 Watet' power. Abundant. 

 Prices of land. From $1 to $10 per acre. 



SANTEETLA CREEK DISTRICT (uRAHAM COUNTY, N. C). 



Boundaries. The divides comprising the entire drainage basin of this creek 

 above the mouth of Little Santeetla Creek. 



Area. Total, 20 square miles; cleared, 0.84 square mile; wooded, 19.16 

 square miles. 



Surface. Very steep and rocky mountain sides, with narrow bottoms, 

 frequently ston}'^ along the stream. 



Soil. Light loam, sometimes gravelly. 



Humxis and litter. Light, especially on southern slopes. 



Agricultural value. Very slight. 



Timher trees. Same as in West Buffalo Creek basin. 



Yield. Ijog timber, 256,000 M feet B. M.; small wood, 192,000 cords. 



Demand. "WmSd^x has no stumpage value because access is too difficult. 



Accessihility .-Yix^ixiXt:, the wagon road is rough and steep, and the stream 

 is not drivable with profit. 



Outtmg. From six to ten years ago the log timber nearest the stream was 

 cut by the Beldings as far as the mouth of Indian Creek, but great difficulty 

 was found in taking out the logs. 



Fire. Fires are common whenever it is dry enough for them. The under- 

 growth and pasturage are much reduced by fire. 



Hepi'oduction. Seedlings start abundantly, but fires and browsing subdue 

 them. On the south slopes very few survive. 



Second growth. Many saplings south of the stream, but north of it very few. 



Undergrowth. Scant, especially on the south slopes. Along the streams 

 there is much laurel, especially in the north Coves. 



Rate of growth. Medium, except on the ridges, where it is slow. 

 Water powei\ Abundant water, but the stream is subject to sudden rises, 

 and the fall is rapid. 



Prices of land. From 50 cents to $3 per acre. 



LITTLE SANTEETLA CREEK BASIN (grAHAM COUNTY, N. c). 



Area. Total, 7 square miles; cleared, 0.10 square mile; wooded, 6.90 square 

 miles. 



Surface. Steep mountain slopes. Bottom land almost entirely wanting. A 

 few small coves, perhaps 300 acres of which are arable. 



