LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVEE BASIN. 239 



SWEETWATER CREEK BASIN (gRAHAM COUNTY, N. c). 



Area. Total, 12 square miles; cleared, 3.13 square miles; wooded, 8.87 square 

 miles. 



Surface. Hilly to mountainous. 



Soil. Fertile, red loam in the valley, but poor on the ridges. 



Humus and litter. Scant. 



Agricultural value. Corn, grass, grain, and fruits yield fairly well on the 

 best lands with northern exposure. 



Timber trees. The same as in Buffalo and Cockran Creek basins. 



Yield. \jo% timber, 6,400 M feet B. M.; small wood, 64,600 cords. 



Demand. One dollar per thousand feet is considered a good stumpage price. 



Accessibility. Not difficult of access. 



Cutting. Most of the area has been culled over, principally for local use. 



I'^ire.^ Frequent. 



Reproduction . Scant. 



Second growth. Deficient. 



Undergrowth. Light. 



Hate of growth. Medium. 



Water power. ^him'ited. There are sites for several small mills along the 

 lower portion of the stream. 



Ownership. Small holdings b}" residents are the rule. 



Prices of land. From $1 to %o per acre. 



TALLULAH VALLEY (gRAHAM COUNTY, N. c). 



Boundaries. The divides, including the entire drainage basin above that of 

 Long Creek on the west and Sweetwater Creek on the east. 



Area. Total, 80 square miles; cleared, 3.80 square miles; wooded, 76.20 

 square miles. 



Surface. Rolling to hilly and mountainous. 



Soil. Fertile in coves and lowlands, light on the ridges. 



Humus am,d litter. Scant, except on the lower portion of north slopes. 



Agricidtural value. Good crops of corn, grass, grain, and fruits are grown 

 on the bottoms and on some of the lower mountain slopes. 



Timber trees. White oak, black oak, chestnut oak, red oak, Texas oak, post 

 oak, scarlet oak, buckeye, linn, hickory, cucumber, birch, the maples, poplar, 

 ash, white pine, and hemlock. 



Yield. LiO^ timber, 41,200 M feet B. M.; small wood, 512,000 cords. 



