214 THE FORESTS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 



Ashe, Watauga, Mitchell, and Yancey than we have, 

 and this valuable timber extends on west to Duck- 

 town in large quantities and great perfection. 



Of the other north-western counties noted above, 

 I estimate the wooded areas as follows : 



Wilkes, 480,000 acres 



Alleghany, 179,200 " 



Ashe, 216,000 " 



Watauga, 245,400 " 



Mitchell, 260,000 " 



Yancey, 234,000 " 



Burke, 302,000 " 



E. J. 



Cat^iden. (280 square miles.) South Mills, Aug. 

 24, 1882. — There is considerable Long-Leaf Pine (Lob- 

 lolly) in this county. Half of our lands are in the 

 primitive forest, and at least 20 per cent, of the growth 

 of timber now standing is this kind of pine. Our 

 swamps, which cover at least one-fifth of the area of 

 Camden, abound in juniper and cypress (both kinds 

 very valuable), of which 60 to 75 per cent, have been 

 removed. Some oak is still standing, but has mostly 

 been cut, not over 10 per cent, remaining. No other 

 kinds of valuable timber remaining in the county. — 

 F. N. M. 



Carteret. (525 square miles.) — Sanders' Store, 

 Sept. 26, 1882. — The timber in our forests consists of 

 long-leaf and short-leaf pine, as the principal and 

 most abundant kinds ; the various kinds of oaks, the 



