FOREST RESERVE MANUAL. 33 



DESCRIPTION AND ESTIMATE. 



Complete information concerning each block must be 

 recorded on the blank form, as indicated in the following 

 imaginary case: 

 Division 3. 

 District 8, Block 5. 

 (In case of surveyed land, description by township, range, 

 meridian, section, and quarter.) 



1. Topography. Steep slope on north side of Cougar Creek. 



2. Surface. Hough, rocky, difficult to log. 



3. Soil. Compact loam. 



4. Acreage. Total, 180; timbered, 155; logged, 120; humed, 5. 



5. Character of timber. Dense stam,d of pure bull pine 

 except narrow strip along creek in which spruce forms half. 



6. Condition of timber. Pine unusually sound, except along 

 north edge, which was injured by fire in 1899. Spruce badly 

 ground-rotten and falling coixstantly. Little dead material of 

 any value on block. 



I. Reproduction. Pine seedliny growth sparse, but there 

 are about 50 trees to acre just under mei'chantable size. Spruce 

 reproduction good throughout a 10-rod strip along creek. On 

 the whole, second crop is well assured. 



8. Accessibility. IilockliesJf.m,ilesfromnearestmill,ljDhich 

 is at Red Dog, on the railroad. Good down-hill road all the 

 way, and creek could be made drivdble at small expense. The 

 mill referred to is apparently permanent und timber will 

 always be in demand. Cam, be logged and hauled for $5 per 

 thousand. 



9. Old cuttings. About 20 acres in extreine northeast corner 

 was cut in 1899 binder sale case No. Jfl. This cutting is in 

 poor condition, covered with rubbish, and reprodux>tion is poor. 



10. Private interests. Nothing of the kind but one placer 

 claim on creek near southwest corner of block, apparently 

 abandoned. Practically no timber on this claim. 



II. Proposed cuttings. {This space is to be used when blank 

 accompanies , application. ") 



12. Additional information and recommendations. The 

 burn which touches the north side of the block is covered with 

 rubbish and apt to burn at any time. The prevailing winds 

 are from the north. Foi' this reason believe it safer to cut the 

 block as soon as possible in spite of the good condition of the 

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