TOWNSHIP DESCRIPTIONS. 39 



Cuinposltioii. of forest in T. S S., R. 14 E., including trees of all species with basal diameters of 3 inches and 



upward. 



Per cent. 



Limber pine • 8 



Lodgepole pine , 35 



White-bark pine :.- 1 



Yellow pine Scattered trees. 



Eedflr , 53 



Subalpine fir 2 



Engelmann spruce 2. 5 



Aspen and cottonwood 3 



Township 3 South, Range 15 East, 



Topography. — This township comprises a tract of country situated at the head of 

 Bridger and lower Deer creeks and forms the termination of one of the long northerly 

 spurs which stretch out from the great mountain masses in the Boulder drainage to 

 the south. It possesses,a very rough relief, the entire township, with the exception 

 of a narrow strip along the east line, being a succession of steep, rocky ridges and 

 narrow, cliff-bound canyons. The altitude varies from 5,600 to 7,000 feet. 



Mining. — None. 



Soil. — Gravelly and clayey loam. 



Agricultural adaptability . — The township contains no tillable land owing to its 

 exceedingly rough surface. 



Grazing cajjacity. — The southeastern and northern areas are in part well grassed 

 and have long been used as pasture grounds, chiefly for cattle, and, to a lesser extent, 

 for sheep. The pasturage is mostly bunch grass and has not been seriously over- 

 grazed in any locality. 



Drainage conditions. — The outflow from the township is carried by Bridger 

 and lower, or East Deer, creeks. The multitude of runs and ravines which intersect 

 the tract are mostly dry throughout the greater part of the year. The total run-off 

 on the areas embraced within the tract is of insignificant volume. 



8now and roclc slides. — Not infrequent in the central portions of the tract along 

 the steep slopes of lower Deer Creek. 



Town and settlem,ents. — None. 



Forest conditions. — The forest consists of red fir and limber pine at lower 

 elevations with tracts of lodgepole pine at the highest altitudes. In general the 

 stands are thin, and are scattered as copses of var3'ing extent over the rocky slopes. 

 Here and there at the head of Bridger Creek and in the middle areas of the Deer 

 Creek, drainage are a few close-set stands of red fir. The red fir growth is largely 

 composed of mature stands, while the lodgepole pine is chiefly in the pole and sapling 

 stap-e. 



