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ABSAB0K4 DIVISION OF YELLOWSTONE FOJBEST BESEEVE. 



Woodlands. — The extreme eastern and parts of the northern areas are thinly 

 stocked with red fir and limber and yellow pine, and constitute woodlands. Climatic 

 conditions in part, but chiefly often repeated fires during the Indian occupancy of 

 the region, are the causes of the thinly stocked conditions of the woodlands. 

 Most of the area is capable of supporting moderate stands of forest. 



Cutting. — Srnall areas along Deer Creek in the northern portion of the town- 

 ship have been cut over to supply local demands. 



Burns. — The burned-over tracts are mostly confined to the southwest quarter 

 of the township in the lodgepole pine stands, and are eight to ten years old. 

 The destruction of timber on them has been complete'. 



Reproduction. — Scanty in the woodlands and in the lodgepole pine growths 

 as well as on the burned-over areas. Young growth is abundant in the red-fir 

 stands, and is composed almost wholly of this species. 



Undergrowth,. — Very light. 



Litter. — Abundant on the burned- over tracts; little in other localities. 



Humus. — None. 



Forested . 



'Clamfication of lands in T. 3 S., R. 15 E. 



■Acres. 



' - 11,040 



Wooded '. 3, 800 



Nontimbered 8, 200 



Badly burned : 3, 000 



Logged (culled) 600 



Agricultural None. 



Grazing 4, 200 



Bare rocks 1, 000 



.Total stand of timber in T. S S., R. 15 E. 



Species. 



Mill timber. 



Pole and fuel 

 timber. 



Total volume of 

 all timber. 



Limber pine 



Lodgepole pine 



Red fir 



Eugelmann spruce . 



Total 



Feet B. M. 

 1, 000, 000 

 2, 000, 000 



10, 800, 000 

 500, 000 



' Cubic feet. . 

 3, 000, 000 

 6,000,000 

 5, 500, 000 



Cubic feet. 



3, 180, 000 



6, 360, 000 



7, 444, 000 



90,000 



14, 300, 000 



14, 500, 000 



17,074,000 



Composition of forest in T.SS., R. 16 E., incltiding trees of all species with basal diameters of S inches and 



<■ upward. 



Per eelit. 

 ; 10 



35 



.- ; 53 



2 



Limber pine 



Lodgepole pine 



Red fir , 



Engelmann spruce . 



