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Soil. — Stony, gravelly, and strewn with bowlders. 



Agricultural adaptability. — The region is worthless for agriculture, owing 

 partly to its thin and stony soil, but chiefly to its high altitude. 



Grazing capacity. — No portion of the region is a proper grazing tract, but the 

 woodlands in the northeast corner of the township, comprising 2,000 acres, have a 

 grass and sedge cover, and would serve for pasturage purposes. 



Drainage conditions. — The run-off is small in volume, and is mostly confined to 

 the western slope, whence it flows into East Boulder River. On the eastern areas 

 of the township most of the water channels are dry runs during the larger portion 

 of the year. i 



Snow and rock slides. — Infrequent. 



Towns and settlements. — None. 



Forest conditions. — The forest is of the subalpine type. Along creeks and on 

 northern slopes of ridges where it has not been destroyed b_v fire it is generally low 

 and scrubby, and consists of scattered patches and isolated stands. It has only a 

 fuel value. Much of it forms the timber-line fringe of arborescent growth, and is 

 depressed to the stature of shrubs. 



Woodlands.- — ^The timber growth in the northeast corner of the township con- 

 sists of scattered trees and small copses, chiefly limber pine, with small proportions 

 of red fir, and constitutes woodlands. The tract contains 2,000 acres, and the 

 timber on the same has only a fuel value. 



Cutting. — None. 



Bu7-ns. — Extensive burns occur throughout the forested areas. The}' date back 

 seven or eight years, and have destroyed the timber on;over 14,000 acres. 



Reproduction. — Scanty throughout and on the burned areas mostly lacking. 

 The woodlands have scarcely, any young growth. Lodgepole pine forms the bulk 

 of the restockage at the higher elevations, red fir at lower altitudes. 



Undergrowth. — Very light. 



Litter. — The burned-over areas are encumbered with large quantities of partly 

 consumed woodj' debris. In the woodlands litter is lacking. 



Humus. — None. 



Classification of lands in T. 4 S. , R. 14 E. 



Acres. 

 Forested 3, 900 



Wooded 2, 000 



Nontimbered 17, 140 



Badly burned 14, 530 



Logged None. 



Agricultural ., None. 



Grazing .- None. 



Bare rocks and alpine 2,610 



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