50 ABSAROKA DIVISION OF YELLOWSTONE FOREST RESERVE. 



Total stand of Umber {pole andjuel) in T. 4 S., R. 14 E. ' > 



Cubic feet. 



Limber pine .' 1, 000, 000 



Lodgepole pine 2, 000, 000 



White-bark pine 500, 000 



Red fir ". 500, 000 



Subalpine fir 850, 000 



Engelmann spruce 600, 000 



Total 5,450,000 



Composilion of forest in T. 4 8., R. 14 E., including trees of all species with basal diameters of 3 inches and 



upward. 



Per cent. 

 Lodgepole pine 75 



White-bark pine , 4 



Subalpine fir 10 



Engelmann spruce 11 



Composilion of the woodland growth in T. 4 S.; R. 14 E. 



Per cent. 



Limber pine r- 80 



Red fir ., 20 



Township 4 South, Range 15 East. 



Topography. — The relief, of the region is made up of numerous low ridges and 

 combs, separated by comparatively broad and shallow canyons; the whole forms a 

 sort of rolling plateau region constituting foothill country on the western slopes of 

 the East Boulder-Stillwater divide. 



Mining. — None. 



Soil. — Gravelly loam is found in the southwestern areas. In the remainder of 

 the township the soil is clayey and gumbo-like. 



Agricultural adaptability. — The rolling character of the region and the impos- 

 sibility of irrigation in the district preclude agricultural operations. 



Grazing capacity. — Practically the entire township is a grazing area. In the 

 northwest corner of the township fire has destroyed the forest cover on a small tract 

 and made it temporarily available for grazing. With the exception of this area, all 

 of the woodlands and the nontimbered tracts, separating the different stands of 

 arborescent growth, are covered with a thick and close sward of bunch grasses, not 

 yet very closely pastured. 



Drainage conditions. — The outflow from the township is insignificant in volume. 

 Most of the creeks and canyons are mere dry runs. The lack of water is probably 

 the reason for the small amount of pasturing to which the tract has been subjected. 



Snow and rocJc slides. — None. 



Towns and settlements. — None. 



Forest conditions. — The township contains no forest. . . 



