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Township 4 South, Range 17 East. 



Topography. — This township consists of rolling plains intersected by small 

 draws and ci'eek bottoms and, in the western areas, cut by the comparatively 

 level and shallow valley of Stillwater River. Bluffs and steep escarpments of rock 

 border most of the larger creek valleys. 



Miming. — None. 



Soil. — Sandy and gravelly loam, here and there bowlder strewn; the loam 

 is deep and rich. 



Agricultural adajatahility. — The lands are agricultural wherever irrigation is 

 possible. 



Grazing capacity. — The tract is grass covered throughout where not cultivated. 

 It has been badly overgrazed in all localities. 



Drainage conditions. — Small springs occur here and there. Very little drainage 

 originates on the tract. Most of the runs and creeks heading in the township are 

 dry during the greater part of the year. 



Towns and settlements. — There are no towns in the region; farmsteads occur 

 wherever agriculture is possible, particularly in Stillwater Valle3^ 



Forest and woodla/nd conditions. — The township contains no forested areas. 

 The woodlands consist of scattered limber pine and occasional yellow pines, small 

 aspen groves and cottonwood along the creek bottoms and around springy places — 

 practically merely small wood lots. 



Township 5 South, Range 10 East. 



Topography. — This township comprises a portion of the main Absaroka range 

 situated between the drainage of West Boulder River and Yellowstone River on the 

 west. It is a rough bed of mountains, chiefly situated above the 9,000-foot con- 

 tour, a few of the peaks rising to elevations of 11,200 feet. It is deeply and boldly 

 sculptured, and bristles with jagged summits, overhangs, and pinnacles. 



Mining. — None. 



Soil. — ^Thin, stony, and bowlder strewn. Much of the higher areas are entirely 

 devoid of soil. 



Agricultural adaptiMlity. — The altitude of the township prevents agriculture. 



Grazing capacity. — In all places in the alpine and higher subalpine areas where 

 a soil cover exists the ground is covered with a grassy or sedgy turf. All of these 

 tracts are inaccessible for stock. 



Drainage conditions. — The volume of water flowing from the township is large. 

 Part of it drains into West Boulder River and part into the Yellowstone on the west 

 through various small creeks, the waters of which are used for irrigation purposes in 

 Yellowstone Valley. 



