60 AB8AR0KA DIVISION OF YELLOWSTONE FOREST EESEKVE. 



Undergrowth, — Sparse. . ." i 



Litter. — In the bottoms of the East Boulder, litter is abundant. In the sub- 

 alpine forest it is light or altogether lacking. 

 Humus. — Light. 



Clasdjication of lands in T. 5 S., R. 13 E. 



Acres. 



Forested 10,000 



Nonforested '. 13,040 



Badly burned 3,200 



Logged — None. 



Agricultural None. 



Grazing 5,800 



Bare rocks and alpine 4, 040 



Total stand oftivfiber in T. 5 S., R. IS E. 



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



upward. 



Per cent. 

 Lodgepole pine 40 



White-bark pine 6 



Subalpine fir 10 



Engelmann spruce 44 



Township 5 South, Kange 14 East. 



Tocography. — The township is situated on the summits and slopes of the 

 divide between East Boulder River and the West Fork of the Stillwater drainage. 

 It comprises high, rocky ridges, the central summits attaining altitudes of nearly 

 10,000 feet. It is cut into by numerous rocky, precipitous canyons, and intersected 

 by the West Fork of the Stillwater from southwest to northeast. 



Mining. — None. 



Soil. — Gravelly and stony. 



Agricultural adaptability. — ^The tract is essentially a mass of mountains, and 

 contains no arable land. 



Grazing capacity. — None. 



