62 ABSABOKA DIVISI.ON OF YELLOWSTONE FOBEST BESEEVE. 



Composition of forest in T. 5 S., R. 14 E., including trees of all species having basal diameters of 3 inches 



and upward. 



Per cent. 



Lodgepole pine 70 



White-bark pine 5 



Subalpine flr 10 



Engelmann spruce 15 



Township 6 South, Eange 15 East. 



Topography. — The northern portions of the township consist of a rolling table- 

 land, with numerous small canyons, ravines, and gullies intersecting it in various 

 directions. Its altitude varies from 5,000^ to 5,500 feet. The central and the 

 southern areas comprise rough, steep mountains which reach altitudes of 9,000 

 feet, and through which Stillwater Eiver, West Fork, and Lime Creek have cut 

 narrow, terraced canyons and valleys. 



Mining.— rTheve are numerous mineral prospects throughout the central por- 

 tions of the township. 



Minerals. — Silver, gold, copper, and lead. 



Soil. — The soil is gravelly loam, generally shallow and bowlder strewn. The 

 lowest terraces of Stillwater Valley and of Lime Creek are covered with deeper 

 loam, resting on barren gravel deposits. The middle and upper terraces of Still- 

 water Valley are made up of coarse and heavy gravel and bowlder drift. 



Agricultural adaptability. — Where the soil is not too stony and irrigation is 

 possible the valley terraces are under cultivation. The mountain slopes and the 

 table-land in the northern portion of the district are not arable. 



Grazing capacity.- — The northern and central areas contain a large acreage of 

 nontimbered slopes and bowlder terraces suitable for grazing purposes, and so 

 used. Most of this land is more or less completely inclosed with fences and 

 therefore is not overgrazed. 



Drainage conditions. — The outflow originating in the township is of small 

 volume. A large amount originating elsewhere flows through it and is exten- 

 sively drawn on for irrigation purposes. 



Snow and roch slides. — Infrequent. 



Towns and settlements. — The farming lands are settled and permanently occu- 

 pied. At the junction of Stillwater River with West Fork is the small village 

 of Nye, composed of half a dozen houses. 



Forest conditions. — Most of the forest is composed of low, subalpine species. 

 Nearly ,one-fourth consists of sapling lodgepole pine. I'he forest is chiefly confined 

 to the western areas of the township, and its most valuable portions are compara- 

 tively easy of access. 



