70 . AJBSAEOKA DIVISION OB' YELLOWSTONE EOKEST RESERVE. 



Total stand of Umber in T. 6 8., R. 11 E. 



Lodgepole pine 



White-bark pine . . . 



Subalpine fir 



Engelmann spruce . 



Total. 



Species. 



Mill timber. 



Feet B. M. 

 20, 000, 000 



8, 500, 000 



28, 500, 000 



Pole and fuel 

 timber. 



Total volume of 

 all timber. 



■ Cubic feet. 



15, 000, 000 



1, 000, 000 



3, 000, 000 



5, 000, 000 



24, 000, 000 



Cvbicfeet. 



18, 600, 000 



1, 000, 000 



3, 000, 000 



6, 530, 000 



29, 130, 000 



CompoHiion of forest in T. 6 S., R. 11 E., including trees of all species imih basal diameters of S inches and 



upward. 



Per cent. 



Lodgepole pine , 80 



White-bark pine 2 



Subalpine fir 6 



Engelmann spruce ^ 12 



Township 6 South, Range 12 East. 



Topography. — The eastern half of the township consists of a barren, rooiiy mass of 

 mountains attaining elevations of 11,500 feet; the western half comprises long spurs 

 projecting westward from the main range of the Absaroka Mountains. Between the 

 spurs lie deep canyons littered with glacial gravel and bowlder drift. Through the 

 center of the tract runs Boulder River in a deep, rocky canyon. 



Mining. — Here and there in the valley of Boulder River are placer locations. 

 None are worked at present. 



Soil. — Gravelly loam, with the surface littered with bowlders. 



Agricultural ada/ptahility. — None of the lands are arable. 



Grazing capacity.— The, grazing areas are limited to small glades and wet 

 meadows along Boulder River and to summits of the ridges in the east half of the 

 township. They are mostly above timber line and are not easily accessible. 



Drainage conditions. — The outflow from the township' is large and supplies one- 

 half or more of the volume of water in Boulder River at this point. 



Towns and settlements. — Near the south end of the township, in Boulder Valley, 

 is a sort of summer resort — Hicks Park, by name — occupying a small glade on the 

 east side of the river. There is no other settlement in the township. 



Snow and rock slides. — Avalanches are common along the steep slopes which 

 border Boulder Valley. 



Forest conditions. — Boulder Valley and the canyons entering from the east are 

 as a rule, lightly forested. The valleys on the west side of the Boulder carry 

 close-set stands of forest. Lodgepole pine and Engelmann spruce form the bulk of 



