ABSAEOKA DIVISION OF YELLOWSTONE FOREST RESERVE. 

 Total stand of. timber in T. 6 S., R. IS E. 



Species. 



Mill timber. 



Pole and fuel 

 timber. 



Total volume of 

 all timber. 



Lodgepole pine 



White-bark pine . . . 



Subalpine fir 



Engelmann spruce . 



Total 



Feet B. M. 

 1,000,000 



500, 000 



Cvbicfeel. 

 2, 500, 000 

 1,500,000 

 1, 400, 000 

 600, 000 



Cvtdcfeet. 



2,680,000 



1, 500, 000 



1, 400, 000 



690, 000 



1, 500, 000 



6, 000, 000 



6, 270, 000 



Composition of forest in T. 6 S., R. 15 E., including trees of all specie's with basal diameters of 3 inches and 



' ujmard. 



Per cent. 



Lodgepole pine 34 



White-bark pine 28 



Subalpine fir 30 



Engelmann spruce 8 



Township 6 South, Kange 16 East. 



Topography. — The southern areas of the district comprise rough mountains 

 rising to altitudes of 12,500 feet, bristling with crags and rocky, inaccessible 

 heights. In the central areas are the northern fronts and spurs of this mass of 

 mountains, which, in the northern end of the township, sink into a narrow fringe 

 of foothill country. 



Mining. — None. 



Soil. — Sand, gravel, and bowlders, with thin toppings of loam. 



Agricultural adaptahility. — None; the land is too stony, its slopes too steep, 

 and its altitude too great for agriculture. 



Grazing capacity. — The grazing lands consist of ancient fire glades situated 

 in the northern part of the township that have failed to restock. 



Drainage conditions. — The township in part forms the water bead of Fishtail 

 Creek, besides giving rise to numerous smaller streams. A large amount of run-off 

 originates in its high southern areas. The northern slopes situated above the 

 10, 500- foot level cari'y banks of snow throughout the summer. 



Snow and rock slides. — Not infrequent in the upper portions of Fishtail Canyon. 



Towns and settlements. — None. 



Forest conditions. — The foothills and lower portions of the central areas are 

 stocked with exceedingly close-set sapling stands of aspen and lodgepole pine — 

 reforestations after fires that occurred thirty to fifty years ago. The higher slopes 

 bear low and scrubby stands of subalpine species, and scattered patches of old- 

 growth lodgepole pine at middle elevations. 



