TOWNSHIP DESCRIPTIONS. 



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Classification of lands in T. 7 S., JR. 10 E. 



Acres. 



Forested 8, 320 



Nonforested 14, 720 



Badly burned None. 



Logged None. 



Agricultural None. 



Grazing (alpine tracts) 14, 720 



Total stand of timber in T. 7 S., R. 10 E. 



Lodgepole pine 



White bark pine . . . 



Subalpine fir 



Engelmann spruce . 



Total 



Mill timber. 



Feet B. M. 

 8,' 000, 000 



6, 500, 000 



14, 500, 000 



Pole and fuel 

 timber. 



CvMcfeet. 



10, 000, 000 

 3, 000, 000 

 2, 000, 000 

 5, 000, 000 



20, 000, 000 



Total stand of all 

 timber. 



Cubic/eet. 



11, 440, 000 

 3, 000, 000 

 2, 000, 000 

 6, 170, 000 



22, 610, 000 



Composition of forest in T. 7 S., R. 10 E., including trees of all species with basal diameters of S inches 



and upward. 



Per cent. 

 Lodgepole pine ■. 55 



White bark pine 7 



Subalpine fir _ lo 



Engelmann spruce 28 



Township 7 South, RANGfE 11 East. 



Topography. — ^The eastern, northern, and western areas of this township lie 

 wholly on the summit of the main divide of the Absaroka Eange, and consist of 

 alpine and subalpine tracts rising to elevations of nearly 11,000 feet. The region 

 is one of narrow, sharp-ci'ested ridges, steep slopes, and bold precipitous breaks and 

 escarpments. The central areas of the tract form the head of Hell Roaring Creek 

 and consist of open canyons, with slopes of comparatively easj' gradients in most 

 localities. 



Mining. — Noubj 



Soil. — Gravelly and stony, with thin surface dressings of loam. 



Agricultural adaptability. — The township has no arable land. 



Grazvng capacity. — The pasture areas of the township are limited to the 

 summits and high slopes of the ridges, which carry a more or less close and con- 

 tinuous Sward of alpine sedges and grasses. The tracts are difficult of access and 

 are not now pastured, although formerly, it is said, sheep were grazed on them. 



Drainage conditions. — The run-off from the township is large and is carried 

 in part by Boulder River and in part by Hell Roaring Ci-eek. The township contains 

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