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dead and fallen pole timber is abundant. In the subalpine stands the amount is 

 small. 



Humus. — None. 



Classification of lands in T. 7 8., R. 18 E. 



Acres. 



Forested 2, 400 



Nonforested •. 20, 640 



Badly burned 400 



Logged None. 



Agricultural None. 



Grazing None. 



Bare rocks and high alpine ; 17, 140 



Lakes and tarns 3, 100 



Total stand of timber (pole and fuel) in T. 7 8., R. 16. E. 



Cubic feet. 



Lodgepole pine 950, 000 



White-bark pine 350, 000 



Subalpine fir ". 800, 000 



Engelmann spruce 800, 000 



Total 2, 900, 000 



Commosition afforest in T. 7 8., R. 16 E., including trees of all species with basal diameters of 3 inches and 



upward. 



Per cent. 

 Lodgepole pine 50 



White-bark pine 12 



Subalpine fir 20 



Engelmann spruce 18 



Township 7 South, Range 17 East. 



Topography. — ^The township consists of the divide lying betweet East and West 

 Rosebud creeks, with the steep breaks leading into the canyons of these streams. 

 It is a high, rugged mass of mountains, some portions rising to nearly 12,000 feet 

 while comparatively little lies below the 9,000-foot contour. 



Mining. — None. 



Soil. — Very thin, gravelly loam, stony, and strewn with huge bowlders in most 

 places. Large areas, particularly on the breaks to the Rosebud canyons, are 

 entirely devoid of soil cover. 



Agricultural adaptability. — The township contains no arable land. 



Grazing capacity. — In the Rosebud canyons small glades and burned-over tracts 

 not reforesting furnish pasture and are so utilized. The summits of the spurs are 

 covered with alpine sedges and grasses, but are inaccessible to domestic grazing 

 animals. 



