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ABSAROKA DIVISION OF YELLOWSTONE FOREST RESERVE. 



fully stocked, and young growth is nearly impossible owing to lack of light. In 

 consequence there is little seedling and sapling growth. 



Undergrowth.— lAghi. 



Litter. — The forest in the east half contains immense quantities of dead and 

 fallen timber, killed by overcrowding; The western half has only a moderate 

 quantity of litter. 



Humus. — Generally abundant in the east half pf the township; scanty or wholly 

 lacking in the west half and on the. summit of the higher ridges. 



Classification of ■ lands in T. 8 S., R. 12 -B. 



Acres. 



Forested 12,040 



Nonforested 11, 000 



Badly burned } 100 



Logged , None. 



Agricultural 1 None. 



Grazing 8, QOO 



Bare rocks 2, 600 



Ponds and streams 300 



' Total stand of timber in T. 8 S., E. IS E. 



Species. 



Mill timber. 



Pole and fuel 

 timber. 



Total volume of 

 all timber. 



Lodgepole pine 



White-bark pine. ... 



Red fir 



Subalpine flr 



Engelmann spruce . 



Total 



Feet B. M. 



15, 000, 000 

 1, 000, 000 

 3, 000, 000 



17, 000, 000 



36, 000, 000 



Cubicfeet. 



20, 000, 000 

 3, 000, 000 

 1, 000, 000 

 2, 000, oo6 

 6, 000, 000 



32, 000, 000 



Cabic feet. 



22, 700, 000 

 3, 180, 000 

 1, 540, 000 

 2, 000, 000 

 9, 060, 000 



38, 480, 000 



Composition of forest in T. 8 S., R. 13 E., including trees of all species with basal diameters of S inches 



and upward. 



Per cent. 

 Lodgepole pine . . . : a, 68 



White-bark pine 3 



Bed fir 1 



Subalpine fir .• 8 



Engelmann spruce 20 



Township 8 South, Range 13 East. 



Topography. — The township comprises the northern portion of Slough Creek 

 drainage, the stream running through the center, of the tract. In its bottoms is a 

 terraced flood valley. Ridges, with long, easy slopes, for the most part, border the 



