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the deeper and more sheltered hollows to which projecting spur or excavated glacial 

 cirque give rise. There is no mill timber; the growth has only a fuel value 

 and is practically inaccessible except for local use. Most of it is a pole growth. 



Cutting. — None. 



Surns. — None. 



Reproduction. — Reproduction is sufficient to maintain present stands. Climatic 

 conditions _forbid any considerable additions to the present timbered area, but 

 more closely stocked stands, particularly in the East Rosebud bottoms, are pos- 

 sible. Lodgepole pine and spruce are the leading species of the young growth. 



Undergrovjth. — Very thin and scattering. 



Litter. — A small amount in the lodgepole-pine stands. 



Humus. — Lacking. 



Classification of lands in T. 8 8., R. 17 E. 



\ Acres. 



Forested 3,000 



Nonforested ..'. 20,040 



Badly burned .■ None. 



Logged - None. 



Agricultural None. 



Grazing ■ 11,000 



Bare rocks , --. 7,300 



Tarns and streams '- 1, 740 



Total stand of timber in- T. 8 8., R. 17 E. 



Species. 



Mill timber. 



Pole, and fuel 

 timber. 



Total volume of 

 all timber. 



Lodgepole pine 



White-bark pine . . . 



Subalpine flr 



Engelmann spruce- 

 Total 



CvMcSeet. 



.1, 000, 000 



. 250, 000 



350, 000 



1, 000, 000 



2, 600, 000 



CvMc feet. 



000, 000 



250, 000 



350, 000 



,1,000,000 



2, 600, 000 



Composition of forest in T. 8 8., R. 17 E., including trees of all species mth basal diameters of 3 inches and 



upward. 



Per cent. 



Lodgepole pine A 30 



White-bark pine 5 



Subalpine fir 30 



Engelmann spruce 35 



Township 8 South, Range 18 East. , 



Topogrwphy. — The township consists of a moor-like plateau nearly 11,000 feet 

 above sea level. Its surface is elevated in long swells and depressed in broad, shal- 



