106 ABSAEOKA DIVISION OF YELLOWSTONE FOREST RESERVE. 



low swales. It is intersected from southwest to northeast by the extremely i-ocky 

 and precipitous canyon of Eocky Fork, from which several lateral gorges cut deep 

 into the plateau. 



Mining. — None. 



Soil. — Thin, gravelly loam with masses of bowlder drift scattered over the 

 surface. 



Agricultural adaptability. — The township contains no arable land. 



Grazing capacity. — Except the breaks tp the various canyons the entire town- 

 ship is a grazing area. It has been closely sheeped in former years, and its present 

 grazing value is low in consequence, 



Drainage conditions. — There is a moderate outflow from the tract. A few small 

 tarns occur on the summit of the plateau, and numerous, springs and small creeks 

 along its slopes. Many of the ravines which intersect the summit hold large banks 

 of snow on their northern slopes throughout the summer, which supply various runs 

 and rivulets with moderate volumes of water. 



Snow and roch sfo'<?iss. ^Avalanches of rock and snow, and landslips, are of fre- 

 quent occurrence along the breaks of Rocky Fork Canyon and its lateral gorges. 



Towns a/nd settlements. — None. 



Forest conditions. — Most of this tract is situated above timber line, and the small 

 amount of forest is confined to the lower breaks and bottoms of the canyons. It is 

 almost wholly of the subalpine' type. The stands are thin and scattering, and are 

 chiefly valuable for fuel. They are generally inaccessible except for local use. 



Cutting. — None. 



Bums. — Burned-over tracts occur in Siocky Fork Canyon and in the northwest 

 corner of the township. The fires in Kocky Fork Canyon apparently burned six or 

 seven years ago, and practically wiped out all the timber in the central portion of 

 the canyon and in its northern laterals. 



Reproduction. — Very scanty throughout. The burns are not yet restocking. 



Undergrowth. — Scarcely any. 



Litter. — Abundant on the burned-over tracts; light in other places. 



Hunvus. — None. 



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



' Acres. 

 Forested . - 2, 000 



Nonf crested -. 21, 040 



' Badly burned 4^ OOO 



Logged '. None. 



Agricultural .'.. None. 



Grazing 13,800 



Bare rooks 3. loO 



Tarns and streams .., 140 



