TOWNSHIP DESORIPTIONS. 

 Total stand of timber in T. 9 S., R. 11 E. 



113 



Mill timber. 



Pole and fuel 

 timber. 



Total volume of 

 all timber. 



Lodgepole pine 



White-bark pine. . . 



Subalpine fir 



Engelmann spruce . 



Total 



Feet B. M. 

 8, 000, 000 

 3, 000,000 



27, 000, 000 



Cubicfeet. 

 7, 500, 000 



12, 000, OOO' 

 2, 000, 000 

 3, 500, 000 



38, 000, 000 



25, 000, 000 



Cubicfeet. 



8, 940, 000 



12, 540, 000 



2, 000, 000 



8, 360, 000 



31, 840, 000 



Composition of forest in T. 9 S., R. 11 E., including trees of all species with basal diameters of 3 inches and 



upward. 



Per cent. 

 Lodgepole pine 55 



White-bark pine 15 



Subalpine firj 10 



Engelmann spruce 20 



Township 9 South, Range 12 East. 



Topography. — The western portions of the township comprise a part of the 

 lower valley of Buffalo Creek, a depression with bottoms one-third mile wide and 

 slopes rising in a succession of terraces to the summits of the inclosing ridges, which 

 reach altitudes of 9,600 feet. The central regions comprise narrow, plateau-like 

 areas, forming the divide between Buffalo and Slough creeks and breaking off to the 

 latter in a succession of narrow rocky terraces. The township contains 15,360 acres, 

 the two southern tiers of sections belonging to Yellowstone National Park. 



Soil. — Gravelly loam, or claj^ey where derived from the lavas. 



Agricultural adaptdbility. — The township contains no arable land. 



Grazing ca^padty. — The grazing lands consist of swales and glades on the sum- 

 mit of the divides in the central areas and on its slopes; in all, 600 acres. 



Drainage conditions. — The tract is well supplied with springs and points of 

 seepage, but gives rise to no creeks of notable size. 



Snaw a/nd roch slides, — The declivities are too gentle and the stability of the 

 slopes too well established for slides of any sort. 



Towns and settlem&nts. — The region is uninhabited. 



Forest conditions. — The township is fairly well stocked with continuous stands 

 of old-growth lodgepole pine, spruce, and small proportions of red fir in the lower 

 and middle areas. Above the 9,000-foot contour the forest consists of the subalpine 

 type, and the stands are more or less separated by small grassy glades. The tract is 

 easily accessible from the south, or from the National Park. 

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