208 THE FORESTS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 



of oak and pine. At least one half of the county is 

 covered with native forest, to say nothing about what 

 is covered with old-field pine. — J. P. M. 



Anson. (525 square miles.) — Raleigh, Sept. 29, 

 1882. — Anson produces as great a variety of timbers, 

 perhaps, as can be found in any one county in the 

 State. It is bounded on the east and north by the 

 Pee Dee and Rocky rivers, into which flow numerous 

 small streams that traverse the county, and along 

 which are broad areas of rich bottom lands that are 

 covered with heavy growth of the finest timbers. 

 The western boundary of the Long-leaf Pine region 

 passes across the eastern end of the county, covering 

 perhaps one fourth of its area with timber of very 

 superior quality. On the uplands the predominant 

 growth is pine, oak, and hickory, each of which is 

 represented by several species ; but everywhere al- 

 most are to be found dogwood, ash, poplar, gum, 

 black jack, birch, beech, elm, maple, and persimmon. 

 Along the streams the haw and yellow willow abound. 

 The wooded acreage is about one third of the entire 

 area of the county. — L. L. P. 



Ashe. (468 square miles.) — Jefferson, Sept. 2, 

 1882. — There is no pine in this county except white 

 pine and tamarack, and not very much of the latter, 

 — perhaps 1,000 acres. There is perhaps 5,000 acres 

 of white pine forest in this county of good quality 

 and of good stand. The prevailing growths of other 

 timber are chestnut, white oak, black oak, chestnut 

 oak, water oak, and Spanish oak or red oak, hickory, 



