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MISC. PUBLICATION" 18, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 



In the Ouray division, the utilitarian value of wood, water, and 

 forage in the forest is supplemented by boldly sculptured mountain 

 scenery which draws many summer visitors and nature lovers. 



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Fig. 19. — Bear Creek trail (an old raining trail) on the Ouray division of the Uncom- 



pahgre National Forest 



THE SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST 



Though somewhat less in altitude, the mountains in the San Juan 

 country are even more rugged than those around Leadville. The 

 Geological Folio for this region, published by the United States 

 Geological Survey, describes them as 



a range of extremely rugged mountains of granite and schist, from which rise 

 sharp peaks, the summits of four of which are over 14,000 feet in elevation, 

 while 6,000 feet below the Animas River rushes through a canyon which 



