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southwestern portion. The Cedar and Oak have a seattering growth 
on the low hills, and the Cottonwood borders the streams. 
About one-third of the timbered areais fully stocked. Forest fires have 
been very destructive, and after a fire a second growth rarely appears, 
As yet there are only five saw-mills in the county. 
FREMONT COUNTY. 
(Total area, 20,957 square miles; estimated forest area, 3,300 square miles. ) 
This is the ae ast county in Wyoming. It is situated in the north- 
western part of the Territory and extends to both the eastern and west- 
ern slopes of the main Rocky Mountain range. 
The topography of the region is greatly varied; mountains, plains, 
valleys, and swift-running streams are leading features. ‘The Sho- 
shone and Wind River Mountain ranges extend from the north along the 
west limit of the county to the Sweetwater and Rattlesnake Ranges in 
its southeastern corner. The Wind and Sweetwater Rivers and tribu- 
taries of the Green run through it, and the Big Horn River forms a 
part of its eastern boundary.” In the northeastern part of the county 
there is a broken and open country. At the southwest the Colorado 
Desert occupies a considerable area. 
The most extensive (though not the heaviest) bodies of timber in the 
Territory are found in this and the adjoining county of Uinta. 
From one-third to one-half of the forest area is fully stocked, good 
for timber. Yellow and White Pine, Lodge-pole Pine, Red Cedar, and 
Cottonwood are the predominant species. The best timber grows on 
the higher elevations. An open growth of Pine and Cedar covers the 
foot-hills. Dense groves of Cottonwood are found on the bottoms, along 
the Grey Bull and Big Horn Rivers and their tributaries. 
JOHNSON COUNTY. 
(Total area, 11,121 square miles; estimated forest area, 1,800 square miles.) 
Johnson County is in the north central portion of Wyoming, border- 
ing on the Montana line. 
The Big Horn range of mountains, which is about 100 miles long by 
40 to 50 wide, enters at the northwest and extends nearly through the 
- county to its southern border. 
These mountains are quite high and rugged, and carry snow upon 
their summits most of the year. The Big Horn River, which forms the. 
western boundary of the county, and the Powder Liver, flowing near 
its eastern margin, are the most important streams. Many tributary 
creeks traverse the county in other directions. The surface of the east- 
ern and southwestern parts is rough and broken. The country lying 
at the eastern base of the mountains is undulating and susceptible of 
irrigation. The bottoms along many of the streams are from one-fourth 
of a mile to a mile in breadth and are well adapted to agriculture. 
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