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The forest area, wliicli is coinparatively large, is confined to the Big 

 Horn Mountains. The principal species of trees are the Yellow and 

 White Pine, White Spruce, Aspen, Oak, Cottonwood, Box Elder, and 

 Willow. The last three grow on the narrow bottoms bordering the 

 streams. White Pine is the predominant coniferous species. There 

 are from ten to twelve saw-mills in the county, and the timber is being 

 rapidly cut. The annual lumber product is about 8,009,000 feet, be- 

 sides 2,000,000 shingles and 300,000 laths j all of which is for local use. 



LARAMIE COUNTY. 

 (Total area, 11,200 square miles; estimated forest area, 80 square miles.) 



This county occupies the southeastern corner of Wyoming and is the 

 seat of the Territorial capital, Cheyenne. About three-fourths of its 

 area is a rolling plain, and, excepting some of the bottom lands along 

 the streams, it is a grazing region. At the western side the sj)urs and 

 foot-hills of the Laramie range of mountains cover a small portion of 

 this county. The [N'orth Platte Kiver flows in a diagonal course through 

 the central part, and is the principal stream. A number of smaller 

 rivers and creeks traverse the county. 



The timbered area is extremely limited. Some scattering Pine is 

 found on the foot-hills in the western part, and narrow belts of the 

 Cottonwood along the iSTorth Platte, Laramie, Chugwater, and other 

 streams. There is no timber of sufticient size for the manufacture of 

 lumber. 



SWEETWATER COUNTY. 

 (Total area, 10,550 square miles ; estimated forest area, 40 square miles.) 



This county is situated in the southwestern i:)art of the Territory and 

 is,. to a large extent, barren and worthless for agricultural purposes. 

 The northwestern corner includes a portion of the Colorado Desert, 

 the central portion is mostly sandy and abounding with sage brush, 

 while at the southeast is the Eed Desert. The southern part, border- 

 ing on Colorado and Utah, is broken and sterile. The Green Eiver 

 flows through the western part of the county. Small streams start from 

 the mountains at the northeast, but are soon lost in sandy wastes. The 

 county is rich in coal, iron, and other minerals, and parts of it afford 

 good grazing for stock. 



There are no forests in the county. A little Pine and Spruce upon 

 the northern and southern borders, an open and scattering growth of 

 Cedar and Aspen on some of the ridges, and a fringe of Cottonwood 

 along a portion of Green Eiver, comprise the timber supply. 



UINTA COUNTY. 

 (Total area, 12,140 square miles ; estimated forest area, 2,400 square miles.) 



Exclusive of Yellowstone Park at the north, Uinta County extends 

 across the entire western border of the Territory. Three- fourths of 



