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CONDITIONS BY COUNTIES. 



Coalburg and made collections and studies in company with 

 Hon. "William S. Edwards, the latter 's son. In the "Story of 

 a Bird Lover" Mr, Scott speaks of the region about Coalburg 

 as follows : 



rpj^g river is about a quarter of a 

 mile wide, generally, winding in and out among the hills, which 

 rise abruptly just back from the river, there being little bottom 

 land. At the time I visited this region it was heavily timbered 

 with a growth of poplar, beech, oak, and some chestnut, though 

 beech was one of the most noticeable of the forest trees. Small 

 streams flowed down at frequent intervals from the high hills 

 above, which form a spur of the Allegheny Range. The eleva- 

 tions here can hardly be called mountains^ as they attain a 

 height of not more than seven hundred feet above the level of 

 the river." 



There is a tract of virgin forest lying on the waters of 

 Kelly and Hughes creeks, containing 8,000 acres, on which a 

 count of trees was recently made. This tract includes the poor 

 land of hills, the steep bluffs of mountain streams, and the rich 

 lands of coves and bottoms, and may be said to fairly represent 

 the forests of considerable of the area. The kinds and numbers 

 of trees are as follows: 





9,831 trees. 





31,710 



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2,497 





Maple, (red) 



301 



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2,510 



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1,190 



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671 



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509 



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1,463 



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Ash 



122 



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660 



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Black Walnut 



62 



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