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Appendix A. — Report on the forests and forest conditions in the Southern 

 Appalacliians — Continued. 

 Description of the Southern Appalachian forests by river basins — Continued. 



Hiwassee River Basin 82 



Tallulah-Chattooga River Basin 84 



Toxaway River Basin 85 



Sahida River Basin 87 



First and Second Broad River Basin 87 



Catawba River Basin 88 



Yadkin River Basin 90 



Trees of the Southern Appalachians 93 



List of shrubs growing in the Southern Appalachians , 107 



Appendix B. — Topography and geology of the Southern Appalachians Ill 



The mountain systems 113 



The river systems 115 



Climatic features in the mountains 117 



The geologic formations 119 



Relation of rocks to surface 120 



Protection of the soils 1 121 



Appendix C. — Report on the hydrography of the Southern Appalachians 123 



Physiographic features of the region 125 



The rainfall and run-off in this region 128 



Stream flow in the region and its measurement 135 



Value of these mountain streams for water-power purposes 137 



Appendix D. — Report on the climate of the Southern Appalachians 143 



Appendix E. — Report on the present status of the movement for the proposed 



Appalachian Forest Reserve 155 



Memorials and resolutions favoring the proposed Appalachian Forest 



Reserve 158 



Memorial of the Appalachian Mountain Club 158 



Memorial of the Appalachian National Park Association 159 



Resolution of the American Association for the Advancement of 



Science 165 



Resolution of the American Forestry Association 165 



Resolution of National Board of Trade 165 



Resolutions passed by other boards of trade 165 



Preliminary report of the Secretary of Agriculture on the forests of the 



Southern Appalachian region, January 3, 1901 166 



Report on the creation of the Southern Appalachian Forest Reserve by 

 the Senate Committee on Forest Reservations and the Protection of 



Game, February 12, 1901 168 



Resolutions and acts by the legislatures of States whose territory extends 



into the region of the proposed. forest reserve 172 



Virginia 172 



North Carolina 173 



Tennessee 174 



South Carolina 176 



Georgia 178 



The press and the proposed Appalachian Forest Reserve 180 



