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Report of the Secretary of Agriculture in relation to the forests, rivers, and mountains of the southern Appalachian region

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  • 50 SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. greater part of them have been culled in degrees varying with their ease of access. Forests and (2) The Grandfather Mountain group, including Grand- topographic fea- v > • i- i Tii t>-j tures about the father and Grandmother mountains, lies on tbe .Blue Kidge, Grandfather , ■ ° Mountain. an(j js the highest point in that range, having an altitude of 5,964 feet. While it is situated on the Blue Ridge, its affinities, so far as its forests are concerned, are with the interior mountain areas and not with the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge. The agricultural lands of this region lie to the north of the Grandfather along New and Watauga rivers, to the west in the valley of North Toe River, and on the low mountains and round hills, dotted with clearings, lying between the Grandfather and Roan groups. This mountain group contains an area of more than 100,000 acres, only a small portion of which is cleared. The cleared land is located chiefly among the headwaters of Linville and Watauga rivers. The topograph}' of the entire group is rough, with steep and often rocky slopes. Many of the farms are on land which is too steep for profitable agricultural use. The eastern and southern slopes of the mountains are lightly timbered. The western and northern slopes have been somewhat culled, but are still heavily wooded. A dense mixed forest covers the northern slope and extends across the valley of Boone Fork of Watauga River, which is yet uncleared for a distance of more than 5 miles from its head. (3) The Roan Mountain group, including Roan Mountain, Yellow Mountain, and Spear Top, lies on the bound- dary line between North Carolina and Tennessee, between Doe and Toe rivers. It rises from a base of 2,000 feet to a height of 6,313 feet. The area of this group is about 120,000 acres, over one-fourth of which, or 35,000 acres, is cleared. The slopes are slightly more gentle than on any other of the large mountains, and are well wooded, though dotted with clearings. The entire wooded portion of this area is well timbered. The north slope, being nearest to the railroad, has been more culled, but some timber has also been cut on the south slopes at the heads of Big and Little Rock creeks. rxiS^anom W The Black Mountains, which lie just west of the Blue, to m*°t)S;Rld«e' a few miles north of where the latter range is crossed by the Southern Railway, are a series of short ridges. The most massive of these is that of Black Mountain proper, which diverges from the Blue Ridge and extends
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