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Senator Pritchard's questions regarding the park movement

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  • GE.O. S. POWELL, President. DR. C P. AMBLER, Sec. and Treas Clie Appalachian jRationai i&atft Association P. <&. T5ot 384. as&etulle, JJ3. €♦, December 9th, 1901. 1. What amount of contiguous territory can be purchased by the government for the use of the Forest Reserve, west of the Blur Ridge. A. Smoky Mts. Blue Ridge about Highlands and the cross chains formed by Balsam and Mantahala Mts. leaving an agricultural area in centre as bbout Franklin, Srndky, 1728 Sq. Miles. Highlands, .... 432 ■ n Nantahala Mts. 452 * ■ Balsam X Rdg. 432 " » Total 3024 Sq. miles. Deduct farm lands 500 * * 2524 Sq. miles, or 1,615,360 acres, 2. How many acres could be secured in the Smoky Range of mountains. A, 1728 square miles, or 1,105,920 Acres, deducting farm lands, 105,920 Total, 1,000,000 Acres. 3. How many settlers residing in that region own lands in tracts less than 300 acres9 4. How much of the proposed territory has been denuded of forests? A. Big Pidgeon Basin, 71,000 acres, or 21$; Northern slope of Smo ky mountains, 21,000 acres, or 8$; Little Tennessee R&ver Basin, 91,000 acres or 9$; Hiawassee Basin 43,000 acres, or 29$; Tallulah Chattanooga Basin, 38,000 acres or 11$; Toxaway Basin, 2600 acres, or 5$; French broad Basin 270,000 acres or 45$; Molichucky Basin, 135,000 acres or 24$; Catawba Basin 57,000 acres, or 18$. This incliides all land of the several drainage systems lying within the general mo\mtain region, i. e., between the foot of the Blue Ridge on and Soiith Rast and the Smokies of the North West. The percentage stated is the percentage of the whole basin. Leaving out the land really agricultural the percentage would be greatly reduced, \ty£think in no case \tfaere
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