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Title: Forest trees of the Pacific slope
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: United States. Forest Service Sudworth, George Bishop, 1862-1927
Subjects: Trees Forests and forestry
Publisher: Washington Govt. Print. Off
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ee, reaching an age of from 100 to225 years. Further records of longevity are required. RANGE. Desert regions of Ltah, Nevada, .\rizona, southeastern California, and northern LowerCalifornia. California.—In southern Sieri-as. on east slopes at about 0.000 to 8.000 feet fromLoyalton, Sierra County (extreme northern limit probably still undetermined) andMarkleeville Creek (east side of Sierras) southward to vicinity of Walker Iass, where 36 FOREST TREES OP THE PACIFIC SLOPE. it descends to 4.300 feet; while at Cottonwood Creek (tributary west side Owens Lake)it occurs at 7.500 to 0.500 feet. On west slopes of Sierras, limited to following;; places•tear divide : Lo.valton ; north .>lopcs of Kings River, at 5.500 feet ; Middle I-^irk of KingsKiver at Tehipiti Valley and above Simpsons Meadow: at head of South Fork of KingsKiver in main canyon, and on Bubbs and Copper creeks; Kern River from mouth ofJordan Creek (extending upstream) to Rock Creek, at about 8,400 to 0,000 feet; South
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II I Prfi. 9.—Jhiitf! inanojihiiUii: a, open cone: h, cone scale and seed; c, seed. Fork of Kern River, south of Monache Valley, occurs over whole basin to below WalkerIass and to mouth of Cottonwood Creek; also on lOiBkine (reek (branch of Kern Rivernear junction with its South Fork) ; west slope of Piute Mountains; east slope of Green-horn Mountains. Mono County: (East side of Sierras) most of hills in north part fromNevada boundary on both sides of Antelope Valley southward ; West Walker Kiver from FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. 37 Antelope Valley southward ; West Walker River region eastward to within 8 miles ofBridgeport; westward on river into mountains to Leavitt Meadow (7,1-jO feet); eastside of Bridgeport Valley to west end of Mono Lake ; Mono Basin and lower slopes westof lake up slope on entrance to Bloody Canyon, also on east and southeast sides oflake; south of JIammoth region on hills about Long Valley and between Long and Roundvalleys. I)iii Countij: Hills

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