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• h. Solls on gently dissected upland areas are for the most <br />part sandy or silty, reflecting their Cliffhouse sandstone origin. <br />Evergreens, brush and scrub oak grow in this type of soil and tcr~ain. <br />When moisture is aclequate, grasses do well in open areas. Seedlings <br />of the trees are scarce, probably a result of the smothering ef- <br />fects of shrubs and other plants which grow and leaf close to the <br />ground. Gulley slopes have small accumulations of soil under <br />clefts and atop slopes of rock debris and detritus. Organically <br />rich soils are rare in any of the areas above the gullet's. Trees <br />and occasional clumps of grass grow on the steeper gullet' slopes, <br />and more abundantly on northfacing slopes where water is available <br />• up to early summer. Soils in the gullet' areas are more often ag- <br />gregates of fine shale, sandstone and some organic matter. Wedges <br />of soil up to two feet thick have been seen in undercut gullet' banks, <br />but these are areally quite small. <br />i. On the affected lands, evergreen and some brush and grass <br />endure. The inc[sed nature of the terrain plus the low precipitation <br />rate in recent years is resonsible for the sparse vegetation in the <br />area. The upper access road will be constructed on slopes and <br />benches supporting clumps of grass and brush, and a few generally <br />small trees. <br />5) The coal deposits are more or less tabular beds lying at <br />slightly inclined dips in most of the Applicants coal lands. Minable <br />• <br />-10- <br />