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The grass population in the area consists of various sedges <br />(again heavy water users) some Kentucky Blue Grass, some <br />Wire Grass, Timothy and Brome Grass. <br />The Timothy and Brome were probably washed down stream from <br />developed meadows farther up the valley. Near the edge of <br />the valley I found some Great Basin Wild Rye, but this would <br />be above the wet area from the swamp. <br />This land would have been used very little for livestock <br />except perhaps ranchers trailing livestock up and down the <br />valley since this area is such rugged terrain with steep <br />slopes. The stream beds and mountain valleys were the way <br />the livestock have been traditionally moved ever since the <br />area was first settled in the 1880's. There may have been <br />a narrow wagon road along the west side of the valley where <br />the ground was the driest and wherever wagon roads existed <br />very little vegetation grew. <br />Since the land was so rough from brush, trash, beaver under- <br />mining, etc., there is really no capability to support <br />irrigated pasture and hay land without a considerable amount <br />of expensive work for a small piece of land. Because of the <br />nature of the narrow valley at the mine location and the <br />heavy densities of willows, trees and brush, livestock use <br />would have been negligible." <br />• <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Sam Haslem <br />County Extension Director <br /> <br />~ o6/oi~8( <br />i3.6 <br />