Field journal, v4159
Page 933
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2. Flint Hills rolling, hilly, but without spectacular topography. Grass and forbes are dense, but recent years of drought have killed some trees and many branches in living trees. Erosion is fairly common in stream head- waters, particularly near northeast corner. Trees include walnut, elm, cottonwood', hackberry, sycamore, willow and others, are found only in stream bottoms and are scarce in the area. Cattle were seen in scattered small herds, unusually fat. $20. is usual annual pasture rental period. Land recently sold for $70. per acre. This was believed to be above average price. Hall says area has prairie chickens, upland plover, coyote, fox, various rodents. He would like to see bison, elk, deer, antelope brought back. I estimate that the land would cost from $1 1/4 to 1 1/2 million. It would probably have heavy visitation because of location! He also went into northeast quarter via Bloody Creek, a tributary of Cottonwood Creek.