The precipitation of the region is probably in excess of 130 inches annually. The snow fall is very heavy. Above an elevation of 1,500 feet considerable snow is present even during the summer months.
The climate is not severe, the coldest weather recorded being 2° F. above zero.
The slopes are usually timbered with spruce and hemlock to an elevation of more than 1,000 feet.
The Geology of the Region
The chief rocks of the coal field consist of indurated sediments of Tertiary age and unconsolidated stream deposits, abandoned beaches and morainal material of Quaternary age. Associated with the Tertiary