Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-23
FORESTRY.

a comewhat CAREFUL observation Of
the wasaich mountains 10 Utah
county leads mo 90 attach more I'm.
portauce than ever before % the sub
feet OF T. rostty. but the possibility Of
again clothing tho mountains with
timber seems more certain. There are
10 least seven species Of lrccs growing
naturally lu our mountains which nto
valuable either fJf fuel or timber.
Thee arc two or more species OF pine,
the poplar. the maple, tSo spocies OF
cottonwood aud one OF two species Of
willows. o those the pines, the poplar
md the maple grow very nearly up to
the snow line. East Of springville fine
groves of poplar are grown at an ali.'
,udc Of between 10000 AMI 1000 feet,
and most OF the canyons ia that
section arc lined with Trees aud bushes
from thcIr heads 10 whore they open
into the valleys. la innccufalulo plhc,s
maple aud cottonwood trees have
grown {, a size which mskca them
valuable Tor either fuel OF lumber aud
especially valuable 70 shade The ground
ami thereby prevent TOO rapid evnplr'
alton, and &, act as checks 60 descend
ing snow, preventing suowslilos. Toe
aiZs 10 which these tfCUH have grow
Indicates tunt our native trees VIII
attain go0dly proportions u they are
gwen sn opportunity. la Hobblu
Crock Canyon, about three AMI half
miles above ~ mouth, BE- a bupuliiul
grove OF uativU tfuyt. Tho owner has
simply cleared away the brush, nnu
luIiciously cut aucu trees az hc hos
needed; but ho has cut hi. trros ike
nn ownrf aud not like vRudAl.
The most practical forestry work 10
begin with, would probably DO TO
encourage tho growth Of trees along
the canyon streams. Ihit should 10
done by proper trimming, and thinning
such trrca as are nlruady growing
there, aud gradually settling cut trees
when experience shows VIII pruhl-
ably grow IA such places. Wefu this
done, Thousands of acres OF land which
are now useless, would b1 serving n
double purpose, Tor they would not
only bu conserving our water supply,
but they would be growing into valu-
able umber Tor use IA the near future.
The next forestry work should
bs 10 set out trees around the
/ head winters OF the principal
l lffiagtlng streams. Inmnuy Caaua THIS
| would be somewhat expensive, nH %
might DO necessary 10 fence several
fuuafo miles OF lAud away from -noo I;
/ bat the value OF tue timbur would 200 d
oompensnto Tor the expense; aud even
/ sheupnwnofs would BIO benefited with
/ the rest, Tor the most valuable sheep
/ feed grows on the shaded ground.
! Ii will be- slow anu somewhat dIili.
| CULT tact TO got trees started on tue
/ bare mountain sides. Probably 90
/ most practical tuing tot the near future
| will BE- 10 hui some grass that
! will grow In such places, anu
/ begin the seeding Of the mountains
| with II. lt will serve aduublo purpose;
furnishing food 10 stock, aui keeping
| the grJunI loose 20 that water may
readily penetrate II anu furnish sup.
i Ply for tue syringe.
/ feel sure that thousands Of acres OF
good laud ia Utah are Absolutely id q
At the present time. Were this all, IL
would un bad enough, but the lanl Il
not only idle, It IL constantly detsrlor'
aling owing 10 the fertile s0il being
washed away. Should not this be-
chaugcl2 Would 10 not be better,
even vt some present expense, o. gol
A. much as possible OF our now useless
land into trees which Will gfaduaIly
grow Into very great vaIuJG
g. A. WHITING.
University Of Titan.