The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-20
SIXTH PAPER
C0uapsied for tho Foss-IntetsKsncsf ~
- Prof. I1dmoad g. Aaany.


- - ANY Of the facts relating TO
~ the proclamation by Press-
deat Cleveland OF February
xSR q. 1857. setting aside over
wU q 00e,uo acres OF pubic lands
In the United States "a fer
lst reserves are familiar 10 readers OF the
Post-Intasl.xsssecr. Theses reserves were
oeepsned 10 plitlia satry unul March ].
l1os. ~ the act OF congress approved June
4. 1sST This same act appropriated tEa.-
- 10 be spent under the direction OF the
secretary Of tina interior 90 have the re-
serves surveyed. Hon. corEslius -. Kiss.
the secretary OF tia interior. directed Hen
Charles d. wa.cott. director of tEa United
States geological survey. TO cause the sur
e1ys 20 ba made. The work done by these
era;ned scientists IN the state OF Washing
ton in ths subject TO 10 treated in this
article.
Tho surveying parties were at oncA or
ganiEed and placed In charge OF the chiefs
Of the Rocky mountain ard Pacific sec
ti0ne OF topography, Mr.. E. N. Douglas
ana Mr.. n. ~. Goode. both Of whom have
had many year, exrersenes in the rugged
and heavily timbared regions OF the West
and Northwest. 10 each OF whom were as
ufeusd certain reserves. Tbs txanira-
Stcn OF the distribution ami eharactsr OF
Che forests and woodlands. the amount
Of damage inflicted on them by fores,
fires the amount OF dead timber. the ex-
tent Of timber already cut, ard the effects
os pasiurage upon tho forests. was placed
sn charge of Mr.. Henry d;anueft. whose
1eng experience. first with the Hayden
eurvey OF the territories ara Nsnse 1873
with the geological survey. Ia the forest
eovennd area OF the West. particularly
0uaiffea him for this important work.
During the summer OF 1897. while this
work was In progress. many OF the SCI
ontis,s visited seArsla on their way 20 or
from the fields. and considerable interest
was manifested IN their doings, Director
Walcolt himself visited Seattle and
Through published interview told OF the
work Ia hand. In order to collect iafnr~
NATION about ths work n this state by
ete several parties OF the geological sur
ssy, wrote 10 the national capital and
succeeded IN collecting materials that
ehntid ba interesting TO the people OF the
state Of Washington.
The surveys wer~ prosecuted with thu
utmost dif1euity. IN many cases the men
were required to pack upon thsir backs
4hs blankets. instruments and supplies.
n being impossible to take pack animals
OYER the route. travsrsed Forest fires.
Notably In Washington. prevailed over
large areas. filing the air with smoke TO
such an extent that the work. which re-
qured clear atmosphere for It's salts
factory prosecution. was greatly impeded.
Man specially qualified for the work
were secured to examine the f0fes;S The
Information which these men. known a.
special field assistants. were instructed 10
obtain may be summarized as follows:
The amount spseira age. size and dis
trihusicn os the timber. representing these
facts "a largely as possible upon maps;
the extern. of timber cutting: the rreva-
lenrs extent and amount az damage by
IRE. the extent and character Of under
growth. She character OF the @oj and
The humus. the amount aud character
81 settlement within the reserve: tae *
tent ard location or arabic land within
lts limits; the extent and Waite of min
eral tands: the demand fer timber; the
means and facilities fer logging opera
tfons. and thu effect upon the forests OF
the pasturare of sheep and eattls within
them, particularly the former.
When The reports covering eli these
rciata. with the maps, are published they
win form Interesting aud valuable aadi-
tiens n the library az every Intelligent
citizen of at least the western PARTON Of
shls country. ~ arssen3 I, "a not possible
80 cAtala anything more than a. outjlaa
or beginning 90 the Information thus be-
!nw accumulated.
The surveys extended over the follow
ing forest reserves,
Rack Hills reserve. ss'.sS6 scres. In
South Dakota.
n,g Horn seservs. ,.fas. $50 acres. In wy
omlnss
Teton forest reserve. So 40 acres. IN
Wyoming
levi. ara Clarke forest reserve 1.ss6 80
acres in Montana
E1sthead forest reserve. I .sSs 80 acres.
In Montana
UinsA forest reserve, SO, 30 acres. in
Utah
Bitter Rect force: rcservr. esf. 20 acres
In Montana and s.tss c'o acres in Idaho.
Priest River forest reserve - 80 acre.
In Washington and tSs sszs acres in idaho.
Washington forest reserve sea 80 acres
In Washington.
san saeir1e torres. reserve -. 80 acres
n California
Al these reserves are among those c~e-
ated by President Clcxelaua's prs>elA ma
t'oa Of February -. Iss7. TIE wxauasn a
tsen here referred tn wa extended - ~.
San Gabriel timber rs@@rve Of a5s. - acTna
I'm California. whica was uroctatrsesi .
reserve on December - aSae
of 'haSe reserves examined. tha Gre,
n which the people - Washington aTs
especially Interested srA tho " a&h!ngtoa
forest reserve aga the fgiesg River gagvSi
reserve.
Washington tese<t Besryxr surses~
Thres separate and independent rsrt3e.
wefs organised - this fessrye~-ogse "a tht
eastern TortFSp ~ thn reserve IN The ~
etasgy o1 Lake Caeiaa tae secon8 in e..
sSssitory west o< the safesust % sha CAS-
cade ranEe. operating Fyosn Monte Crssta
and a kAsFd a. f.},ems@ugx. goy ere pse
pos" - q tending reconnaissance fg4saE1s
istsra 1NrT tAo e1tsfo reserve A * a.
etSsf reserves nsrntsansa. sex eg so aaSs
were ssaitsh,s irsfa ~AleA "a start xur
xeva
In thu seetses east - tAs sssraa.s3 az go
tszrade range Il Was therefore nssosxs&r,
10 saie@ aare a 6sss Use IN tae xseaatty .
Lake C3aslSa snd - sarAnss thsTessv.a
system % s}ianE sslas aa WAscA st-Sses,a y :
ultimately Uosizeefe3 wttA fAs &41ssEsh Bar,
etNe eT the otsScTya fteas % Sc party %
fert@a - aSssSe as tsn srl&azklsA gss.sa .r~srsy
bT&~nassS "a tlz}s tFsAssgu lAsYun ssvsat3s,
ma nth< w&s eagssale ssee4 "a tas. Aass@ :,
A~skA S-ae5Ak- &ad sfE2aE &c sssFaase ~ i.
we're mapped, taSjss8 * a ezrsgzt ssfvxs.
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