The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-02
INTERESTS THE PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
Reserve to Be Created in
California.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Com
missioner of the General Land Office
has written letter to the Secretary of
the Interior, urging that forest re-
serve be created embracing the Pine
Mountain region in California. He also
transmits letter of the California del
egation, requesting that the area about
Zaca Lake be included in the proposed
reservation. Representative Barlow
suggests that the areas be combined
and made into one reservation; to be
known as the Pine Mountain and Zaca
Lake Forest Reserve" The Commits
sioner says:
Briefly stated, the principal object
of the reservation is the preservation of
the water supply of that region, which
Is of paramount Importance over all
other considerations, involving, as 1t
does, the fruit and agricultural indus
tries estimated at millions Of dollars,
actual and prospective. The region to
be reserved is mountainous, and is rep
resented as unsuited for agriculture and
of little value for pasturage. The i'm
portance of taking some action to eff
fectually protect the forest and under
growth from fire and the destructive
tendency Of sheep grazing in that arid
region are especially emphasized.
1.-THE creation of this forest reserve
meets with my cordial approval, and
in accordance with the petitions pre-
sented and the personal representa-
lions of Congressman Barlow
have prepared a proclamation
for the Presidents signature embrac-
ing the Pine Mountain and Zaca Lake
region, to be known as the Pine Noun
tain and Zaca Lake Forest Reserve
The area within the boundaries de-
scribed in the proclamation is esti-
mated at ], 144, 594 acres.
Judge Mcguire to-day introduced a
bill to pay to Mrs. May A. Swift, widow
of John f. Swift, $4,000, this amount
being a years salary that would have
been due her husband as Minister to
Japan. 1t has been customary for Con-
gress to allow a years salary to the
widows of deceased Ministers.
By direction of the President an
army retiring board is appointed, to
meet at the call of the president
thereof at Vancouver Barracks, Wash
ington, for the examination of such
officers as may be ordered before 1T.
Detail for the board: Colonel Charles
e. Compton, Fourth Cavalry; Major
John Van R. Hoff, surgeon; Major
Joshua w. Jacobs, QuartermaSter; Ma
jor Thomas H. Barry, assistant ad1u-
tant-general: Captain Frank r.
Keefer, assistant surgeon; Captain
hugh j. McGrath, Fourth Cavalry, re-
corder. Lieutenant-C Colonel George b.
Russell, Fourth Infantry will report in
person to Colonel Compton at such
time as he may designate for examina-
ton by the board.
Pacific Coast patents: Solomon Ad-
Ter, San Francisco, bottle locking de-
vice; Ernest c. Atwood, San Francisco,
truck; Joseph H. Benning, San Fran
cisco. swinging cot; William ]. Brady,
San Francisco, mud drum and connec-
ton; N. P Duncan, Hanford, attach
ment for sewing machine; Gustave
Griche, East Berkeley, apparatus for
operating precious metals; Joseph A.
Maddox, San Luis Obispo. pick; Eric
A. Starke, San Rafael, compound nj
trate and process of manufacturing the
same; Henry L. Steinmeyer, San Fran
cisco, broomholder and sash fastener;
Darwin Wright, Los Angeles, wave mo-
tor.
Pensions: California-Original
cial February IS, William H. Cross
man, Winters, Sc; Neal Meahin, San
Francisco, Sc. Increase-Clement F.
Miller, Oakland, Sc to s12.
-OriginaI-Thomas c..
Robinson, Lyle, IS; John Leoro, Seat
t1a Sc