The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-05-27

cultivation. The protection Of
forests IL one Of the very great
factors in this great development.
SENATOR HEYBURNs' PROTEST
quote now Senator Heyburn's
protest against the Henry's Lake
reserve. 10 all my quotations from
Senator Heyburn's protest, use his
exact language:
The senator protests:
Against all that part Of the
Henry's Lake reservation covering
Beaver and Spencer stations and the
adjacent country, and to all that part
lying south Of the standard parallel
and extending eastward into the
Yellowstone National park.
The reason for my objection to
this is that the growing towns along
the railroads should not be included
within a reservation. That the
reservation south Of the standard
parallel and extending to the national
park amounts simply to an enlarge
ment Of the Yellowstone park, in
Idaho. without carrying with it the
privileges of the park, and practical
ly shuts off entry from Idaho into
the national park over its own Dor
der. Much Of the lands included
within this proposed reserve are not
timber lands at all, and never will
be. An examination that would re-
s'it in reporting them as iii for tim
Der reserves must have been made.
either at q great distance or very
specifically. They are largely graz
ing lands. -
10 bic protest against this reserve.
Senator Hepburn has absolutely
ignored facts. He assumes something
which does not sAist at all, aud then
objects on bis own superstition. 1
am surprised that IN all the protests
which my colleague has made be has
been 80 utterly oblivious to or care.
less Of facts.
DUBOIS STATEMENT OF FACTS.
Beaver IL of the Utah Northern
railroad, a few miles above Spencer.
Beaver never was much Of q town aud
never could be, but what there was
OF IL moved 10 Spencer some yeats
ago, until now there are but two or
three families living there aud about
one half dozen empty houses 1t Is
abandoned aud abandoned for all
time 10 come.
Spencer is a bright little place
II has an hotel. q good sized store. a
saloon and few houses doubt IL
Spencer will ever grow much because
there Is no good agricultural country
near IL. However. Spencer is not in
the proposed reserve at all.
How the part south Of the standard
parallel presumably the third. al
though not specified will shut of
entry from Idaho into the national
park, - is not easy TO see for not a
road or trail Gro ses this mountain
Gus strip, which contributes largely
TO the water supply Of the Heury's
fork of the Snake river. In addition,
while Il is not to be expected that
there will be any road building over
this mountainous strip, the existence
OF reserve would not In any way
affect such road building. Senator
Hepburn should have known that
every privilege of a national park Is
allowed in a forest reserve, besides
very many more privileges.
As | have stated before, this
reserve, as proposed, protects Beaver
creek, CamRs creek and Henry's fork
of Snake river, aud any restriction of
its area will endanger the irrigation
from these streams.
ADDITION To YELLOWSTONE.
| am quite familiar also with this
country, which is near my home.
1t contains la, 73o acres, which EN-.
brace the forested portion OF the
Snake river range, in Fremont aud
bingham counties, between the val
leys Of the Teton river aud the south
fork OF the Snake. II Is unsurveyei,
and is from 1000 to II, 500 feet
above sea level, and Of absolutely no
value but for the pasture. timber aud
water supply which it furnished the
surrounding arid hut fertile plains
aud valleys.
The only cultivable land is a tract
OF 81 acres covered by an unimproved
claim. Grazing and irrigation farm.
ing are practically the only industries
Of this part of Idaho. Teton basin,
on the north Of the proposed add
tion, and Swan valley, on the south,
contain agricultural settlements,
entirely dependent upon il for tim.
Der, and they use practically all the
water rising therein, except that
which during food seasons ends Its