The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-06-03

rosbinpt0n, ID. ", May 10.
,,tor Fred Dubois, who, with Pres
4 Roosevelt and Chief Forester
,,hot. advocates great forest reser-
n Idaho, although Senator Hey
d on record against them, in a
VT letter to President Roosevelt
ma ont the need of the proposed
ysts reserve as follows;
Tbs reserve is in central Idaho,
occupies portions of Idaho, Boise
Washington counties, and con-
b, about 1881, 376 acres, most of
ch Is unsurveyed. This reserve
designed chiefly to protect the
sshsds Of the North Payette river
several tributaries of the Salmon.
III all Of this area is within the
Ltion to the Bitter Root forest re
M embraced within the withdrawal
100000 acres in November,
NJ on the suggestion of the re-
nation service. 1t constitutes the
y portion of the Bitter Root for
reserve south of the Salmon river,
for the advantages of administra-
b It Is recommended as a separate
sre instead Of as an addition to
Bitter Root reserve as was first
bamplated.
ltka high forested, mountain re-
.. subject to heavy snowfall and
's rise to many large streams
Dob supply water for immense
i'utual districts in southern
NO. There is scarcely any cultiv-
land within this reserve. The
spOor and the country exceed
" rough. Nearly half of the area
lnoSt worthless for any purpose
sR that Of protecting the streams.
700 inaccessible even for grazing
contains little promise of mineral.
'as forest consists of bull pine,
M nmarack, lodgepole pine and
An' The cultivable land all to-
ael consist of about 5000 acres.
TILE DEMAND FOR LUMBER
ING.
mere has never been any lumber
''nin the proposed reserve, nor
'a're likely to be any great de
" y upon 1t for many years, unless
uSuse Of small mines. The tim.
yusu' 70 be protected, however,
'VIe Time in the not distant fu-
'uere Will be a demand, when the
ano unreserved timber of Idaho
'''u destroyed, and that destruc-
: Wasteful and almost criminally
uOw' 1t is as conserver of ir-
su waters, however, that this re-
''wanos w' the greatest considera-
inS Fayette river is one of the
0n.s lpOrlant streams which flows
\ ., ard agricultural Idaho, and
.piing run-of is hastened bv
,,sIa,N l'ac'lon or denudation of the
r.,,s '' Tue success of the Boise
sss',tli j" irrigation enterprise will not
NJ. ''e' Fire is the great des-
' on ,ss sssnt in this region, and the
s ui' account can be minim-
M ~ through forest regulations.
.h4sD ~ region Is naturally adapted
n y /" y grazing, and should be de-
t,s ,"', y regulations for it's protec.
Ma ,s'i y as that Of other interests
Inas'. - established aud enforced.
ass !. will be injurIousIy
n ,s.s..lI y we establishment OF this
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