Williams news., 1905-02-04
SHEEP PERMITS

! The order Of the Secretary of the Interior making a permanent drive way for sheep coming into the San Francisco mountain forest reserve. by way of Beaver Head on the Fragstaff and Verde wagon road, has been changed by the order of the secretary January 19, 1905.
 The following recommendations were made to the secretary and ap. proved by him:
 "Upon the showing made, this office called meeting to discuss the matter, at which were present MT, A. F. Potter of the bureau of forestry, who is perfectly familiar with the said reserve, its ranges, and the sheep industry of that locality, and with the method of handling the stock; MT. F. s. Breen, the forest superintendent, MT. Gosney, and the clerk in charge of the grazing work of this office. The location of the winter ranges of the stock which will probably be covered by per mits to graze in the reserve in 1905; the most avaible and direct route across the closed area to the range allotted, the probable number of sheep that would cross by each route, the time required for the crossing, and the ranches and young growth of timber to be avoided, were ascertained.
 ''As result of the conclusions reached at said meeting, have now to recommend that all sheep cross ing the reserve to reach ranges out side of the reserve be required to cross by the trails, and under the rules established and directed in said departmental order of Novem- Der 23, 1904; and that in view of the fact that more sheep will now be required to cross via the Mud Tank trail through the Black Mesa forest reserve than heretofore, the time allowed for making the trip through said Mud Tank trail be in creased from 6 to 8 days, so as to allow s days for the passage.
 "As to sheep permitted to graze within the reserve, and which must cross the sheep excluded area to to reach the ranges allotted to them, it is recommended that in addition to the Beaver Head driveway rec commended by Inspector Barrett, branch driveways be established from Mund's Well to the outside boundary of the reserve, via Sedo- nia and Oak Creek, to be known as the Oak Creek driveway, and from Rattlesnake Tank to the area open to sheep grazing, via Stoneman Lake and Mahan ranch, to be known as the Stoneman Lake driveway. Also that a driveway be esta blished across the western portion of the reserve closed against sheep via Bear Springs and the old Government road, to be known as the Hell Canyon driveway, and that permittees allotted range in range in the northwestern portion of the reserve be allowed to enter the open area at point on the west side of the open area, usually known as the Red Lake route.
 "The estimated number-of sheep which will be driven over these diff ferent driveways is as follows: Main Beaver Head driveway, 19,OO0 head; Beaver Head driveway, via Oak Creek driveway branch. 4,00O; Bea- yer Head driveway, via Stoneman Lake driveway branch, 20,500; He'll Canyon driveway, 26.0O0; enter re- serve via Red Lake route 2S,5OO; enter reserve from Mud Tank dive way, 2,00O,-making the total of 100000 for which permits will be granted.
 ''It is recommended that the maximum number of sheep which shall be allowed to drive over each driveway shall be as follows: Main Beaver Head driveway, 3O.OOO; Bea- yer Head driveway, via Oak Greek driveway branch, 10000; Beaver Head driveway, via Stoneman Lake driveway branch, 3O,OOO; Hell Can yon driveway, 10000; enter by Red Lake route 10000, the forest super visor to decide routes to be travelled by each permittee.
 ''It is recommended that the av- craze width of the Main Beaver Head driveway from the outside boundary of the reserve to Rattle. snake Tank shall not exceed five miles; the average width of the driveway from Rattlesnake Tank to the line of the closed area via Mund's We'll not to exceed three miles; the average width of the Oak