The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-09
IDAHO FOREST RESERVES.
SUPERINTENDENT FEM TALKS
sAys asialns, stack Iatsrssts asa FaEm.
eRs win b. xsksn Care OF No Intsr-
fsrsnss VITA Inaustrlss o. Aaaarnl
lisssarees.

been transferred 20 the southern dIyi,
sion Of the state. with headquarters
In Boise, accorded the Statesman an
interview In which be made some
very interesting statements conoern.
ing The practical workings d the
forest reserve policy.
''No industry win o. can IL III.
iaEsd BY the forest reserve admins.
tEati0n, 10 said. Wherever ia
operation AID the people hare learn .
ed tbs purposes sought 10 b attained,
they uniiormly Endorsed that policy.
All over the southern part ~ Idaho
there are tracts that bad an adequate
supply o. water fen yeaFs ago; TO.
day they are without sufficient supply
on account 0f denudaflon Of the
water shsds. One Of the great objects
q the service IL 10 restore the uatnEal
conditions along pater sheds that
have been iniuFioasly affected b aEs
aud oTeF grazing. II will take y
loaR tlma 70 do this. IN many
localities the foFests sill hase 10 ba
renewed b. planting Or artificial re-
production THIS viii b. slow work.
bat Ia nearly Ell sections natural
foFsatFatlon win occur II natdre bs
siven an opportunity 10 assert itaelg.
DEMONSTRATION 81 tho water sheds
supplying the irrigated region 10 the
southern part u the state l. one o.
ths chief offsets 20 ~ accomplished.
This preservation Of lhe timber AZ
such is not 80 Important a. southern
Idaho. Preservation as she eonser.
vatog % satsg - the main object. II
IL not and will not be ~ easy matter
70 secure timhef. For shat may b.
styled corporate nss. by mining com.
panios. timber companies, etc, the
umbcr can hs purchased. For 10.
dlvidaai use " can b. secured uitk.
sut cost All that 10 seosss4r, 10 10
secure . permit
Asked sboat tbs objection 10 shs
rod tape Involved 10 lbs acquisition
II timber, Superintendent Fcun said
Formerly, While the service uAs in
the hands u the department Of the
intsFiet ,hs iuadnqnacy II ths np.
propFiHsious made Il impossible foT
tbs general land once 10 transact The
business expejiilonsly. Nearly all
the buaisHsn was done thfouah tha
oentFal Office 10 Washington. uh,eh
bec@asisa,sd delay. Nos the bnsl.
nsns can be expedited All sales
under st00 10 stumpAee value and
all free use permits may bs made
b. forest rangers 10 the Geld. For
larger smeunfs on = purchase bAsis
there u Fequirpmnt for 30 days. I'd.
vsFtiainE. For heavy demands. bow.
ever, this requirement can readily he
anticipated. Emergency caees are
covered b. the provision referred to.
People given permission 60 take
timber ara required to pile up the
cuttings aud brush 10 the forest
officers oan destroy IL and thereby
reduce the Tire menace 10 : minimum.
The grazing industry Il one moss
directly affected Ia thia Part ~ the
State. Tbis year there has been no
Interference whatever With grazing,
nUr wiil there be. Late IN the fall
au examination Of range conditions
will b. made and the question whe.
Their Or NOT Il IL over stocked will be
determined aud also the humber og
stock that u viii support and that
will be allowed to Craze thereon 10
iaO6, subject to Increase or DO.
crease a. the condition Of tbs range
may warrant, the object being 10
ascertain the maximum number Of
stock the reserve ranges will support
continuously without damage.
While the sheep Industry Is import.
ant, mining aud prospecting must be-
protected, aud the camp grounds.
places where stock Of packers aud
teamssers must feed. vii. be cared for
along the main thoroughiares. No
sheep will be allowed to Craze there.
II necessary tue grazing OF cattle will
also be prohibited within those small
areas.
Mining viii not 10 interfered /
with In any way. Legally the miners |
enjoy the same rights 10 as out Of
the reserves. There are no resirio. /
tions placed on the prospeetors. "
Asked respecting homesteads With. |
In reserves, superintendent Fem
aid there had been some objections |
10 the reserve policy on the theory |
hat the reservations included vast
tracts Of land susceptible Of farming |
bat which could not be homosteaded, |
he state being deprived Of both
population and taxable property. |