The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
LETTER OF SENATOR DUBOIS WHICH
BRUSHED ASIDE HEYBURNSPRO

bodies of red FIR They are not valu-
able for lumber, but are exceedingly
valuable TO protect the very important
strea ms which 1 have mentioned, which
so TO form the headwateTs of the
Snake river Whatever supply Of
merchsutabIe timber there is should be
carefully guarded, as ii will all be
needed in that section There is con-
slant danger from fire and over-graz-
ing and the importance Of the streams
for irrigation makes immediate prOtec-
ton very dcsira BILE. All of the water
I'm this part Of Idaho is utilized and
there is no possibility for increasing
the acreage except by irrigation The
North Fork Of Snake river already wa
tiers bout 230.e0O acres of land south
of the proposed reserve in Fremont
county and the reclamation service
has surveyed and planned several res
erV0irS- the creation of which will be
of great benefit in the reclamation Of
arid lands The success of these res
ervoirs depends largely on forest pro-
lection. Sheep and cattle from all over
southeastern Idaho and from adjoining
states contend for this grazing coun-
try with the result that 1t is over
stocked, and the ranges and water flow
SuileT Is consequence No local inter
ests viii be disturbed. and those who
are living on the proposed reserve are
anxious for relief and from grazing
competition. ] suppose the large sheep
owners III southeastern Idah who dis
approve Of all forest reserves. because
they have a tendency to restrict their
privileges, object to this particular re-
serve IF they are residents Of the
region proposed to be reserved they
VIII be protected and the gamers. as
they VIII be the first who are allowed
TO take permits for grazing. It is the
policy Of the administra ton every
where and at all times to permit ii
reasonable amount Of sheep grazing.
The greatest irrigation project which
VIII be. undertaken anywhere in the
United States, in my Judgment viii
he the one which COutemplates the stOT-
ing of the headWateTs of the Snake
river Jackson's lake viii be made into
Il great reservoir into which viii be
emptIcd the waters Of Emma Matilda
and Twin Ocean lakes. Reservoirs also
VIII be built around the Heury'S Lake
country. and the storage capacity Of
these various reservoirs viii suffice to
reclaim from 15GO. 600 to =. 600 GOO acres
Of now land. none Of which can be
cultivated with ,hc existing water sup
ply I'm addition to this the building
of these great reservoirs and the con-
ScTvdtiuu of the flood waters VIII mai C
sure the adequate supply of water for
the llnuS IN the snake RIVER valley
which are already under cuItiva ton
The protection of forests is one of the
very great factors in this great devei-
Opment-
4 quote now Senator Heyburn-s pro-
test against HCnry's Lake reserve. In
all my quotations from Senator Hey
burns protest, I use his exact language.
The Senator's Protest.
Against all that part eff the Henry's
Lake reservation covering Beaver and
Spencer stations and the adjacent
country, and 10 all that part lying
south Of the stanard parallel and ex-
tending eastward into the Yellowstone
National park
The reason for my objection 10 this
IS that the growing towns along the
railroads should not be included within
q reservation That the reservation
south of the standard parallel and eN-
tending to the National park amounts
simply to an enlargement of the Vel
lOwstOne park. in Idaho. without car
TyinC with il the privileges OF the park.
and practically shuts off entry from