The Arizona sentinel., 1906-02-14
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ARIZONA FORESTS.
I From Governor Kibby's Report

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 so lgreat that the Territory's wealth of forests is but imper- fectly appreciated. Probably the largest unbroken forest in the world lies within the San Francisco Mountains and Black Mesa Forest reseryes,in Coco nino, Yavapia, Navajo, and Apache counties. Its area is estimated to be more than 5000 square miles. This timber is usually found at an altitude be- tween 5000 and 7,500 feet. The most valuable timber (pine) is found within the reserves men, toned, but the timber area of the northern portion of the Ter ritory stretches, with more or less extended Interruptions, to and beyond the Grand Canyon of the Colorado to the north, to Bill Williams Mountains in the west, and southward to the great rim where the Colorado plateau breaks down to the southern plains. Easterly, in the higher ranges of the White Mountains, there IS dense growth of mag ni6cent trees. Long arms of forest areas also exist in the mountains immediately south of the Colorado plateau. The rang es in the southeastern portion of the Territory are also timbered above the altitude of 7,500 feet. In the Mogollon Mountains, in Coconino and Gila counties, in addition to the yellow pine, there are large bodies of oak timber suitable for the manufacture of farm machinery, wagons, etc., and for finishing lumber, but un- til penetrated by railroads the region will be practically inac- eeSsible.
 In pursuance of the wise pol icy of protecting the timber, the Government has established nine forest reserves within the Territory. These reserves em- brace an area of 7, 242, TO acres.
 PRODUCTION OF LUTHER
 The production of lumber on a large scale is confined to Coco nino county, the headquarters of the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company and the Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company be- ing at Flagstaff and Williams, respectively. Each company operates @ logging railroad and possesses all modern facilities for producing lumber ready for market.
 The Arizona Lumber Company reports to me that it's production of lumber for the fiscal year end ed June 30, 1905, amonnted to 90, 100000 feet. This product was not equal in volume to that of the previous twelve months by nearly 10000, 900 feet, because of the interruptions of operations on account of heavy rains at va rious times during the season, and the company was compelled to suspend operations almost entirely during the first two months of this year on account of wet-weather conditions. The Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company reports that it's pro- duction for the year was p, 50O,- 600 feet of lumber, This com pany also found its operations interrupted by rains at various times during the year.
 Both companies report an ac- tive demand for their product. The demand for Arizona lumber increases from year to year by reason of the depletion of the white-pine forest in the lumber States of the East and about the Great Lakes. This, coupled with the steadily increasing de- mand for white pine, has enlarg- ed the field so that shipments are now made iron Arizona to Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, parts of Texas and Oklahoma, and even as far as Chicago and New York, although the quan- tity going to the last-named points is relatively small by rea-~ son of the longer haul and the extent of the market west of the