Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-14
BLUE MOUNTAIN LlHES DRAWN
Forest superintendent Shelter
Marks Divisions OF New Range.

Dan Smythe, secretary OF the Uma-
tilla County Woolgrowers' association
has received from Forest Superintend
ent d. B. Shelter, letter in which the
boundaries of the divisions OF the Blue
mountain forest reserves are set out,
The letter is as follows :
.Under instructions from the depart
ment, l have divided the eastern
division of the Blue mountains forest
reserve into the following districts:
District No l. All that part OF eald
reserve lying west of the summit, from
the north line OF the reserve, as far
south As the North Fork OF the John
Day river, Granite CT eek, Bull Run and
wagon road leading from Granite to
Sump.er.
District No. 2. All that part Of the
said reserve lying east of the summit
from the north line, - far south - the
North Powder Lakes and Antoine cysak.
District No. 3. All that part Of ssd
reserve lying west Of the summit and
south of the North Fork Of the John
Dav river, Granite creek, Bnl, Run and
the wagon road leading from Granite to
Sumpter and North of the Middle Fork
of the John Day river and wagon road
leading from Austin to Burnt river.
District No. 4. All that part of said
reserve lying east of the summit and
south OF Antoine creek and North of the
wagon road leading from Austin to
Burnt river.
District No. 5. All that part Of the
said reserve living west of the summit
and south of the Middle Fork of the
John Day river and the wagon road
leading from Austin to Burnt river and
north OF the Dalles Military wagon road.
District No. 6. All that part of said
reserve lying east OF the summit and
south of the wagon road leading from
Austin to Burnt river and north OF the
Dalles Military wagon road.
Stock must run in common upon all
districts, except the fol owing, during
1906, and which has been set apart as
cattle districts and from which sheep
should be excluded.
All of township south, range 80 east,
in district No. l.
That part Of said Blue Mountain re.
serve within township south. range 33,
E. w. NJ, lying south and west of the
following described line to-wit, COM
mencing at the point where the main
travelled Teal Springs wagon road enters
the western boundary of said reserve,
thence in q southeasterly direction
along said road to wire fence of James
Nelson on north line of eaet half Of sec.
ton "a, township south, range 33, E.
W. M. thence essterly along said fence
to township line between range SO and
range 80 1.2, thence south on said town.
ship limo to southeast corner OF the
northeast quarter Of the northeast quar-
tor of section 13. township south,
range 80. E. W. NJ, thence west about
three miles to northwest corner Of sec.
ton 16, township south, range 33, E.
". NJ, thence north to Camas creek.
thence in . westerly direction down
Camss creek to reserve line, in district
No. l.
Commencing at the southwest corner
Of section 36. township south, range
"a. E. W. NJ, thence west one mke,
thence north two miles, thence west
two miles, thence north one-half mile,
thence west one mile, thence north two
and one-half miles, thence east one
mile, thence north to Forest Reserve
boundary, in district No. 2.
Township $50 and 8-33, south, in
district No. 3.
A strip ono mile wide is allowed
through this range, known - the sheep
trail. Sheep to be kept ono and one
half miles from any settlement on Kel-
sey and Desolation creek.
Township 8. range 80. township 10,
range 80, and north two miles Of town.
ship IL. range 80. The old lines in Big
creek basin and Boulder creek country,
maintained - last year.
ALI stock must be kept away from the
head waters of streams and lakes, the
waters of which are used for domestic
purposes.
All stock must be kept within the
district mentioned in permit, unless
by the forest officer. Changes
will be made only on account of forage.
These rules should be adhered to for
this season. and at the next general
every participant of this re-
serve should be present, or send dele
gates. to agree upon allotments men
tioned in forest reserve, order No. 35.
Sheep are excluded as heretofore from
grazing in the former Baker City forest
reserve, which is now q part of the
eastern division of the Blue Mountains
forest reserve.