Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-14
II Has Been Created by PreSi-
dental Proclamation in
Graham County.
IN ROUGH ARIZONA COUNTRY.
II Lies Between the White Mountain
Indian Reservation and the
ella Forest Reserve.

W hnIIlIhL'HH HhIN hf I't DO
proclamation am addition Go che Black
Mesa forest reserve of Arizona has been
created. comprising about $4,000 acres
and located 10 Graham county. between
the White Mountain Indian reservation
OF Arizona and the ella forest reserve
NJ New MeNic5. directly north of the
mining town OF Clifton. which S. COM
nected by railroad with the Southern
Pacific az Lordshurg y. NJ.
ROUGH COUNTRY.
The country included In the addition
is extremely rough. full Of PERCEPTIONS
hills and peaks and iutersected by mar
row canyons There are practically no
true valleys IN AN agricultural sense.
nor is there much soil among The rocks
almost everywhere exposed. lhe
streams. usually intermittent have a
rapid and destructive run-oh after the
severe storms OF the region. whNh Of
ten have the nature of cloudhursis lh"
climate Of the addition varies from the
dry and warm arid region OF the south
eru part 90 the cooler northern portion
OF higher altitude aud proximity Of the
mountain ranges TO the north The for
est cover may be said 10 be scaut ana
20 have lbs chief economic value as a
protection cover 20 prevent in so FAR az
possible the disastrous floods which
have but recently caused tremendous
loss OF property 10 the mining industry
To KEEP GOATS OFF.
At present the forest IS inadequate a.
a protection cover, making ~ necessary
20 restrict cutting. especially along wa
ter courses to prohibit the grazing Of
goats On the reserve, as they destroy
the young growth on which reproduc-
iion depends 60 make paintings where
IL Is feasible.
The Industries OF the region are min
ing, grazing, and wood cutting Tho
area 20 the south IS the second larg
est copper producing district boz th'
United states, one mine being the third
largest individual producer in the coun'
Try. a forest cover that would ten,
10 prevent foods or al least 20 alleviat,
their destruction would be- OF immens'
advantage 20 the mining properties, fO
/ I'm the past year they suffered losse
amounting 20 nearly 100000 from thi
source.
CATTLE INTERESTS STRONG.
The cattle interests are On strong sup
port Of the new addition, because il vii
/ mean 10 them q conservation ~ th
| grazing areas. but more than ALL th
exclusion Of goats from the range,
step that must be taken. since the lat
ter innlct lrreparable injury on th'
young growth on which reproduction
depends IN order not to work too grea
a hardship upon the owners Of goats j
IS proposed 90 allow them 90 remain fo
one year. and after that 20 reduce th'
goats by 0uc-ffth ~ the original mum
her each year so that 40 five years mont
would remain. and ample oppouunit!
would have been given their owners {,
/ dispose Of them without loss
GOAT MEN MAD.
Naturally the goatralscrs are oppose.
t1 the reserve and a certain amount %
opposition may come from the house
holders ~ the towns whose fuel wood
because u restricted cuttings Wil
I De- made somewhat more expensive Tn
/ numbering operations are almost al
fuel cuttings. with some larger umbe
/ taken OUT, though the mines. generally
use thinkers that are shipped u and ass
coal for fuel Taken altogether then
/ the addition WIN Dc Of signal b,uCdt @
the people of the region. mainly as
protective cover go prevent floods ais.
/ 90 conserve the grazing and eventual
/ Is. to give am increased fuel supply
though al arsi this win he restricted