Williams news., 1906-02-17
THE NORTHERN
 ARIZONA STRIP
And the Proposition to Make It a Game
 Preserve

Ilc NEWS IcCcutly puOllsucu dIl article relative to what is famil- iarly known as "The Arizona Strip" written by Congressman Howell, of the state of Utah, which gave con- siderable information relative to the country, but was hardly of a nature that would lead the average person to think it absolutely worth less in view of Utah's effort to have it annexed. While we, as we'll as other people of the territory, are aware of the vast future possibili- ties of the section north of the Col orado river, we are averse to hay ing it taken from us without so much Gas by your lieve." It is our opinion that if Utah wants it she should be willing to make the Col orado river the dividing line be- tween the two great commonwealths, and by taking the Arizona strip she should give us the "San Juan coun- try" Of course that is not their desire, but if their argument that the river should be the dividing line is good in one case it should be in the other.
 Also, if the state of Utah is de- sirous of getting the Arizona strip why does she not come forward with an offer to pay something for it and assume a proportion of the bonded indebtedness of this county. Possibly if enough inducements were offered Arizona might be will ing to part with the strip, but not otherwise.
 Last fall there was much talk of the making of game preserve of that portion of the strip immedi ately north of here, or little north west, and on the 9th of January Senator Shoot of Utah introduced bill for that purpose, as follows: A Bill for the protection of wild an- imals in the Grand Canyon For
 est Reserve.
 Be it enacted by the senate and the house of representatives of the United States of America, in con- gress assembled, that the president of the United States is hereby au. thorized to designate such areas in the Grand Canyon forest reserve as should, in his opinion, be set aside for the protection of game animals and be recognized as breeding place therefor.
 That when such areas have been designated as provided in section one of this act, hunting, trapping, killing or capturing of game ami mals upon the lands of the United States within the limits of said areas shall be unlawful, except under such regulations as may be pre- scribed from time to time by the secretary of agriculture; and any person violating such regulations or the provisions Of this act shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction in any United States court of competent jurisdic- ton, be fined in a sum not exceed. ing one thousand dollars, or by inn prisonment for a period not ex- ceeding one year, or shall suffer both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court,
 That it is the purpose of this act to protect from trespass the public lands of the United States and the game animals which may be there on, and not to interfere with the operation of the local game laws as affecting private, state or territorial lands.
 Regarding the introduction of this bill the NEWS has received a communication from a gentleman who is thoroughly familiar with that section. and herewith quote a few extracts from his letter:
 "The Mormons are bound to get