Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-23
Inc TIMBER and
PASTURE JEMEz
RESERVE
ypERViaoR kNElpP RETURNS
TO HIS HEApoUARTERs AT
TERRITORIAL CAPITAL,
AFTER INSPECTION.

Leon r. Knolpp. forest supervisor
turned 10 the territorial capital Sat. /
day afternoon from @ ten daya ln-
bfction trip through district one and j
o. ol thr Jemez forest reserve.
snac districts comprise che northern
~ of tde reserve and extend alOng /
; Colorado line, whore there are
mo Of the finest timber aud graz
lanea ln the southwest A thor.
AN inspection uf che reserve has
vof been made, and d D. suptrgiaof
nelpp's intention 90 examine each
ldo districts within n short time.
mceimlRg the par Oi the reserve
NaEh UniCn he travelled. Mr knelpp
M che following to say
"a more prosperous aud C1uicntcd
of people than those whom ! met
northern New Mexico and south
n Colorado, I have never seen dur
my experience in the forest agrv-
u The sheep men have been un'
nai.y aGcccfEful this year. their
mh crop averaging from 9o 20 10
r cent The grading during the
,riRE and early summer months has
zen nno, aud an thRi is needed lR a
lod raln h put q back to It's for
cr splendid coalition. Tho cattle
ld horses although there are not as
+ any in districts one and two as
ere we're mst year, arc doing well,
ld q large number Of iat cattle VIII
shipped from that vicinity this
EAR
LARGE Number Of sheep and Cattle.
"AI present there are ln district
b. 4, $500 sheep. J Zoo cattle, and
ID horscs. ln No. 3, 6.60b sheep, 800
liIo and horsos. The owners OF
NJ stock comply with the regulations
she forest service. ant tho ranN'fa
e not experiencing aAy di'hcnlly
hntcver
"Tho umber on tho tracts through
hich ! went o. a. good a. there ia
h the reserve Along The Nailecuua
rook alone ! alu sure that loVNpV'
Do feet of metcnautnhlo yellow pine
ould be secured. i have already hao
inuirlos from several parties con
fnlug this timber and there ~ no
Cubs lut what a ois sale IN that dts
act Wn be- cnnaumnMted before very
bng. In order 30 remove me limbs 2
would De- necessary in build a mar
~ rauRe railroad, but Ia spite ol
iat feet. the purchase OF 100OO0,0o0
sei 81 timber along Naiieclios cfeeh
ould be- au excellent proposition.
sheep Men Are Appreelatise,
"iu tniknH with "a number 81 shcri
hem found that lhey appreciate
cry much what has been done by ths
ovcrnuiont since the organization q
he JemoR reserve. Before that tims
here was a great deal oi trouble
m0np tne sheep owners relative q
sho should secure choice grazing
pas BEFORE The opening Of th'
Nahlna season ghe sheep would "
riyen 10 certain sections, where th'
esi places for lambing we're knowi
hc and lu the rush that followed
aanv were lost and killed. Oitel
hers was trouble between the own
"a of different noCks and occasion
M a little gun play was lnaulged ln
low applications are being made 70
oriain grazing lands and che appH
ants know that ihey Wlll not he ~
ruded upon
"a movement has fecOnuy stariel
nnre sheep owners go breed un thei
heop. They figure that Y they ca
veu secure an additional pound q
ooi from each sheep, u win pay Oh
xnenaas ~ dipping aud anearing, a
ven ns fheiT grazing permHd Tnke
a a whole everything on iho r'
erve la in excellent condition
timber sale on the Jemea Resery.'
After "a thorough Inspection on lh
ari OF d number OF iis expert t'mpe
bon. the forest service of the 0cpar
a1nf of tho lmrri1r has decided
lfl f0.0U0No0 fee, of timber in tn
loiuiiy of Bland nu The Jemet tu
Sd reserve. HldH SIN he received %
FOREST superintendent Icon 4 hneip
or slg weeks beginning fhursda'
nuo 80
~ blds of less than s-l0 per 200
eel VIII ho received, and each hl
uuei H. accompanied hy "a cerune
heck Tor the sum OF $1,000 TO aho
hn sood faith Of the hiddcr Ihla
,ne III the best chances ever oneri
q New Mexico Go lumber men 90 q
urn a. fine Pine tlpiuer Cor lumber !
found ln lhe Rocky mountain se
hon.
The timer. which consists Of y,
ON nine white uinc. red nf, khsi
mann sprnce and white NJ, has PEE
3narkod for cutting. undur the dire
ION III foust supervisors, la Of 9
aelloni qWllty, and sound enougn 7
Saw lura. railroad ties and mini
props. 10 % located ns follows,
gonlunlns at the junction or y
sochlii and Media canyons, in Tow
t&p ia north. range ~ cast ~
Nixlcn principal meridian, runnil
hence In @ noflherly and westerly
ectlon. following The western rim
ha Media dia canyon, 90 lla iuncih
with IRE Dol Nortc canyon, tnen
following the westerly rim of
Del Movie canyOn go eac point Wne
h intanectcd Dy yHe south pot
inrv line of The naca location No,
hence Ia an eagieriy direction
owine the south boundary line.
Hnea location no. 1. 20 a point whe
is iuifrsociod hY the line 81
Nes,erB rim nf the Fflioles canyo
hence ID D aouthcrly direction aio
~ west side 0f the ffiloles and g.
.ide ol zee Aanio canyons thence
noriheriy, westerly and sonfhti
nirectia, following TIE tlm ol Tho
mo canyon lo d point on ihe Wes,e
lm of the Alamo eauy0n marked
stake and stones thence ln a aoll
ly and westerly direction follow