The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-25
WILL PROTECT
SHEEP OWNERS
Forestry Bureau Makes An.
nOuncement Regarding
Uintah Reserve.
MOUNTAIN RANGE WILL
BE THE DIVIDING LINE
Prominent Sheepman of Heber
City Dicusses Proposed
Division.

Special 10 Tho Tribune
WASHINGTON. D. c., March 24-The
forestry bureau has promised to protect
the sheep herders in the open and free
use of the tracts which lead from Heber
City across to the Vernal country, which
arc now included In forest reserves. Chief
Forester Pinchot has decided TO divide
the Ulntah forest reserve into two divis-
Ions. the mountain range, which is i'm
passible for six months in the year, max
Ing a natural dividing line. D. S. Mar
shall OF Kansas will continue as super
visor of one division and W. Jones Bowen
of Spanish Fork has been ordered to the
office of Supervisor Marshall for instruc-
tions and Will assume charge of the other
division when he has been sufficiently
qualified
Administration Act.
The division Is declared TO be an ad-
ministration act not requiring q Procla-
nation from the President The division
OF the reserve was recommended BY
Forest Inspector Benedict. who has re-
Gently returned from Utah. He will leave
about April l TO make further inyestiga-
tions into the forestry work In Utah.
Want Permanent Licenses
Business men and corporations in Utah
engaged In constructing irrigation work
laying pipe lines. or providing conduits
tOT power, nave TcElSlSTCu IL SllODE CpHi-
plant against the policy OF the forestry
bureau In Issuing only ''revocable IL
censes" for rights OF way across forest
reserves. These promoters object TO In
vesting heavily In enterprises when tho
tenure Is so insecure They believe the
Government ought 10 give a form of right
or vested interest that would insure
against valuable property interests being
swept away by mere order OF the de-
partment in Washington
a hoo h1A m
| fcrences with Chief Forester Pinchot and
| they arc trying TO evolve form OF fran
| chisc that will be more stable than inc
present revocable license. Many business
enterprises already projected are waiting
Lron the decision of the department on the
| question before executing their plans.
Sheep Owner Talks.
| A prominent sheep owner of Utah. when
| shown the above dispatch last night said :;
| The division Of the Uintah forest re-
serve is satisfactory to the sheep men. 1t
| is not the division which We object TO.
| but the delay In having the division per
fected in sufficient time to permit US TO
| arrange our herds 10 suit the grazing per-
mits that VIII be Issued
Will Be Disappointed.
| THE Uintah forest reserve will craze.
| by permits from tho department, about
900 head of sheep while the appIca.
tions for permits VIII embrace al leas.
! 100000. This means that great many
| sheep owners will be disappointed by not
| securing permits, Each owner. OF course
| thinks that ne hes the same rights as
| eny other owner. but when tho tine comes
| to secure permits they VIII be disap-
/ yointed and that too. at O time so late
| that they viii either have TO hunt other
grounds or sell iheir nJcks at a sacri-
| fee.
| Want Permanent Trails.
| I'VE also want trails across the noun
| tain range between Hcber City and the
| Currant Creek and Duchesne valleys
| This range IS virtually impossible at least
| six months In the year. and as the mat