Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-03-22
BUREAU OF FORESTRY WILL Es-
TaRLIs4 GIG DISTRIBUTING
TREE NURSERY.
NEAR Ell PORVEN|R
Location Chosen Ideal One Cor Prop"
sassion Of Trees-witl Dc Used for
Hesamnerlns Watersheds

After having had the subject un'
der consideration for some time the
burean Of forestry has selected Cat
linas canyon as the site for q large
distributing forest nursery In prefer
ence to Santa Fe canyon. The pF'n'
eiual reason advanced In reochins
this decision IL that Galltnas canyon
L. located within the boundaries M
the Pecos forest reserve which Cd
yiates the red tape feature neceS'
sary in securing land titles had the
place offered In Santa Fe canyon
been chosen.
Forestry Official Now in Santa re
Frank J. Phillips, OF Washington.
ID. C.. an expert forester affiliated
With the bureau of forestry. arrived
in the city last night to consult viii
Forest Supervisor Leon +. hhe'pp'
saws the New Mexican. MIR. Phillips
has been directed to take charge OF
the work OF establishing the propos-
ed general nursery and he expects
tn have n in active operation within
n few weeks. He win be joined here
tomorrow by s. Y. parnay, who has
been appointed as resident manager
and they will go from here to Las
Vegas.
site Near Et Porvenir.
Ths,sisa pick4d out for the hnr'
sefv is about seventeen miles north'
west Of Las Vegas and two miles
south Of Ei Porvenir. 1t Is spoken
OF as an ideal spot in every way FOR
tree propagation. A "lath house
will be the first of the structures 10
be erected, and later on houses VII!
be built for living purposes. The 50
called lath house will be nothihg
more than a monster arbor which
will cover half an acre at first ana
will be enlarged from time to time
as the demands require.
Lath Roof Serves as Shield.
This lath house will be the nur'
sery proper 1t will have ia'uced
roof placed on poles seven feet from
tho ground and the seedlings Will be
grown underneath 1t until they are
large enough to permit OF trans
n,antinr The laths on the roof Will
he equal distances apart. an open
space being left the width OF the
laths. Mr.. Phillips explains that ta's
latticed roof is for the purpose oi
furnishing shade, as the hot sun
would lessen the chances or the
trees thriving If allowed to beat
down full blast From two to twenty
laborers will be employed at the
nursery according to the season.
Protection Of Water Supply.
Confer trees will be raised ex'
clusively. They embrace the group
known as evergreens and the lead
ing varieties of which are pine, Iii
and spruce. Both native and intro
Iduced species suitable for the region
will be grown from seeds. For the
first few years practically all of the
seedlings will be planted In the de
nudcd water sheds of the Gaiinaf
and Santa Fe rivers. The bureau o.
forestry IL planning to retimber al
; Of the watersheds located within the
J various forest reserves and especial
, " those from which cities and town
depend upon for their water supply
It has been learned that a well tim
bered watershed serves to conserV'
the waters and is a preventative
against floods.
Grant Board Should Act.
II would be a desirable measur
for the grant board to set aside tn
= national forest nursery which is j
:, close proximity to the location prt
: posed by the government nursery.
The series Of radiating ridges a
p the base of Hermit Peak are no.
thickly covered with young pin
trees which are thriving greatly
,e their natural environment. and
these young trees are safe-guarde