Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-16
FOREST RESERVES
INSPECTOR PINCHOT Explains
WHY new ONES WERE MADE
President Created Reserves to Protect
the Forest Against Timber Barons-
Miners and Settlers, Whose Lands
Are Included Within These Re-
serves, Do Not Lose Privileges.

Such wrath as that manifested by
the senators and representatives who
opposed the administration land law
reform policy when they learned of
the presidents action in proclaiming
additional forest reserves seldom may
be witnessed. There were expressions
of intention to begin the land law fight
Immediately on the reassembling oil
the congress in December.
The new reserves were created
Monday, March 4, and the following
day representatives were asked to
meet a number of other western rep
resentatives in the office of Chief In
| spector Pinchot and hear his side of
the controversy, which he thought
should go to the people, after all the
adverse criticisms which have been
offered by members of the congress.
Mr.. Pinchot said:
Had not the president created
these additional reserves, a long time
would have elapsed before the re.
assembling of the congress, during
which the timber syndicates would
have as heretofore continued to COB
bic the public timber lands, and most
people know that that has gone to
point at which the lumber industry
of the west has passed into the hands
of virtual trust in timber
Again, the forestry bureau pur-
poses to protect the small live stock
owner from the aegressions of the
wealthy stockmen, and as in the past
TO see that the settler has his rights
conserved. Most people believe that
miners and settlers whose lands are
included within these reserves are
losing their privileges. On the con-
trary, every privately owned tract
remains exactly as it was before the
reserve was created.
Roads will Ee built within the re-
serves, and in every manner possible
the bureau will assist in the develop
ment of the western country.
Remember, that Geplorable condi-
tons have obtained in many respects
in the west, where large bodies of the
public domain have passed into the
possession of greedy syndicates. We
want to prevent these things from
being possible, and shall administer
the affairs of the bureau so as to
bring that to pass.
Washington reserves created by
the March 4 proclamation were:
Washington Reserves.
"Colville, $4,000 acres; Washing
ton, additional, 2,275,0O0 acres; Mt.
Rainier, additional, 100000 acres;
Olympic, additional, 10000 acres;
Priest river. additional, 100000 acres:
total, 1921 900 acres.
Oregon Reserves.
For Oregon, Tillamook, 10000
acres; Umpqua, 100000 acres; Co
guile, 100000 acres; Imnaha, 1890
acres; Siskiyou, additional, $4,000
acres; Blue mountains, eastern Ore
gon, additional, 977, 900 acres; Cas-
cade, additional, $4,000 acres; Ash
land, additional, $4,000 acres; We
Iaha, additional, 1000 acres; total,
4,052,000 acres.
Idaho Reserves.
For Idaho, Palouse, 1S2,0OO acres;
Port Neuf, 100000 acres; Big Hole,
additional, 2S0,960 acres; Weiser, ad-
ditional, $4,000 acres; Yellowstone,
partly in Montana and Wyoming,
$4,000 acres; total, 966,96O acres.
Montana Reserves.
For Montana, Cabinet, 100000
acres; Otter, 100000 acres; Lewis and
Clark, additional, $4,000 acres; Little
Rockies, additional, f132,64O acres; Big
Belt, additional, 1850 acres; total,
3,350,140 acres.
Colorado Reserves.
For Colorado, 3,022,720 acres; Wyo.
ming, $4,000 acres; grand total, 49,
5S2,S20 acres for the six states.