The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-24
IMPROVEMENTS
IN OUR FORESTS
TRAILS AND WAGON ROADS BE-
) ING BUILT THROUGH WE
NAHA RESERVE.

! The expenditure of $4S,667 has been
authorized by the government this year
for the construction of telephone lines,
roads and trails in the national forests
of this state.
! While primarily for the protection
ard administration of the forests. per-
manent improvements of this charac
ter which are going on in Washington
I and all other states where there are
national forests assist materiallyfi in the
development of points that have nth
erto been inaccessible to the settlers
are free to all users of the national
forests and the forest service is at all
| times glad to assist in the construction
| of telephone lines, trails or roads that
will assist in the development of the
forests. The government mas cooperat-
ed in Washington, Idaho. Oregon, Coo
RADIO, California, and other states in
| the construction of wagon roads,
trails and telephone lines by paying
certain proportion of the cost of the
different projects. Such cooperation
| has been with states, counties towns
and individuals. ard in most cases all
i requests for assistance are complied
with when the proposed work will in
any way facilitate the work of the
forest service
In Washington.
The improvements finished and UNI
der way in this state are as fol-
lows: On the Colvil.e national forest
of approximately $500; in addition two
telephone lines, one 80 miles and one
| 20 miles long has been built.
On the Olympic national forest a FIVE
mile wagon road up the Quinauit river,
the Skokomish trail the Queets river
trail, two-mile wagon road along
/ Quinault river, a bridge across Zigler
creek. four bridges on the Quinalt river
! have been built and eight miles of
trail along Queets river, and 20 miles
of old government trail along the Sko-
komsh have been repaired, all at the
expense of the forest service without
cooperation from the settlers.
On the Rainier national forest a
north and south trail, 20 miles long,
which viii cost ultimately about $4,000.
has been started and $1,000 has beer.
expended on the work. The Yakima
trail which has been used for many
years in crossing the Cascade range, is
being repaired and relocated for dis
lance of % miles at an expense of
$3450. A number of other shorter trails
have been constructed which will ma
terially assist in the development of
this forest.
Near WaIIa WalIa.
On the Wenaha national forest II
miles on the Thomas fork trail are be-
ing constructed a 30-mile trail from
Bone springs to Butte creek; six-mile
trail from Oregon Buttes to Godmans
camp; a 20mile trait from Indian Cor
rails to Crooked Fork trail. 24-mile
trail from Magill claim to Saddle
Buttes, 12-mile trail from Saddle
Butte to Elbow Canyon, 24-mile trail
from Teal Springs to Bartlett Postof-
flee, a 50-mile trail across the forest,
24-mile trail from forest boundary to
Elk Flat trail, 12-mile trail from Mill
Creek to south fork of Walla Walla
river; 10miie trail from Mill creek to
Table Mountain, 10-mile trait from
Looking Glass creek to Lookout
Mountain trail, 24-mile trail from
Bone Springs to Looking Glass Creek
trail, 20-mile trail on Looking Glass
creek. 25-mile trail from a ranger sta
ton to Johnson Corrals trail. and r.
mile trail on Meacham creek, in adj
dition to several shorter trails. have
been authorized and are under way
CheIan Division.
On the Chelan division of the Wash
ington national forest, a telephone line
has been constructed from Lakieview
at the foot of Chelan lake, to Stehekin
lat the head, distance of so miles
The Gold Greek trail has been repaired
and completed for distance of IA