The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-12
lew IDAHO
FOREST RESERVES
Ihanges and Additions by Presi-
dents Last Order

Chief Forester Pinchot gives the
blowing information regarding the
ecent order of President Roosevelt
reating more forest reserves in Idaho:
"By the new proclamation for the
Veiser national forest, three changes
D boundary are secured. The most
Important Is the elimination Of IA,
90 acres Of grazing and agricultural
and along the east slope of the can
ons of Salmon and Little Salmon
ivers, in townships %, "a and %
Aorth, range / east. This area was
ansurveyed when the national forest
Has created, SO that it was impossible
10 determine exactly the location of
he proposed boundaries. A marrow
"trip Of timbered land, aggregating
Ibout 5000 acres, lying along the
Douth slope Of Cuddy mountain, is
Added to the reserve area.
"Also, the Snake river is for
long distance made the west bound
Ary of the Seven Devils division.
chls will greatly simplify admins
raion, since the line as previously
Established followed along the breaks
Be the river in a country almost i'm
bassable on account of its steep and
rugged character. The change will
be Of advantage equally to the stock
interests and to the government.
BIG HOLE RESERVE.
''The lands recently added to the
Big Hole national forest amount to
approximately $50, 900 acres, located
in the northeastern portion of Idaho
on the continental divide. The
lands are wholly mountainous and
without any value whatever for agri-
cultural purposes. The supply of
timber in this region is very limited.
The water rising in the area is used
tor irrigation and the interests of the
BettIers living adjacent to the reserve
demand that protection of the tim
Der and the water supply, which is
given by the government in its adj
ministration Of the national forests.
THE PORT NEUF RESERVE.
''The Port Neuf lies in Bannock
county, Is miles east of Payette, and
covers about 100, 200 acres. The
highest peaks run up to over 5000
feet and the Port Neuf river circles
around the reserved area on the east,
bouth and west. The average precip.
tation is about IL inches and part
Of this is snow. An open growth of
lodgepole pine, red fir and quaking
aspen occurs in strips, usually above
the 6,000-foot level. The timber is
of value chiefly for fuel, house logs
and fencing. The reserve Is a most
important part of the watershed of
the Port Neuf river, in the valley of
which the ranches are entirely de-
pendent On irrigation. The protec-
ton of the forest cover on the noun.
tains is, therefore, of vital impor-
tance.
THE PALOUSE RESERVE.
1.-THE PaIouse national forest con-
tains approximately $50, 900 ACRES on
the headwaters of the Palouse river,
in northern Idaho. These lands are
natural forest lands of very high
value for their timber and of no value
for agriculture. This national forest
covers the head waters Of the Palouse
river, whose waters the reclamation
service proposes to divert to desert
lands in Washington.
1.-THE entire watershed of the Pa
louise river lies in a comparatively
low altitude and the stream flow is
very irregular, since there are no
snow fields above the timber line
from which it is fed during the sum
mer. 1t is, therefore, more than us
ually important to secure those con-
ditions which tend to provide
steady flow, and the preservation Of
the forests on the headwsters of the
stream and the protection of the lands
from overgrazing is the only practi-
cable means of accomplishing this
end.
''Under the management of these
timber lands under the regulations
of the department of agriculture, the
mature timber will be removed but
without injury to the forest or to the
water supply and the lands grazed
under regulation which will insure
the greatest protection to the water
supply and to the stockmen a range
which will be kept permanently in
good condition.