Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-29
CARIBOU RESERVE
Much Of Bear Lake County En-
braced in New Forest Reserve.
IT CUTS OUT SUMMER RANGES
Farmers Mast Make Application for
Permit to Craze Stock Other Rules
Governing the Reserve.

know that the Caribou forest reserve
has been extended until II comes
within mile or so of town, on the
north. The southwest corner is
half mile or so north of the Mont-
pelier cemetery, aud covers all the
territory east from that point to
point on Montpelier creek not far
south of the sawmill above Thomas
Fork crossing, on the road to Star
valley, and 1t extends from this south
line north to the Caribou mountains,
taking in all the hills and mountains
east Of Bennington and Georgetown.
This territory has always been used
by the farmers and stockmen in this
section for summer range for cows
and other stock, free of any charge,
but from now on this will be differ
ent. 1t will be necessary now to
make application for a permit to
Craze on this range and pay at the
rate of 90 cents head for cattle
and 80 cents for horses, for the sea-
son, while sheepmen will be taxed
six cents a head for their herds.
Sheep cannot go on the reserve TIL
July lat, and other stock on May
lst. The date that applications
must be in is April l0th, so there is
little time left for stock owners to
get in their requests.
The rules and regulations concern
ing this reserve are very strict and
it will pay all those interested to
look them up and see what is ex-
pected and required Of the people,
lest they might get into trouble.
Some of the restrictions seem very
unreasonable, but they have been
put out for the government of these
reserves and cannot be changed.
For instance, not stick of timber,
live or dead, can be taken off the
reserve without permit, whether il
IS to be used for fire wood or what
not. ANY stock found on the resery.
alton, whether put there by the
owner or not, constitutes the owner
a trespasser, and makes him liable
to punishment. No stock will bt
allowed on this reserve unless the
owner has gotten a permit before
hand and paid the fee. Only Ger
tain number of cattle, horses anC
sheep will be permitted TO graz'
there each year, and this numbei
will be fixed by the supervisor. 4
farmer who has six milk cows o.
less can Craze them free, but an
other kind of stock except worl
horses, no matter whether 't Is on
or a hundred, will have to be pai'
for. Six work horses or less go Il
free, but yearllng colts, or calves
or anything else must pay the tax
If cattle or other stock tramp in th
springs the owner must fence III
spring, but in such way that al
stock on the reserve can get wate
from it. The range rider TO larg
extent is supreme hut he has certai
rules which he must enforce.
This new reserve so far ss It pc
tains to this valley or county, is {
no value for timber, aud there
little IN the way Of eonservlR
waters on it, but its withdrawal wi
cause the people great inconvenien'
until at leaat they become used to
Where they had fine piece OF fr'
range before, they will now have
pay for their stock feeding the
during the summer months. Whe
before the hills were open to al
now only those with a permit u
be allowed TO enter. Where '
used To get lumber from these hi
for sl2.50 per thousand, now it '
cost more than s2O and at prese
none can be had At any price, M
she government expert comes =
looks over the trees and tells sy'