Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-01
FOREST RESERVES
IN NEW MEXICO

Special Correspondence.
Washington. D. c.. April 26.--On April
q the president signed proclamatious
creating the Sacramento national for
est In New Mexico.
This forest includes an approximate
areaA of 900 acres 1t lies in a COM
pact body noxt TO the Mcscalero Indian
reservation on the south, with narrow
+ strIps lestsndrt tiuorthiS along the
west line OF the reservation. AZ the
north end OF this strip Hes an area OF
u $3.50 acres which was formerly a dis
connected portion of the Lincoln forest
II was excluded from the Lincoln for
est by proclamation signed April "a
The Sacramento mountains are COW
cred by valuable forest Of yellow pine
and red mr. a great deal of the best
timber has already been cut \ large
part Of the remainder Is in private or
corporate hands, but 1t is believed that
the benefits which Will accrue from such
federal control as is possible win justl-
ly the necessary expenditure.
Especially Is this true on the eastern
half of the new forest. The east line
has been set approximately at the edge
of the juniper ana pinon belt All of
this area Is heavily grazed by goats,
cattle and sheep. and the woodland has
been extensively cut Tor fuel and posts
by ranChmen from all the country
eastward TO the Pecos river. As re-
suit, the range is steadily decreasing
In capacity, the post supply Is disap-
pearng, and erosion IS setting IN, ac-
companied by violent floods in the PEN
assoc and other important tributaries OF
the Peoos
rho Sa,ru mont, f,,...t ,,,l -. ,...,.t..
established Guadalupe forest cover the
heads of all tho most important parts
of the Pecos dranaZc basin not al
ready protected by thSLiucoln aud the
Pocos forests.
The cutting Of timber posts. and
fuel Will be put under regulation as
soon as possible. Grazing will be adj
justcd gradually. so as to occasion as
little Interference as possible with tho
use of the range by resident stock
owners,
The results aimed at are to con-
serve the supply of wood of all kinds
10 increase tho carrying capacity Of
the range, and TO diminish as much
as possible the dangers from Hood and
siltnge To which the extremely i'm
portant reclamation works In the
Pecos valley are now subjected.
THE LINCOLN ALTERED
bN q proclamation signed April "A
the president materially altered the
boundaries of the Lincoln national
forest In New Mexico
South and west of Lincoln r,n area
of about $4,000 acres IL added be-
tween Rio Ruidoso and the Fort STAN
ton military reservation. North Of
Garlic peak and extending beyond
tho Pato- mountains is another addi-
ton of about 5000 acres Tho dis
connected area north of Rio Tularos1
containing about 1850 acres. was
eliminated from the Lincoln forest hy
this proclamation, and Was Included
in the sacramento national forest.
which was created by a proclamation
signed April - Tho present area of
the Lincoln national forest rs approx
imately 627upO acres.
The larger addition, at tho north
contains some yellow pine hut not a
great deal The rest Is an woodland.
The objects aimed al In making
tEtso changes are to protect the tm-
Dor post Hnd fuel supply % facil-
tate administration. and 20 Increase
the value of the Lincoln national for-
tst in its important office OF food re-
strnint above the government reser-
NOirs on Rio Hnudn. There h also
in mind 10 reservoir site pn White
Oaks creek. which under proper man-
agemont should pruvIr water FOR a
large number of cattle ON Caulozo
ndts