Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-05
Some Five Hundred and Seventy
four Thousand Acres Added
To Their Area.
WILL BENEFIT THE PEOPLE.
Chief Forester Clifford Pinchot Gives
Ont Statement Of Facts Con-
corning Them.
tspeeiaI . the .News. y

Washington. u. c., March 5.-~Fresi-
dent Roosevelt last night issued an ex-
eeutive order creating additional ma
ticnal forests In six states. His action
was suddenly taken to forestall the pro-
visions OF the agricultural appropriation
bill which declares that in future re-
SERVES for national forests shall be es-
tablished in the six states affected only
by congressional action. Idaho is one
Of the six states and 1900 acres arc
added to the national forests OF the
state by the presidents action yester-
day.
Chief Forester 2inchot gave ont To-Day
The following facts concerning the Ida
he reserves included in the presidents
proclamation: The loaluuse national
forest reserve contains approximately
10000 acres on The head waters ot Pa
lous river In northern Idaho These
lands are natural forest lands OF very
high valuc for their timber ana OF no
value for agricultural purposes. This
national forest covers the headvaters OF
Paiouse river whose waters the recla-
nation service proposes to divert to
desert lands In Washington Under the
regulations OF the department Of agri-
culture, mature timber will be re-
moved but without injury to forest OF
water supply and lands srazed under
| regulations, which will insure the great
est protection to the water supply and
10 stock on the range which will he
kept permanently in good condition.
Port Neuf lies in Bann0ck county,
10 miles east Of Payetto and covers
about 10000 acres. The highest
peaks run up to over 5000 feet and
Port Neuf river circles around the re-
| served area IN the east. south and
west. open growth Of lodEepolo pine,
red fir and quaking aspen occurs in
strips usually above the 5000 level,
| The reserve Us part of the water
shed ON the Port Neuf river In the
valley for which ranches are entirely
depend emit On irrigation, Protection
| of the forest over on the mountains
! is therefore Of vital Importance
| Lands recently added TO the Big
Hnle national forest amount to APP
| proaimately 2S0.0Q0 acres. located in
| the northcasteyli portion OF Idaho on
| the continental divide The lands are
wholly mountainous and without any
value whatever for agricultural pur-
poses, the supply of timber is very
limited. Water rising In the area is
used for irrigation and the interests
OF settlers living adjacent to the re-
serve demand that protection of tim
Der ana water supply which Is given
by the government in its adminlstra-
ton in the national forests BY
the new proclamation for Weis-
eli national forest three changes
iIi the boundary are secluded. The
most apt lie the elimination of
1900 acres of grazing and agricultural
land along the east slope OF the can
yons OF tho Salmon and Little Salmon
rivers, in townships g. "a and % north,
range ] east. This area was unsur-
veyed when the national forest was Gre
ated so that it was impossible 10 deter
mine exactly the location of the pro
posed boundaries. A narrow strip OF
timbered land aggTegating about 5000
acres lying along the south slope Of
Cuddy mountain is added to the reserve
area also Snake river Is for q long
distance made the west boundary OF
seven divisions. This will greatly sim
plify administration Since the line as
previously established followed along
the banks OF the river In country al
most impassa BILE OIL account OF It's steep
and rugged character. The change
viii be OF advantage equally to stock
interests and government lands added
To the Yellowstone national forest By
the recent proclamation of the president
amount to about 8iS, 900 acres. situated
IN Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. They
are identical in character with those
already within the reserve and tho
same conditions which lead To creating
OF the original reserve brought about
this additional of the area