Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-08
RFDISTRICT
OREGON
FORESTS

washington, july S.--The second
step in the comprehensive plan of
redistricting the national forests in
the Western states has just been
made by the President in signing
executive orders which will change
the names and boundaries of the
forests in Oregon. The only other
state in which these plans have been
completed Is Idaho, but II is ex-
pected that the work of redistrict-
ing in all the national forest states
will be finished and the changes
announced in the next few days.
No addition to forest area is in
volved in the plans for redistricting
in any of the states of the north
west The object of the work is to
euualize the areas of administrative
units and to arrange their boune-
aries in such a manner as to pro-
mote the most efficient and practical
administration of the forests. It
will enable officers of the forest
service to give prompt attention to
all forest business and further the
interests and add to the convenience
of stockmen, lumbermen, miners
and all other users or settlers in the
national forests. The Oregon ma
tional forests which will be effected
by this rearrangement are as fol-
lows.
A new forest to be known as the
Umatilla will contain 550,176 acres
and will consist of all of the Hepp-
ner and of the northwestern portion
of the Blue Mountains forest. It
is located in Morrow, Umatilla,
Grant and Wheeler counties. This
forest will continue to be administer
ed by Supervisor Thomas f. Child
sey with headquarters at Heppner,
Oregon.
The forest to be know az the
Whitman will have an area OF 1854
739 acres and will consist of the
northeast portion of the Blue
Mountains forest which Is in general
the area formerly known as the
Blue Mountains (W) national for
est" II f. located in Umatilla, I'm
ion. Baker and Grant counties and
will be under the administration OF
Supervisor Henry Ireland with
headquarters at Sumpter, Oregon.
The new Malheur national forest
is what has been formerly known as
the "Malheur Division of the Blue
Mountains" and will embrace l.
1Ss.45s acres. II consists of the
southeastern portion of the "Blue
Mountain (W) forest" and Is locat-
ed in Umatilla. Union. Baker and
Grant counties. This forest viii
continue under the administration OF
Supervisor Cy ]. Bingham with
headquarters at John Day, oregon.
The forest TO be known as the
Deschutes will consist OF that por-
tion Of the Blue Mountain forest for
merly known az BLUE Mountain
(W)," the northern portion of the
Fremont, and certain townships OF
the Cascade containing 1,475.4sO
acres. IL Is located IN Crook, Lake,
Wheeler, klamath. Grant and Har-
ney counties. The forest will be
administered by Supervisor A. s.
Ireland with headquarters at Prime
vile, Oregon.
The Fremont national forest will /
consist of the southern portion of
the old Fremont" and all of the
Goose Lake" forests and is located |
In Lake. and Klamath counties. This
forest is very irregular in outline !
and is composed of many segregated
areas, the total area OF which will
be 1.236.S60 acres. II will continue I
to be under the administration Of
Guy NJ. Ingram with
headquarters at Lakeview, Oregon.
The land formerly included in the
Bull Rum and the Cascade (N)"
forest, except that portion south of
the Willamette Valley Cascade
Mountain Wagon Road, covering l.
7SS,S20 aoles, viii be called the
Oregon national forest. This forest
Is located in Multnomah. Clackamas,
Wasco. Marisn, Linn and Crook
and ,,i11 continua undRr the
of Supervisor Thos.
H. sherrard With headquarters at
Portland, oregon.
Cascade will continue TO be the
name Of that portion OF the old Cas-
cade forest (not included in the Fre-
mont lying between the Willamette
Valley and Cascade Mountain Was-
on Road and the middle fork OF the