Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1908-10-07
GREAT REDUCTION
IN Government
GRAZING LAND
Sheep Excluded From
Twenty-Percent Of
Forest Reserve
lT~om Thursdays Daiiy)

p,c.. DO and Verde national forests,
,bo ,.,ntly returned from nm extend
Oh ,ogr IF the Verde forest with ID. d.
p,,n.u Of the forcs tservice and W.
Parrish Of the reclamation service,
IA. .,,ucd the following self.explana.
,or letter to the woolgrowers Of
northern Arizona:
Prescott, Ariz., Sept. 25, 1908.
In ihc Wool Growers of Northern
Arizona.
Gentlemen: The investigation Of
,,,ce conditions within the Tonic and
Prescott National Forests by Mr.. A.
Potter and Mr.. u. DIR onson. rep.
,s,ep,ing the forest service and Mr.. W.
4 Parrish, representing the Reelsma
,iop Service, aas been completed and
result. .u the following conclusions:
The Character OF the country in tina,
ror,ion 81 the Tonic national fores,
north or sal, River and east Of the
Verde River is such that the exclusion
q sheep will be necessary TO protect
,ae irrigation interests. but provision
viii uc made Off the grazing of 10000
head .i sheep during the coming win
-, allotted a. follows: One.half Of
10, 100000 will bo allowed upon range
., ..... ,..iuitv of Hidden Waters and
t.s .h,r half of the 10000 on range
emf, .f Aldor Creek and west " the
l., . Alder Creek. The Heber Reno
driveway viii hc extended to Sak
Rt.. aud q, an emergency proposition
.t,p, coming over this driveway will
BE- allowed to Craze upon the country
Known l- The Rolls. south of Sugar
loa, Mountain aud west Of Cotton.
wood Creek. This emergency grazing
will only be- allowed in ease the river
s, .o Aigh that il cannot be crossed or
in ra.c there Is no feed upon the des
er.
Soo.a 81 salt River sheep will he cx
cgiel except from that portion Of tho
nagr outside the first form Reclaim"
ton Withdrawal. which covers a strip
along the river one mile wide on TIC
north -ide and three miles wide on the
south side. except in the region north
~ Supcrtitious Mountain and west OF
10, Fish Creek divide. wnere l2,oO'
sheep will hc allowed 10 Craze. A fur
jaer exception will be made 20 this ex
,iu,.ou in allowing $500 sheep to lam'
on Horse Mountains, making tota
q 10000 sheep south Of salt River an'
grand total Of $4,000 sheep alloSe'
aa tlc Tonto National Forest durini
ide umng winter.
ur the Verde division Of the Pres
.0t, national fores, located west o
Pho Verde River sheep will he excluded
from an that portion of the forest o.
tbc watershed Of the Verde River frof
dIiet Hin southwark TO the rim of IA
mesa on the northern edge OF Blood
BASIN. and thence south from the STIR
bearing from one to two miles
width along the west side Of the rive
20 tho point of Cedar Mountain, theme
southwest To the divide between Lam
AMI camp Creeks and including all tn
'amr Creek watershed except an are
4 al 10
If the creek, thence west including II
rough foothills between Cave an
amp Creeks and the rough slope
N, wrst of Cave Creek. All the
naming portions of the Verde divis''
Of the Prescott National Forest vi
remain open to the grazing OF bo
cattle and sheep, On that portion
The area open to sheep grazing iy'i
south Of tne Bloody Basin Divide al
Tnrret Peak, 10000 sheep will be
lowed and on that portion north
Turctt Peak and south OF the Gri
Hill driveway, including Bald Mou
tain range, $4,000 sheep will be alio
ed for winter grazing.
The owners of cattle grazing und
permit on the forest who have imprc
ed stock ranches within its limits "
he allowed the exclusive use OF
range in the close vicinity OF tn
ranches on a basis Of 30 acres for ga
COW or horse up to 200 head Al
having set aside these closed areas
remaining areas will be divided amo
owners Of sheep and cattle on the ba
II allowing the use of 2la acres
each sheep or a total OF l5O,Ooo ac
on the southern portion Of the for
and $500 acres on the portion no
u Turret Peek.
The Grief Hill and Government I
'iryeways will he two miles in WI
and this Office will make such rest