The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-11-07

Supervisor II. +. Balthis, with head.
quarters at Magdalena.
The ella National forest is named
from the county in Arizona and the
river in Arizona and New Mexico.
The name is said to be of Spanish or
isin but the meaning is lost, The
area of this forest is 1,762 ,G2l acres.
Supervisor w. H. Goddard is in
charge, with headquarters at Silver
City.
The Jemez National forest takes its
name from the Jemez river which de
rived its name from division OF
North American Indians who occupied
the pueblo of Jemez on this river. SUI
pervisor Ross Mcmillan is in charge
of this forest, with headquarters at
Santa Fe. The area included is 97S,
720 acres.
Lincoln county, which was named
after Abraham Lincoln. sixteenth pres.
ident of the United States, gives the
name to the Lincoln National forest.
Supervisor J. II. Kinney is in charge
of this forest, with headquarters at
Captain. The area included is $780,.
COB acres.
The Magdalena National forest is
named from the mountains of that
name. When the early Spanish eX-
plorers arrived in the region of what
tains they saw in the distance upon
one of the isolated buttes a striking
representation Of wOman's face. and
with their simple religious enthusiasm
they named it the Mountain of Our
Lady Magdalene" On closer exarina.
ton The woman's face proves to be a
rock formation. At the back of the
head a dense growth Of oak brush
makes a good substitute for hair. At
distance the face and features are
almost perfect The area included in
this forest IS 55S,4l5 acres. Supervisor
John Kerr is in charge, with headquar.
tiers At Magdalcna.
The Manzano mountains give the
name TO the Manzano National for.
est. This range of mountains is called
the Manzano, from the Spanish word
meaning apple" In the heart Of the
Manzano mountains there are several
very old and extremely large apple
trees near the site OF an old ruined
mission They were probably planted
by some Of the earlier priests who ey-
plored the country in either the fl
teenth or sixteenth century These
trees are now surrounded by a fence.
and every effort is being made by the
people Of that vicinity to preserve
them because Of their great age and
historical associations This forest
includes 567,11O acres and is in charge
of Acting Supervisor 4. d. Read, with
headquarters at Albuquerque.
The Pecos river gives It's name to
the Pecos National forest. The origin
of the name Pecos is not positively
known. II was first used by Onate
the Spanish explorer, who arrived at
the site Of the present ruin OF the
village Of Pecos on July a. 1898 This
village was then called Clcuye, and the
river upon which Il was located,
which is now called the Pecos river
was then called the Salado, In his r.,
port OF his visit TO this village O.
Cicuye. Onate referred TO It for tho
first time so far as written history
Is concerned az Pecos Tbs river
then known as the Sslado eventually
became known as the Pecos. The for
est IS called the Pecos forest because
the headwaters Of the Pecos riyei
are almost IL the center Of it IT.,
pecos river is By far the most TIA
portant river OF New Mexico from a.
irrigation standpoint. Supervisor
Ross Mcmillan, with headquarters a
Santa Re. Is In charge. The area In
cluded in this forest is 450.Ss0 acrsA