Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-01-15
Has An Area OF Some
72I.780 Acres Its
Boundaries
Why Government Con
Siders Its Protection
Necessary

~ tated Ir au exclusive dispatch /
Ia tho Joufns. Miner some days ago.
Ptesident Roosevelt bas sgno1 "a procla
mation creating the Verd National
Fmest in Arizona The new forest mas
en- area ~ 72t $50 acrcs with the .,
c.pt,on Of az township. Ira Maricops
county. b. lies IN Yavapei county
hougby speaking DO embraces tns
Black Hiiis range from % point seven
miles north ot jerome. In southcriy
direction 90 BE- point twolvc miles south
II ihs county boundary line In Mar
oops county Ice width ranges from
seven miles % the north end 80 twenty
-four mites a. the Marcopa county line.
Tn, anst boundary IN, passes 0 short
distaucc east or Jerome. following icgai
subdiyisions. TO- 90 point On the Verde
rivei ter mice southeast II Camp
Verde, from whence The Verde river
Forms it, EASTERN boundary line TO tho
southepsf corner of the forest Camp
Verde u located four miles east 81 tho
eastern boundary.
The west boundary follows icgai sub
divisions exclusively. II rlns SOUTH 20
point four mites east 0i Dewey and
fourteen mice cast of Mayer. The
southwest corner u ir Maricops county,
,svcu miles south ~ the Yavnpai coun
~ limo
The groator portion of the area ot
this new forest ~ covered with a growth
~ brush % 10 commercial value. It's pro-
lection however r considered as I'm
portant by the department n heavily
torestcd and. 10, as IN the case Of
southerp California mis- scrubby
growtn thc only toiug nat conserves
the water supply and protects tho
watersheds % thc Verde river from
serious erosion.
The creation OF tn,s HcR national
forest ,e considered necessary By IN,
reclamation service for ~. best ad
ministration OF the reclamation hSt, n
this watershed mas m important rela
tion to the full development % he ir
rigablc innds " 'he Salt River ALLEY
In order tina, the ricu lands IN tnBt par
Of Arizona may be brought o. theil
highest development tho watershe,
embraced 70 The forest viii be pro
teetcd from damage through wastcfu
numbering ana 1vorgrazing Parts 81
the forest are alleged BE- nave suffered
from oyergrazing By large herds d
goats, and tho protection OF me orusi
cover will prevent furthci crosien an,
impairment Of the water supply
The creation of tno new forest vii
by ne means prohibit grazing within
its boundaries The forest service vii
endcavoi TO regulate grazing 50 tina
the watershed ~ the Verde river vii
not pc 'nJured In this way IN ,m
portap' -ourC, ~ water convcrg,ng 70
ward Sai' river aud its tributaries vii
De protected foi the ultimate develop
men, OF tho irrigated lands
Including recent additions. the Pros
colt and Verde National Forests on
brace on srea MI 100000 acre. ii
Yayapa count,
A. Soon e. practical. The ,orv.s
~iN commence tae construction 9f pc,
naooa. Improvement sscnt,e Boz "a
propc s.pl s,or q. iha crest Az
ministrat.y. building fr ne accom-
nodatioa Ono anger giI bc buil
aaJ ID, severe atau6o. .rorocted b
'cicph0He n. irslr, d, .h, ores
Hil ldmlnistorod Prom rrr1ca.. an,
D. 40 r. Intention B. orner .4. ',rcs
telephaa- Inc, with a~ ssc telc
obone yst'
\ tetpnJr lra COS Gcas puHt a
.,o oSpcns, h department connect
~ Flagstaff ytn Camp Verde IL
fn, utcutio confirm. n IN
s1p'r through Don. Verde ct m
hrargf he Tonic 5rH N-1t
oan q. aoosev,
fra othcrr af zero 5
~ .era ono ~ a. e-es' miner,
cct,on. tho vest r. Unite
'ard, m.l. nd .c1,e - .tnD pr
rue'ng art nromisng roppe nd gol
propertios ,7 embraced IN i,e boui
darcs Choir Creek mining listric
section N much activity Mt presen