Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-03
COMBINATION IF FORESTS
 EXECUTIVE PROCLAMATION
Includes the Greater Portion of the North and South San Pedro Mountans-Much of the Territory Is Valued
 Wooded Area of Pine, Juniper and Pinon.

WASHINGTON, May 2.--The rIvs- ident has just signed a proclamation combining the Manzano and Mt. Fay lor National Forests. New Mexico, l under the name of the ManZano Ma | tional Forest. Besides designating the two forests as Manzano No. l ana Manzana No. ?, the proclamation makes several changes in the boun- daries of each. Approximately 70,636 acres have been added to the ofd Manzano and an elimination of that part of the forest lying south of the Belen cutoff of the Santa Fe rail road, amounting to 167,1 acres. has been made.
 The additions are located along the northeast portion of Manzano No. 1 bordering the Estencia Valley. Tn1s includes the greater portion of the north and south San Pedro mount aims. This addition lies between the San Pedro Grant, Tejop Grant, and Ortiz Mine Grant. Much oF the ex- treme northern portion of the addi- tion covers the steep slopes of the North and South San Pedro mount ains, while the southern part covers
 
 the east slope of the Manzano mount ains.
 Considerable yellow pine is found in the area included in this lv,elll proclamation in the vicinity of the San Pedro mountains. On North San Pedro mountains there are scaIleI eu clumps of yellow pine and red >lir, while on the south side of the mount ains there is some good pine m the canyons. The slopes Of San Pedro mountains bear a scattered stand of red fir and yellow pine, Mucn of this mountain has been cut over from time to time to supply the mines at San Pedro and Golden With the exception of the areas covered by yellow pine the remainder of the ad- ditions Is covered with a heavy stand of Juniper and pinon-
 The Estancia Valley, which borders the additions on the east, is rapidly becoming a prosperous agricultural region and large numbers of people are coming in from all parts of the middle west to take up ranches in this locality. Under the new Camp bell system of dry farming there has been considerable success the p=sr few years, and hence, it is very i'm portant that the timber and wood land embraced in the additions be protected from ruthless exploitation, in order that the settlers may have an abundant supply of wood for fuel and posts, both at the present time and in the future.
 The elimination made by this proc ,F. H1 1v- ing south of the Belen cutoff. This area contains a considerable quairi- ty of juniper and pinon timber, but on account of it's isolation and the great scarcity of water it does nup form very important factor in the timber supply oS the Estancia Valley. This area is chiefly important at the present time for sheep grazing.
 The recent proclamation also add ed an area of 110,525 acres to the old Mt Taylor National Forest now Mzn- zano No. 2 This addition is in two bodies, one on the high mesa north east of the town Of San MateO, locally known as the Sierre ChiVato and tn, other or the ridge northwest of tae town of San Mateo. The former hes between the CebolIeta, Isuacio Chaves, and Bartolome Fernandes land grants and the original forest. A greater portion of this area is GOV cred with a fair stand of yellow pine timber, which although it may not be of any great commercial value at the present time. promises to be of great importance in the future.
 In the other addition to the Man hn rfH IT, h. west of the town of San Mateo, there are some scattered bodies of yellow pine upon the higher points, while the remaining area is clothed with a dense stand of juniper and pinoa, which will average, at least, ten cords per acre.