The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-07-04
CHANGES in New Mexican
National Forest Boundaries


proclamation dividing the ella
National Forest into two separate
National Forests. The northern
division OF the present ella will
be known hereafter as the Dat'l
National Forest, while the south
81 division retains the ma ne CHA.
and also takes in what was pre-
viouslv the big Burros National
Forest.
This proclamation has also mad
three small additions to thcs,
forests and one elimination. The
Datil National Forest now includes
an additional area not heretofore
embraced in the northern division
OF the ella, OF approNlmatel,
$4,000 acres. This addition is
located in the vicinity OF Corduroy
CANYON. IL is nearly all covered
with yellow pine timber.
The new boundary includes
several sections OF very good pine
along the northeast slopes OF the
Indian Peaks, and also q strip OF
timber which extends north from
the old forest on the east side OF
Corduroy CANYON. \ considerable
portion OF this timber q I've
placed in a COMMERCIAL class,
which will average about $500
ieet per acre.
The changes also include an
elimination OF 2,559 acres OF open
land located along the last side OF
Corduroy Canyon near the Adobe
ranch. This proclamation has
settled the boundaries OF the TOR
ests very satisfactorily as II in.
cludes all the valuable cumberland
IN the vicinity, and at the sam,
time excludes all are unsuited ioI
forest purposes.
The additions to the ella Ma.
tional Forest on the south are IL
two parts, one OF these covers tn,
western slope OF the Black Rang,
between The old boundary and tn,
Mimbres river. consisting OF APP
proximately 10000 acres. This
is IN the form OF a long narrow
strip and still leaves a consider
able area between the torres
boundary and the Mimbres river
The canyons in this vicinity al
contain yellow pine and some OF !
is OF excellent quality, and vii
average on limited areas iron
:. 5000 TO 5000 feet per acre. Pof
; tons OF this area were cut owe
many years ago, but all such land
, are capable OF growing trees.
The second addition along III
south side OF the forest include
what is known as Bear Mountain
. in twp. II south, ranges ~ and I
west. Ii is an area oil approx
5 matelv t2,ISo acres. This is
&. very important addition since
Z includes much oil the watershed c
e San Nincente creek from whic
e the water supply tor municipal an
= domestic purposes Tor Silver Cit
is obtained. The food which OF
CURED in August, 1904, and des
e troyed approximately 100000
property in and adjacent to Silly,
CITY can be attributed almost ct
tirely to the destruction OF brus
d and timber on this area. For III
Y welfare OF Silver City it is e,
e tremely important that the BE;
!. Mountain addition he careful
managed and replanted with tin
Der as soon as possible.
This area was originally inten'
I'd to be within the Gila Fores
- but owing TO the inaccuracies
the map 1t was Inadvertently lie
a out. IL now contains some yello
=. pine timber approximately 10000
:, board feet, and consid,rahl your
~ growth; which ii protected, wou
~ 20 a long way toward remedylr
the unsatisfactory water cond
y. ton.
a The area OF the Datil Nation
Forest, including the recent a
! ditions and eliminatIons, is nc
:, I,z7o, 500 acres.
i The area OF the new ella,
, Guiding the rccent addition and Il
:, original big Burros National 10
= est is nov I,-7+,SoI acres.
,, The headquarters oil the CT
;, National Forest will remain
:, Silver City, with Supervisor ".
; Goddard in charge, while q
headquarters OF the new Dar
National Forest will be NJ Magd
lena, in charge oil Supervisor lol
Kerr,