Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-25
VALUABLE YELLOW
Pine IS FOUND
Necessity for Protecting Trees for
the Use OF SettlerS.-Mdny ThouS-
and Acres Added and PdIt
of the Old Area Is
Taken of.

Washington, April. 25.-The presi-
dent has just signed a proclamation
combining the Manzano and Mt. Tay-
lor national forests. New Mexico un-
der the name of the Manzano national
forest. Besides designating the two
forests at Manzano No. 1 and Man
zano No. =. the proclamation makes
several changes in the boundaries of
each. approximately 1886 acres
have been added to the old ManZano
and an elimination of that part of the
forest lying south of the Belen cut
off of the Santa Fe railroad, amount
ing to 167,l56 acres has been made.
The additions are located along the
northeast portion of Manzano No. l.,
bordering the Estanc'a valley. This
includes the greater portion of the
north and south San Pedro noun
tains. This addition lies be-
tween the san PEDRO grant, TETON
grant and Ortiz Mine grant Much
Of the extreme northern portion of
the addition covers the steep slopes Of
the North and South San Pedro
mountains, while the southern part
covers more or less smooth coun-
try along the east sldgo f the Man
zano mountains
Considerable yellow pine is found in
the area included in this recent pro-
clamation in the vicinity of the San
Pedro mountains. ON North san Pc
dro mountains there are scattered
clunps of yellow pine and red fir,
while on the south side of the noun
tains there is some good pine in the
canyons. The slopes of san Pedro
mountains bear u scattered stand of
red fir and yellow pine. Much of TINS
mountain has been cut over from time
to time to supply the mines at san
Pedro and Golden. With the excep-
ton of the areas covered by yellow
pine the remainder of the additions Is
covered with a heavy stand of juni-
per 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 Campbell
system of dry farming there has been
considerable success the past few
years, and hence it is very important
that the timber and woodland en-
braced in the additions be protected
from ruthless exploitation in order
that the settlers may have an abund-
ant supply of wood for fuel and posts,
both at the present time and in the
future.
The elimination made by this proc
lamation, Of all the land lying south
Of the BClen cutoff, contains "A con-
siderable quantity Of juniper and
pinOn timber, but on account OF its
isolation and the great scarcity Of
water it does not form a very impor-
tant factor in the timber supply Of
the Estancia valley. This area is
chiefly important at the present time
for sheep grazing.
The recent proclamation also add
ed an area Of l10.52j acres TO the
old MI. Taylor National forest now
Manzano No. ,. This addition is in
two bodies, one on the high mesa
northeast of the town Of san Mateu,
locally known as the Sierra Chiyato
and the other on the ridge northwest
Df the town OF San MltcO. The for
mer lies between the Cebolleta, Ig-
Hatio ChaycS, and Bartolome Fer
naudez land grants and the original
forest. \ greater portion of this area
is covered with a fair stand Of yellow
pine timber which although it may
not be Of any great commercial value
al the present time, promises to he Of
great importance in the future.
In the other addition TO tho Man
ZIuu No. - on the ridge lying north
west OF the town of san Mateo. there
are some scattered bodies of yellow
pine upon the higher points while
tho remaining area is clothed with a
dense stand Of juniper and pinou,
which viii average, at least. ten
cords per acre.