Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-03
To Preserve Country That is
Threatened Much Land
Is Added.
OPEN LAND is ELIMINATED

1sneolal to the News.

washington June 1.-The president
has lust signed proclamation dlVia-
mo the cha national forest into two
separate national forests The north-
ern division Of the present CHA VIII
be known hereafter as the Dau' ma
tional forest. while the southern divi-
sion retains the name ella, and also
takes in what was previously the Big
Burros national forest.
This proclamation has also maze
three small additions TO these forests
and one elimination. The OATH ma
tional forest now includes an additional
area not heretofore embraced In the
northern division of the CHA, OF APP
proximately $1,000 acres. This add
ton Is located in the vicinity of Cor
duroy canyon. ii Is nearly all COW
cred with yellow pine timber
The new boundary includes several
sections of very good pine along the
northeast slopes of the lndiaue peaks,
and also strip of timber which eN-
tends north from the old forest on the
east side of Corduroy canyon. a con-
siderable portion Of this timber can be
placed in a commercial class, which
will average about $500 feet per acre.
OPEN LAND ELIMINATED.
The changes also include an elimina-
ton of 2.5b9 acres OF open land located
along the east side of Corduroy canyon
near the Adobe ranch, This proclama-
ton has settled the boundaries of The
forests very satisfactorily as II includes
all the valuable timber land In the
vicinity, and at the same trne eX-
cudes all areas that are unsuited for
forest purposes
The additions 20 the ella national
forest on the south are in two parts,
one of these covers the western slope
of the Black range between the old
boundary and the Mimbres river and
consisting OF approximately $4,000
acres. This Is In the form of n long
narrow strip and still leaves a consid-
cradle area between the forest bound
AIRY and the Mimbres river. The can.
yons IN this vicinity all contain yellow
pine and some of it is of excellent
quality. and will average on limited
areas from 5000 to 5000 feet per acre.
Portions of this area were cut over
many years ago. but all such lands are
capable Of growing trees.
SECOND ADDITION.
The second addition along the south
side of the forest includes what is
known as Bear mountain. in township
IL south, ranges IA and Is west II is
an area of approximately 100 acres.
This is very important addition since
1t includes much of the watershed
of San Nincente creek. from which the
water supply for municipal and domes-
tic purposes for Silver City Is obtained.
The flood which occurred in August,
1904, and destroyed approximately $780,
900 of property in and adjacent to Sill
YER City, can be attributed almost en-
tirely Ito the destruction of brush and
timber on this area. For the welfare
of Silver City II is extremely important
that the Bear mountain addition be
carefully managed and replanted with
timber as soon as possible. This area
was originally intended to be within
the ella Forest but owing to the mac
curacies in the map II was inadvertent-
~ left out. II now contains some yell
low pine timber, approximately 100000
board feet. and considerable young
growth. which, If protected, would go
long way toward remedying the I'M
satisfactory water condition.
The area of the Datil national forest,
including the recent additions and elm
nation, is now l.270,50 acres.
The area of the new ella, including
the recent addition and the original
Zig Burros national forest, Is now
1,774.S0l acres.
The headquarters OF the ella national
forest will remain at Silver City, with
while the headquarters of the new Da-
til national forest win be at Magdalena,
IN charge of Supervisor John Kerr.