The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-07-24
FOREST AREAS
IN COLORADO
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN BoUN-
DIARIES OF MANY OF THE
RESERVES.
NAMED
ARRANGEMENT OF NEW RIO
eRANpE RESERVES IN SOUTH
WESTERN COUNTIES.

Denver.-The President has signed
the order making important changes in
the boundaries of practically all the
forest reserves in Colorado.
No additions have been authorized
and an attempt has been made to bring
the area of forest under each Il yer
visor as close as possible to 1,OOG,OO0
acres. Under the new plan the IA
Supervisors in the United States will
administer the 167 100000 acres OF ma
tional forest
The Colorado forest resolves are as
follows:
Arapahoe, 261,440 acres. consisting
of portions of the Medicine Bow, Pike p
Peak and Leadville forests, located in
Larimer, Grand, Boulder and Summit
counties; supervisor, c. J. Stahl, Sui
phI< Springs.
B4ttlement, 797,720 acres. formerly
known as Battlement Mesa, located III
Garfield, Mesa, Pitkin and Gunnisou
counties; supervisor, David Anderson.
COlbran.
Cochetopa, 922,24O acres, CONSISTING
of portions of the Leadville and Coche-
topa forests, located in Saguache and
Hinsdale counties; supervisor, Eugene
Williams, Saguache.
Gunnison, 973,440 acres, consists Of
portions of the old Gunnison, Lea'l-
vile and Cochetopa forests, located in
Gunnison, Delta, Montrose and Chaffee
counties; supervisor, w. X. kruetZer.
Gunnison.
Holy Cross, 1,290.SSO acres, consists
Of portions of the Holy Cross, Gunni-
son, Battement, Mesa and Leadvillc
forests located in Eagle, Pitkin, Gar
field and GunnisOn counties: supcr
visor, H. H. French, Glenwood Spring
Las Animas, 196,62O acres; no
change in boundaries; located in Huer-
fano, Costilla and Las Animas coun-
ties; acting supervisor. c. A. Whitney.
La Veta
Leadville, 1,10O,4OO acres, made up
of portions of the old Leadville, Pixies
Peak, Gunnison and Cochetopa forests
located in Summit, Lake, Park AMI
Chaffee counties; supervisor, A. l..
Stroup, Leadville.
Medicine Bow, 692, $40 acres, lo0hed
in Larimer and Boulder counties and
consists of the eastern portion of the
Colorado division of the old Medicine
Bow forests; supervisor, H. N. Wheel
er, Fort Collins
Montezuma, 1,176,5SO acres, consist
ing of portions of former Montezuma
and Ouray forests, located in San MI
guel and Montezuma counties; acting
supervisor Ress Phillips, Mancos.
Pike, 1,336,000 acres, consists of pol-
tions Of former Pixies Peak and Medl-
cine Bow forests, located in Clear
Creek. Park, Douglas, Teller. Ell Paso
and Fremont counties; acting super
visor. c. w. Fitzgerald, Denver.
New Rio Grande Reserve.
Rio Grande. 1855 900 acres, consists
etopa forests, located in Hinsdale,
Mineral, Rio Grande and Conejos
counties; supervisor F. c. Spencer,
Monte VISTA
Routt, 1,O4S,0S6 acres, known form
erly as Park range forest, located in
Routt, Larimer and Grand counties,
boat Springs.
San Juan, 1,419,S10 acres; consists /
of territory formerly in San isabelle !
and Wet Mountain forests. located in
Chaffee, Fremont, Saguache. Custer
Pueblo, Huerfano and Costilla coun- /
ties; acting supervisor ]. NJ Langwor |
thy, West Cliffe.
San Juan, 1,4l9,S4O acres; consists
OF portions Of old San Juan and Monte
yuma forests, located in Hinsdale. San |
Juan, La Plata, Mineral and Archuleta 3
counties; supervisor, E. w. SS
Durango.
Uncompahgre, 941, ,120 acres; cohHs
OF the old Uncompahgre, Fruita and On
ray forests and portions of the Monte
yuma forests. located in Mesa. Mont.
rose. Ouray, San Miguel. Gunnison and
H1nsdale counties; supervisor. H. X
Porter. Delta
White River 970,s30 acres, located N
Routt. Rio Blanco, Garfield and Easle
counties; supervisor, James A. Blair
Meeker.