The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-05-01
6HANGE MILTON.
I'll, FOREST
BOUNDARIES
Manzano and Mt. Taylor Forests
are Combined
BY PROCLAMATION or PRES.
Territory South of Cutoff. formerly in
cluded, now Made a Part Of National
Domain

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Washington, April. The President
has just signed a proclamation combin-
ing the Manzano and Mt. Taylor
National Forests, New Mexico, under
the name Of the Manzano National For
est. Besides designating the two for
ests at Manzano No. l and Manzano
No 2, the proclamation makes several
changes in the boundaries of each. Ap-
proximately 70,636 acres have been
added to the old Manzano and an
elimination of that part of the forest
lying south Of the Belen cutoff of the
Santa Fe Railroad, amounting to 167,-
156 acres, has been made.
The additions are located along the
northeast portion of Manzano No. /
bordering the Estancia Valley. This
includes the greater portion of the north
and south San Pedro Mountains. This
addition lies between the San Pedro
Grant, TETON Grant and Ortiz Mine
Grant. Much of the extreme northern
portion of the addition covers
Mountains, the steep slopes Of the
North and South San Pedro while
the southern part covers a more
or less smooth country along the slope
of the Manzano Mountains.
Considerable yellow pine is found in
the area included in this recent procla-
nation in the vicinity Of the San Pedro
Mountains. Onnorth San Pedro Noun
tains there are scattered clumps of vel
low pine and red fr, while ON the south
side of the Mountains there is some
good pine in the canyons. The slopes
of San Pedro Mountains bear a scattered
stand of red fir and yellow pine. Much
of this mountain has been cut from
time to time to supply the mines atSan
Pedro and Golden. With the exception
Of the areas covered by yellow pine the
remainder of the additions is covered
with a heavy stand of juniper and
pinon.
The Estancia Valley, which borders
.he additions on the east, is rapidly be-
coming prosperous agricultural region
md large numbers of people are com.
ng in from all parts of the middle west
% take up ranches in this locality. un-
Ter the new Campbell system Of dry
'arming there has been considerable
success the past few years, and hence,
t is very important that the timber
md woodland embraced in the ad-
litions be protected from ruthless ex-
,Ioitation. in order that the settlers
nay have an abundant supply OF WOOD
or fuel and posts, both at the present
ime and in the future.
The elimination made by this procla-
nation, of all the land lying south of
he Belen Cutoff, contains consider
.ble quantity of juniper and pinon
imber, but on account of its isolation
md the great scarcity of water it does
lot form a very important factor in
he timber supply of the Estancia Valley
This area is chiefly important at the .
present time for sheep grazing.
The recent proclamation also added
N area of ITO, ,525 acres to the old Mt.
Taylor National Forest now Manzanc
70. 2. This addition is in two bodies.
ne on the high mesa northeast of the
own of San Meato, locally known as
he Sierra Chivato and the other on the
idge northwest of the town of San
fateo. The former lies between the
;ebolleta, Ignatio Chaves and Barto.
,me Fernandez land grants and
he originsi Forest. A greater
ortion of this area is covered with .
air stand of yellow pine timber, which
Though it may not be of any great
value at the present time,
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