Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-08-01
CHANGE FOREST Line
BOUNDARIES In Washington
MOST ALL MOVED.
President Roosevelt Makes Important
Changes-Will Redistrict National
Forests in All Northwest States
Will Be of General Benefit to Stock
men, Miners and Lumbermen.


utive orders making important
changes in the boundaries of practi-
cally all the national forests in the
state of Washington. This is another
step in the comprehensive plan of re-
districting national forests in all of
the western states
No addition to the forest area is in
volved in the redistricting plan. The
object of the work is to equalize the
areas of administrative units and to
arrange their boundaries in such a
manner as to promote the most prac-
teal and efficient administration of
the forests. 1t will enable officers of
the forest service to give prompt at
tention to all forest business and fur
Their the interests and add to the con-
venience of stockmen, lumbermen,
miners and other users or settlers in
the national forests. The Washington
national forests which will be affected
by this arrangement are as follows:
The Chelan national forest will have
an area of 2,04S,6 $40 acres and will con-
sist OF that portion of the Washington
national forest formerly known as the
Washington (east). 1t is located in
Chelan and Okanogan counties. The
forest will continue to be administered
by Supervisor George w. Nilham,
with headquarters at Chelan, Wash
Approximately 946,SSO acres COM
prising the southern portion of the
Rainier forest will form the new Co
lumbia national forest. 1t is located
in Lewis, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Scamania
and Yakima counties. The forest is
to be administered by Acting Super
visor Thomas p. Mckenzie. with head
quarters at Portland, Ore. Mr.. McKen-
zie is promoted to this position from
deputy supervisor of Wenaha forest.
Ne change is made in the boundaries
of the Colville forest, which has an
approximate area of $685. acres, To-
Gated in Okanogan and Ferry counties.
1t Will also continue to be admins
tered by Supervisor w. w. Cryder,
with headquarters at Republic, Wash.
The Olympic forest also remains
without change and has an approx
mate area of 1,594,56O acres, and is 10.
Gated in Clallam, Chehalis and Mason
counties, under the administration OF
Supervisor Fred Hansen, with head
quarters at Hoodsport, Wash.
The Rainier forest includes the
northern part of the old forest of this
name and small part of the Wash
ington (W), and will have approx
mately 1876, 100 acres. 1t is located
in Pierce, Lewis, Skamania, Kittitas
and Yakima counties. This forest will
continue to be administered by Super
visor G. F. Allen, with headquarters
at Orting, Wash.
The New Snoqualmie.
Snoqualmie is the appropriate name
which has been given to the southwest
portion of what was formerly known
as the Washington (wesD, with an
area of approximately 1904, 166 acres
1t is located in Snohomish and King
counties, and will be administered by
Supervisor Burt p. Kirkland, with
headquarters at Seattle, Wash.
The Washington forest will have al
area of 1,493,400 acres, and will in
clude the northern portion of what
was formerly called the Washington
(west). 1t is located in Whatcom
Skagit and Snohomish counties. This
forest is to be administered by Super
visor Charles H. Flory, with headquar
tiers at Bellingham, Wash.
The Wenaha forest remains withou
change, and contains S13,342 acres
and it is located in the states o
Washington and Oregon. This fores
will continue to be administered b!
Supervisor ]. M. Schmitz, with head
quarters at Walla Walla, Wash.
The forest to be known as Wenat
chez forest includes the southern par
of the former Washington forest, ant
has an approximate area of 1873, Sc.
acres. 1t is located in Chelan and Kit
titas counties, and will be admins
tered by Supervisor A. II. Sylvester
with headquarters at Leavenworth
Wash.
The forest service desires to reduc
the area of the average administrative
units to approximately 100000 acres
This was not possible in all cases, a
is shown by the fact that under tn
plan of redistricting there will be IA
supervisors in the United States, VIII
will administer more than 100000
acres of national forests.