CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-07-30

Washington, July 22.-The president
has just signed executive orders max
ing important changes in the boundar-
les of practically all the National For
ests in the state of Colorado. This is
another step in the comprehensive
plan of redistricting 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 ofiicers of
the forest service to give prompt at
tention to all forest business and fur
ther the interests and aid to the con-
venience of stockmen, lumbermen,
miners, and other users or settlers in
the national forests. The Colorado Ma
tional forests which will be affected
by this re-arrangement are as fol-
lows:
aho will have an approximate area OF
761, ,44O acres, and will consist of por-
tons of the Medicine Bow, Pixies Peak,
and Leadville forests. It Is located in
Larimer, Grand, Boulder and Summit
counties. This forest will be admins
tered by Supervisor G. J. 8tahl. Win
headquarters at Sulphur Springs.
The forest to be known as the Bat
tlement will have an approximate area
of 797,720 acres, formerly known as
the Battlement Mesa 1t Is located in
Garfield, Mesa, Pitkin, and Gunnison
counties. This forest will be administ-
cred by Supervisor David Anderson,
with headquarters at Collbran.
The Cochetopa forest will have an
approximate area of 922, 2,240 acres, and
will consist of portions of the Lead
Vile and Cochetopa forests. 1t is To-
Gated in sagauche and Hinsdale coun-
ties. This forest will be administered
by Superintendent Eugene Williams,
with headquarters at Saguache.
The forest to be known as the Gun
nison will have an area of approxi-
mately 97a,440 acres, and consists Of
portions Of the old Gunnison, Leadville
and Cochetopa forests. 1t is located in
Gunnison, Delta, Montrose and Chaffee
counties, and will be administered by
Supervisor w. r. Kreutzer, with head
quarters at Gunnison.
The forest to be known as the Holy
Cross will have an area of approx
mately 1890 $3.50 acres, and consists Of
portions of the old Holy Cross. Gun
nison, Battlement Mesa and Leadville
forests 1t is located in Eagle, Pitkin.
Garfield and Gunnison counties. This
forest will be administered by Super
visor H. H. French, with headquarters
at Glenwood Springs.
The Las Animas forest contains ap-
proximately 1876, $50 acres. No change
in boundaries is made by the redis-
tricting. The Las Animas forest is To-
Gated in Huerfano, Costilla and Las
Animas counties and will be admins
tered by Acting Supervisor c. A. Whit
ney, with headquarters at La Veta.
The forest to be known as the Lead
Vile will have an approximate area Of
1,1O0.400 acres, made up of portions
of the old Leadville. Pixies Peak. Gun
nisin and. Cochetopa forests. 1t is To-
Gated in Summit, Lake. Park and Chat
fee counties. This forest will be admin
istered by Supervisor A. L. stroup,
with headquarters at Leadville.
The forest to be known as the Medi-
cine Bow will have an approximate
area OF 692,540 acres. 1t is located in
Larimer and Boulder counties, and
consists Of the eastern portion of the
Colorado division Of the old Medicine
Bow forest. This forest win be admin
istered by Supervisor H. N. Wheeler,
with headquarters at Fort Collins.
The forest to be known as the Mon
tezuma will have an approximate area
Of 1,176,5S0 acres, consisting of por-
ton OF the former Montezuma and Ou-
ray forests. 1t is located In San Miguel
and Montezuma counties. This forest
will be administered by Acting Super
visor Ress Phillips, with headquarters
at Mancos.
The forest to be known as the Pike
will have an approximate area Of
1,336,000. 1t consists of portions Of the
former Pixies Peak and Medicine Bow
forests. 1t is located in Clear Creek,
Park, Douglas, Teller, Ell Paso and
Fremont counties. This forest will be
administered by Acting Supervisor c.
w. Fitzgerald. with headquarters at
Denver.
The forest To ha knnwn aa the Rio