Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-05
Executive Orders Signed Making
important Changes in Boun-
diaries of Reserves.
SWEEPING REARRANGEMENT
w. VI. Anderson is to rniSc Supervision
On the uinta Forest Win Lead
quarters at Ncrnal'
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has signed executive orders making
important hanges in the boundaries
of practically all of the national forests
in the state 70 Utah. This Is another
step In the comprehensive plan of re-
districting the national forests in all
of the western states
No addition In forest area is involved
in the redistrictng plan The object
of the work is to equalize the area Of
administrative units and to arrange
their boundaries in such manner IA
to promote the most practlcal ana Gun
Gent administration of the forests. II
will enable officers of the forest service
TO give prompt attention to all forest
business and further the interests and
add to the convenience of stockmeu.
Iumbermen miners, and other users
or settlers In the national forests
THOSE AFFECTED.
The Utah national forests which will
be affected by this REIMBURSEMENT are
as follows:
The Ashley forest, with an area Of
Sq4 500 acres comprises what was for
merlv the eastern part of the Ginta
national forest The division boundary
between the Ashley and the new Uinta
national forest begin where the Lake
form of Cottonwood creek crosses the
lItHl- w NOlnlnB DpAlNtAA NaA'"'AN'
southerly along this creek to the main
divide of the Unta mountains thence
west and south along the main divide
to the head of Lake Fork creek which
Is a tributary of the Duchcsne river;
thence following this creek southerly
and southeastcrly to the southern houn-
diary of the forest. This forest VIII be
under the supervision of VIM. NJ. An
derson, formerly deputy supervisor on
the IIinta forest, with headquarters AT
Vernal.
HEADQUARTERS AT PROVO.
After the establishment of the Ashley
forest from territory formerly en-
hraced in the eastern portion Of the
Irinta, the remaining portion, compris-
ing an area of l,l55,040 acres, retains
the former name of Uinta. MI w. l.
Pack is supervisor, With headquarters
at Provo, as before.
The Utah and Idaho divisions of the
former Bear River national forest have
been consolidated into the Cache ma
tional forest. The area Is o5o,sto
acres. MIR. w. w Clark has been ap-
pointed supervisor, with headquarters
at Logan. Mr.. ]. +. Squires, who was
acting supervisor during Mr.. clark
temporary detail TO inspection work,
returns to his duties as deputy super
visor.
The Pocatello is a consolidation of
the former Port Neuf, Pocatello, and
the Malad division of the former Bear
River national forest. The area Is
! S04 sos acres which lies almost wholly
in the state of Idaho, only the extreme
southern part being in the state Of
Utah. Mr.. G. 9. smith VIII pc IN
charge with headquarters at Pocatello.
Mr.. smith has had great deal of eX-
| perlence in forestry work while on the
| Weiser and Boise forests.
ADDITIONS TO DIXIE.
| To the original Dixie national forest
| has been added the Mt. Trumhull and
the Shiwitz additions in Mojave coun-
| ty, Arizona, consisting of 625,oO0 acres
| on the north of the Grand canyon Of
the Colorado. The headquarters re-
| main at st. George, and Mr.. g. /.
Hudde is the acting supervisor. Thc
| total area of the forest is now l,09l,l
acres.
What was formerly the Beaver ma
| tonal forest has been united with the
| southern divson of the old Fillmore for
est under the name Fillmore. Tho
| combined area is 5S2,699 acres. This
! forest will be under the supervision of
| William Hurst with headquarters at
| Beaver.
The Fishlake and Glenwood national
| forests, comprising an area of 5372S3
! acres, are COnlDlntu anu W ~ iASlt-
after be known as the Fish Lake ma
| tional forest. MIR. n. E. Smell will
| be retained as supervisor with head
| quarters at Sallna.
The La Sale national forest, com
! prising an area of 414,lS0 acres, Is a
| consolidation of the La sal and Mon
tlcello national forests Mr.. Orrin c..
| Snow viii remain IN charge with head
| quarters at Moab,
The Mantl national forest. covering
| an area of 7S6,0S0 acres, lying south OF
| the Uintah national forest Is not al
feoted by the redlstrcting, MI. A. W.
| Jensen continues as supervisor with
headquarters at Ephraim as heretofore.
The Minidoka national forest, cover
ing an area of 736.407 acres, Is a cua-
solidatlon of the Cassia and Ratt River
| national forets Of Utah and Idaho Mr..
| William Mccoy is tho acting super
visor with headquarters at Oakley,
| Idaho.
The detached northern portion of the
old Fillmore forest lying MOI Invest of
! Round valley, together with the areas
| formerly known as the Vernon anG
! Payson national forests have been CON
solidnted into one forest known as tho
Nebo. The area Of the new forest
is $4,000 acres. Mr. Dan $. Pack, form
| cry OF tue lagaol Apltalt continues
as supervisor with headquarters a,
| Payson.
TO BE NAMED POWELL
The Aquarus national forest, cover
ing an area OF 12G,Ij9 acres viii here
after be known as the Powell, in honm
of the great explorer and scientist OF
that name. MI George II. Barney will
be retained as forest supervisor with
headquarters at Escalante
No change has boon made H. the
boundary OF the Sewer national for
est The area is 7lO,920 acres, super
visor 4. G. Hoyt viii retain charge
with headquarters at Pangutch
The Wasatch national forest, COW
erlng an area OF 2igSi0 acres, is cun-
solidaton of tho salt Lake. Nasatrh.
ana GrantsYille national forests. Mn
u, III. Clarke VIII remain in charge With
headquarters az Salt Lake cts
The forest service desires to reduce
the area Of thu average administrative
units 10 approximately 1000 600 acres
This was not possible IN an cases, as
Is shown by the fact that under the
plan Of redistHctlnR there win be "a
supervisors I'm the United states who
VIII administer moro than 10000, 600
acres OF national forest area.
REVENUE ANNOUNCED.
Announcement has just boon made Of
the amounts which each state contain
ng national forests WIN receive under
me new law giving % per cent OF the
GROSS receipts from forests 10 these
states. Tho total amount 10 60 10 the
Hthtos, from the receipts 0f the fiscal
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