Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-07-29
0F THE ARIZONA
 FOREST
Boundaries Changed On Nearly All Reserves
 In Territory

W NASHl NJ HUN, ". V, July @' The President mas just signed executive orders making important changes in the boundaries of practically all of the national forests in the Territory of Arizona. This is another step in the comprehensive plan of redistricting the the national forests in all the western states.
 No addition in forest area IS involv- ed in the rcdistricting plan. The ob. ject of the work is Co equali2e the area of administrative units and to arrange their boundaries in sucn n manner as to promote the most practical and eff. cient administration Uf the forests. It 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 stockmen, lumbermen, miners, and other users ar settlers in the national forests. The Arizona national forests which will be affected by this encouragement are as follows:
 The Apache National Forest com. prises the territory formerly known as the Black Mesa (S), and is administer. ed by Supervisor D. (. Martin, with headquarters at Springerville. The area of this forest is l,30i,32O acres.
 The Chiricahna National Forest, which is a consolidation of the Chirica- hua and PelUncillo National Forests, is in charge of Acting Supervisor Arthur II. Zacbau, with headquarters at Doug las. There are 466,497 acres in this forest.
 The san Francisco Mountains, Grand Canyon (S), and part of the Black Mesa and Tonto National Forests, are now consolidated under one name Coconino National Forest t-wita an area of 3,60I ,39O acres. Supervisor F. q. w. Pooler, with headquarters at Flagstaff, has charge.
 The Crook National Forest, which has an area of 7s9,34O acres, is admin. istered by Supervisor Theodore T. Swift, with headquarters at SaiYord. This forest is composed of what was formerly known as the Mt. Graham and Tonto (S) National Forests.
 The Garces National Forest, with an area of 644,395 acres, comprises the old Babequivari, Tumacacori, and Hua. cnuca National Forests. Supervisor Roscoe c. Wilson, with headquarters at Nogales, is in charge.
 Supervisor Alex. J. Mackay is in charge of the Sitgreaves National Forest, with headquarters at Snow. flake. This forest covers an area of s5l, ,s4O acres, and is composed of the old Black Mesa (N), and part of the Tonto National Forests.
 The Santa Catalina, Santa Rita, and Dragoon National Forests, covering an area of 966,36s acres, will hereafter be known as the Coronado National For. est, and is in charge of Supervisor R. J. selkirk, with headquarters at Ben.
 The Grand Canyon (N) National Forest, covering an area of 965, ,76O acres, will hereafter be known as the Kaibab National Forest. Mir. John II. Clark will be retained as Acting For est Supervisor, with headquarters at Kanab, Utah.
 The Prescott and Verde National Forests are now known as the Prescott National Forest, covering an area of l,a03,26s acres. Supervisor c. II. Hin. derer, with headquarters at Prescott, is in charge.
 The Tonto National Forest. which was heretofore known as the Tonto (N) National Forest, covers an area of 2,o39,Oio acres. Supervisor W. II. Reed is in charge, with headquarters at Roosevelt.
 The forest service desires to reduce the area of the average administrative units to approximately 10000 acres, as IS shown by the fact that under the plan of redistricting there will be l4l Supervisors in the United States who will administer more than l67 .0OO OO0