The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

would not reach the valley throug
gulvhes filed with the wash fror
; denuded mountain sides. To prov
this statement he does not have t.
accept the authority given in Pres
ident Roosevelrs last message
Let him ask any resident of TIL
Lost River valleys, where not on
mountain stream in ten ever reach
es the main valley without bein.
lost in the rocks and gravel borne
down by the elements from unpro
tected mountain sides.
He prattles learnedly of hghtiI,
FIRE with sheep. Close grazing viii
prevent FIRE in open grassy country
Such fires do not damage the ma
ture timber. they only kill tn,
young growth. The mature trees
will reseed, the only damage being
a setback of the second growth.
No one has yet dicovered a breed
of mutton that will thrive upon
the dry pine needles, deadbrus h
and down timber that produce the
intense heat while burning that
destroys the mature growth.
He calls upon the old residents
10 verify his statements. Let me
refer him to the old settlers of
So aw Greek valley. They will
probably tell him, as thev told me,
that the 5000 acres Of bush, logs
and blasted trunks on West Noun
tain was once a valuable forest un
til two rival sheepmen disputed
over the range. The vanquished
camptender burned out his success
full adversary, with the result that
portions of it are unused today be-
cause the sheepherder is 10th to
put his herd III the brush the
farmer would have them eat to
save burning Ten thousand acres.
the largest burn on the Payette
watershed, representing probably
30 million feet OF timber and 81 10,
600 of the peoples property wasted
to crafty personal spite. This
is the protection he would offer
YOU OF five fires in the Payette
forest the past season ranging from
one acre to one thousnd in extent,
every one was on sheep range the
permittee claimed was crowded
He intimates that we are ruin
ing the sheep industry of Idaho by
excluding sheep from the national
forests, when Mr.. Pinchots state
ment published few days hence,
shows that the number of sheep |
upon the forests has been
He insinuates that we are not
all we are supposed to be as fire
an opinion not shared by
the five great lumber companies Of
the northern part of the state, who
have recently seGt one of their
to Washington to enlist the
cooperation of the forest service in
The protection of their timber.
He states that our ranks are filled
with men who could not make a
living at any other work. AS the
civil service examination they are
,equired 10 pass conditions that
hey must be full gown, twenty
,ne and physically pefect. they all
to reach this state of de-
'elopment without famine.
He inquiries what damage can
esult by cutting a few acres OF
imber along the river bank.
Much of this timber land is re.
moved from the river and mount
inous. unfit for anything but tim
ier culture, as any one who will |
axe pains to examine may find {
mt. |
One lumber company recently |
ented IL, 900 acres of its hold I
lgs to a sheep grazer for the
nm of 1928, or three times as /
luch as the forest seryice charges t
II its grazing privilege. Who I
J running the sheep owner2 c
He discources eloquently upon a
ie noble battle Of the sheepmen. t
'e stated and csn prove that d
Ie total number of sheep allow +
on the forest ranges is being s.
creased instead of reduced.
The principal cuts being made
e upon the large owners to make
ON Tor the new grazers. ranch
pners like our rural correspond
{, who prefer to raise the stock W
at eat their hay. The fight is, b
all we leave the fully stocked Z
nge in possession of those already /
,upying it, or reserve the right %
let in new owner. From the III
imosity dispayed in his article, ne
2 would almost suspect he was at
: of the mobile fighters" with
re sheep than alfalfa.
lie informs us that the eastern c,
mers are all getting rich and or
re is no need of second Noah, ter
en- the PAGERS have hardly ceas- .ag
writing about the flood at Pine stt
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