The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-29
NATIONAL FORESTS
BEING CURTA|LED
President NarroWS Boundaries
of Reserves in Utah, idaho
and Wyoming.
PURPOSE OF REDUCTIONS.
NONE CAN OBTAIN RIGHTS UN-
TIL PUBLICATION.

The President has signed proclama-
tions reducing four of the national for
ests in Idaho by a total OF 1852 acres.
The largest reduction is in the Mini
doka forest, which loses 72,152 acres
in Idaho, besides 25,170 in Utah. The
Caribou forest is reduced by 1884
acres, of which 722 acres are in Wyo-
ming, the Occur d'Aiene is reduced by
6.60S acres, and the Pend O'Reille by
1900 acres. 1t is expected that elimi-
nations from other Idaho forests will
be made soon.
These eliminations are the result of
a careful field examination made on
all national forests by the United States
department of agriculture during the
summer of 1909. The examinations re-
suited in data as to the character OF
lands along the forest boundaries. The
object sought was to learn both where
lands within the boundaries should be
excluded from the forests and where
outside lands should, in the interest
of their best use and in accordance
with the principles laid down by law
for the creation Of national forests, be
brought within the boundaries. Since,
however, no increase in the national
forest area of Idaho can be made by
Germ only the areas which have been
found suita BILE for elimination.
The eliminations from the Minidoka
forest are from all of its five divisions.
The largest elimination is from the
black pine division, where the bound
airy line is drawn in on three sides so
as to exclude 443 sections.
Land Is Agricultural.
The larger portion of this land is
classed as agricultural 1t Is covered
with sagebrush and has no merchant
abletimb Der upon 1T. The next largest eli
0F %y.o
Raft river division in Utah. Over half
of this area is taken from the south
side, where the land is extremely rough
and rugged and practically without
timber. The land is largely covered
with mining prospects, upon many of
which mining work is in progress. The
remaining area eliminated is sage
brush land on the north boundary.
From the CaSSia division Is sections
Of land on the west side are eliminated.
Almost this entire area is cultivable.
The Goose creek division loses a num-
Der of small areas of agricultural lands,
totaling ia sections. On the Sub
lett division the east boundary line Is
changed so as to eliminate SO sections
of bench lands which contains no tim
Der, nearly all of which is well suited
for dry farming purposes.
The unapprOpriated portions of these
eliminated areas will become subject
TO settlement and entry on such date
and after such notice by publication
as the secretary of the interior may
prescribe. Until such publication and
notice no persons are permitted TO gain
any rights from any settlement or oc-
cupation, and all such settlement and
occupation are forbidden by the Presi-
dents proclamation.
The eliminations from the Caribou
national forest are mostly OF lands
valuable only for grazing purposes, al
hough considerable portions can also
be utilized for agriculture. Somewhat
over 5000 acres are along Stump creek,
In township south, range IS east;
about 1000 acres are along Slug creek.
IN township south, range "A east;
and about 5000 acres are grazing land
along Tin Cup creek. in township 8
south, range "A east.