The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-05-26
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President Eliminates Land From Ma.
tIonal Forests In Idaho.

/ The president has signed procIama-
tons reducing four OF the national
forests in Idaho by total Of 1852
acres. The largest reduction is in the
Minidoka forest which loses 72152
acres In ldano, besides 25,170 in Utah
The Caribou forest Is reduced by 3D.
894 acres, OF which 722 acres are In
| Wyoming, the Occur d'Alene is re-
duced by 6,608 acres, and the Pend
Oreille by 1000 acres. 1t is expected
that examinations from other Idano for
ests viii be made soon
Ihese eliminations are the result of
careful field examination made on all
| national forests by the q. s. depart
ment OF Agriculture during the sum
mer OF 1903. The examinations result
ed IN data as to the character of lands
along the forest boundaries. The OBJ
ject 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, how
ever, no increase In the national forest
area OF Idaho can be made by the pres
ident, the proclamations concern only
the areas which have been found suit
able for elimination.
The examinations from the Minidoka
forest are from all of its five divisions.
The largest elimination is from the
Black Pine division, where the boun-
dairy line is drawn In on three sides
SO as to exclue 44A sections. The
f1f+ h;o 1os& T.. \
as agricultural 1t is covered with
sage brush and has no mercantable
timber upon it. The next largest elm
nation comprises 80 sections of the
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 with
out timber. The land is largely cover
ed with mining prospects, upon many
of which mining work is iii progress
The remaining area eliminated is sage
brush land on the northern boundary
From the Cassia division Is sections
of land on the west wide are elimin-
ated. Almost this entire area is vul-
tivable. The Goose Creek division loses
number of small areas of agricul-
tural lands, totaling 171a sections On
the Sublett division the east boundary
line is changed SO as to eliminate 33
sections of bench land which contains
no timber, 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 In
terror may prescribe. Until such pub
lication and notice no persons are per-
mitted to gain any rights from any
settlement or occupation, and all such
settlement and occupation are forbid
den by the presidents proclamation.
The eliminations from the Caribou
national forest are mostly of lands
valuable only for grazing purposes, al
| though considerable portions can also
| be utilized for agriculture. Somewhat
over 5000 acres are along Stump
creek, in township south, range As
east; about 1000 acres are along Slug
creek, in township 8 south, range Al
east; and about 5000 acres are grazing
land along Tin Cup creek, in township
/ 5 south, range Al east. These COM
prise the principal areas, the remain
| ing tracts being scattered areas of ag-.
ricultural and grazing lands along the
exterior boundaries. The unappro-
pfiated portions of the areas eliminat-
| ed are restored to the public domain,
and become subject to settlement and
entry under the general provisions Of
the homestead laws upon due notice
and after the period of advertising
/ prescribed by the secretary of the in
| terror.
! The Occur dAIene eliminations are
as follows: In T. Al N, R. 3 w, B NJ,
sections II and 10; in T. a ~, R. 5
W., B. NJ, section 80, and parts of
sections 20 and 80; in T. 49 N, R. 8 w,
B. NJ, sections 8, 10, N. Il section II,
| N. u section Is, sections 16, q and %.
The eliminations in townships Al and
Az are at the northwestern extremity
of the Palouse division, and adjoin the
Couer d'Alene Indian reservation. That
| in township 40 adjoins Occur d'Alene
lake, on the west boundary of the for
est, and consists of yellow pine bench
| land, mainly agricultural. Practically
all the land eliminated is already pat
ented It was found by the field ex
animation that, aside from the land
now eliminated, the areas within the
forest chiefly valuable for agriculture
are widely scattered small areas which
| CdH DcSL NC opSuSu W oCIIlCIhCht W
listing under the act of June IL, 1906.
| 1t is thought that nearly if not quite
all of the land of his character in the
| Occur d'Alene forest has already been
applied for under this act
The Pend Oreille elimination COM
prises sections 9 and 16, T. 81 N, R. 2
E., and the s. u of section 10, T. So
| NJ, r. ] E., B. NJ, and is all patented
land Whatever land chiefly valuable
| for agriculture lies within the Pend
Oreille forest is not along the exterior
| boundaries but forms narrow strips
within the forest. Since elimination of
such strips is impracticable, agricul-
tural development of the land can best
be brought about by listings under the
act of June II, 1906. More than $500
| acres of such lands have already been
| listed for entry under this act, and a
| cor ctdarah la omo,tnt which has heen