Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-07-21
SECRETARY WILSON RECEIVES
NEW LIGHT ON AGRICUL-
TURAL LANDS HERE.
There Have Been Approximately 51,-
500 Acres In Idaho and $3.50
From National Forest Reserves.

WAoHlNGION, july lt.-When I
Secretary Wilson of the department
of agriculture returned to Washing
ton last summer after hurried
trip across the southeast corner of
Idaho, he announced that he had
been making an examination Of the
forest reserves of that state state.
and had found "there was no aericul-
tural lands i'm reserves OF Idaho.
Yesterday the department of agri-
culture announced that President
Taft had signed proclamations elim-
mating approximately 54590 acres
in Idaho and $3.50 acres i'm Wyom-
ing from the Targhee national for
est, dividing the remainder area into
two reserves
"These eliminations" says the de-
partment in a prepared bulletin
care the result of careful examina-
ton made by the secretary of agvi-
culture last summer. which showed
that the lands now excluded are
mainly non-timbered areas of more
or less value for grazing or agricul-
ture. and not needed for forest or
for watershed protection
WILSON HAS NEW LIGHT
1t is to be inferred that Secretary
Wilson gathered more information
about the lands Of this reserve after
he came back to Washington than
he CLEANED while he was rushing
through Idaho. for after his per-
sonal inspection he declared there
: was no agricultural land in the re-
serves, and indicated his purpose
TO retain the grazing land under his
Jurisdiction Something has hap
r pened. certainly, for the secretary,
= by the presidents proclamation, IS
$ relieved of the supervision of about
r 10000 acres of Idaho land, whicn
e one year ago he declared was prop
e erly included in the forest reserve.
The largest elimination made
e from this reserve is an area of APP
e proximately 10000 acres along the
J. Oregon Short Line, near the Idaho
J. Montana line. These lands are
e strictly of grazing character. Near
o Henry's Lake about 5000 acres are
d eliminated, and in the vicinity Of
Rea's Park about six sections Of
agriculture land are excluded
r considerable area Of purely grazing
lands in the vicinity Of Heise, alonl
y the south fork OF the snake river. q
excluded.
PALIsADE RESERVE.
BY the division. the northern sec
tion Of the reserve remains as thu
Targhee, and the southern section
become the Palisade The dividing
line follows the Teton river, whicl
lies almost directly east of St. An
thony. The object of the division
Il was to make two convenient units
each OF which could be administered
Il by a separate supervisor. The Pals
81 ade reserve has been placed II
!, charge Of a seperate officer wit
:, headquarters at st. Anthony, wher
) Targhee headquarters are also 10
Gated. The area of the reduced Tar
- ghee reserve is S51, $50 acres, an
the Palisade 5S3,65O acres.
The unappropriated portions @
- the lands eliminated from this fores
reserve become a part of the pull
:. lie domain, subject to settlemen
\, after the publication Of notice
be that effect by the secretary Of tn
~ interior They are not subject
~ entry, filing or selection until 3
~ days after the date Of the secretary
Or notice. That notice has not yet bee
issued.