Gunnison news-champion., 1911-08-18
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ctos and Teddy and ste kah nsAsd
scseuxssss Vks toilos<d " stsess Saks
shoss cosservss.on II sss~sR 6oU -
&,ss~s pssassaS ksss d~oxsssd sks
co~siry sos kusx tsuse A. . 49,
susr os fscs shese seser ~ese ANY s~ssl
scsensshe tscs~ spoa ~hsct 10 bsss
ssce s~~sss,o.s The sises~a tscss
~ese oe the order II tk~ iusers ~
s-ree krctsEer ohio once eahsbssed
psclUses IN Csanison sad asserss1
tesi stsAx oas ssresm IN Csllfsspss
where tose-t reyerves had bses "
ePerssson for hve Years. the wssss
ii,~ of the saresm had slmo-s eiostsxd
tts~eves, - the wrstes qss,ssd tss.lo~
reussrks. H has teen pset'y s~srss
ssesess h. protest. until ske lever II
delus.oa spend. stself.
n, Lord 0xi.sy IN Dss.sr P,~f
A large psr, II ose's time 70 tskea
mp IN ualssrn,nx thss4Gs thst. Psshed
by cell ssesssaS bot sil inforased
people, have PASSED ios aa~pel. Na
thai tke writer wss ever ssecesved by
these fosest advocates who claiusxd
IN aud os, Of ssssoa that fosesss
cssssds regular run 81 and detosesss-
tson the reserse. Al she time. how-
ever, whsn Ptashot wss ii h,s zenlth
1t wss sseless 10 psosest against ske
accepted dacts.Re that cuttIae do~R y
sssss cssssd sssrly ell the aoods and
eevassssion 10 which the world wss
ssbjscsed A mose extensive sssdy
Of stream Aow in relation 10 foressa
sion end defosessstlon shove thst
aestter one Il tksn hos any effect
wkese observations have been osr.
rsed On over q ssihe,est period OF
yeass to he relssbIe. In regard u
the river hesrinsc, Of winch The
peeords have besa kept since ls49,
dsr,ne . part Of that period tine tia-
bes Was nearly eli cut of, dsr,as The
lstser part sbost twenty five per cont
hos been Eeforesssd
To the writer it seems clear tho
nothing IN the following facts - q
whole gives say sspport 10 the asa-
ersl popular belief that defosessstion
has eassted harmful, cad Feioresss-
tioa, 70 the extent Of IS per cent a
the essive area, has esested hone
6cisl effect Hpoa sssesm AoW, % fer
~ coacerRs the Nerrimsc bssis.
Ga the contrary, there are larger
indications in opposition 10 this be-
lief than tbese are in sspport II Il,
bet they ere Ros ssficieRsly pro
nousced 70 esrrass Q deGnsse eon
clssioa " thss s6sct, saA nsy b
oblissssAsd By - ezsessisa Il tke
sssAy s~sssy ysass - nOse i.Ao W
fstspe.
o. pssisive seA dsGDits 60.
clssioa nsy be drawn fvosn this stsay
Any ssse@pt TO determiae Gesess
seBdeHcies in this OF . pelsted ssb.
ject ON the bssis Of Pecords COVERING
periods II but twenty % thirty years
10 futile. and . period Of move than
sixty years, with complete and &C
carste records throughout, 10 nsces-
ssry 10 conclusions of anqsestionable
accuracy. The charscsesistics OF
stream fow are % largely, il not en-
tirely, dependent upon precipitation,
modified by temperature or other
climatic inAsences, that sny analysis
II the former mast be bssed apon a
substantial elimination of the variia-
tions in the lstser for the desermi-
nation Of the effect. if any, of vsria-
tions in oil other influences and the
most casual examination of extended
records Of precipitation. of which a
few are inserted hereafter, shows
them 70 ron through irregular cycles,
which may, and in the general case
dc, extend over . period Of eighty
veare or more.
Colonel Burr considered il peril
nent TO remark that Mr.. Stevens an-
dertook and completed the work in
ignorance Of the forestry data of the
basih and sith . strong predisposi-
tion in favor Of the popslar belief
that forests do exert q msterisl bene-
fetal Influence spoa stresr how
The conclusions ststed in his report
sre, therefore. 20 be socepsed - the
opinions of IN observer heretofore
bissed in favor Of that belief. and
% far - they fail Of agreeosat with
il, nay Be- soepsed - beiag at lesst
impartial.
In view Of the~e reports il becomes
evident that conserving wsAer fer .
ssesdy Ao~ in naviesble ssrssns is
far better provided for BY farming
landA nth their seAenfixa AeeDlx