The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

amusement Will oupcTNiSOT LOWELL we
proceeded to consider. first of all, the
allotments and applications for graz
ing permits in the Battlement Forest
Reserve. The allotments we're in
horses.
District No. $500 cattle and
horses.
District No. 5000 cattle and
horses.
District No. 5000 cattle and
horses.
The applications for permits to
Craze in most of the districts exceeded
these allotments, but the same were
curtailed in conformity to the regula
tions providing for raises and reduc.
tions, and we are pleased to state that
no hardship was placed on anyone, and
all our users seemed to be perfectly
satisfied. There were grazed in
District No. 2-25O0 cattle and
horses.
District No. 3-440O cattle and
horses.
District No. 5000 cattle and
horses.
District No. 5000 cattle and
horses.
The protective, maximum and begin.
ners limits vary in the Battlement
from year to year, according to chang.
ing conditions. For 1915 limits were
in
District No. 2-12O cattle and
horses.
District No. 300 cattle and
horses.
District No. $40 cattle and
horses.
District No. 6 -15O cattle and
horses.
For 1915 maximum limits were in
District No. 800 cattle and
horses.
District No. 1000 cattle and
horses.
District No. 5000 cattle and
horses.
District No. 5000 cattle and
horses.
For 1915 the beginners limits were in
District No. go cattle and
horses.
District No. 3.-25 cattle and
horses.
District No. $40 cattle and
horses.
District No. s-15o cattle and
horses.
We report that most OF the users in
the Battlement Reserve were very
prompt in supplying their proper num-
ber of good bulls on their respective
ranges. We note considerable com
plant on the part of our advisory
board on the failure of some OF our
users in putting out their Just quota OF
salt. This report comes more especi.
ally from East District No. 3. We
urge that our incoming board impor-
tune their advisory committeeman and
the ranger to look more closely after
this derelection next year.
We took up the matter OF improve.
ments on these ranges. Some special
use privileges were applied for and
granted for pastures. corrals, water.
ing reservoirs. etc. We resumed ad.
visement on the construction of the
drift fences recommended by our last
years board. On behalf of the users
in East No. and West No. 5, we took
over for the association the project
known as the Gilpin drift fence on the
Divide near Leon. We recommend
that our incoming board complete all
arrangements with the service for the
completion of this fence, whenever the
local users are ready to carry forward
the enterprise.
We completed arrangements for the
early extension of the High Park drift
fence. We levied an assessment of
s120 on the local users interested in
this project to finish 1t. Supervisor
Lowell agreed to add to this sum suffi.
cient funds to finish the fence. All
arrangements are made to finish this
much needed Improvement early next
summer and we hope the new board
will look after the same. We report
some repair work on the Sheep Creek
Drift fence.
The general range conditions in the
Battlement National Forest for 1916
we're fairly good.
We note very dry year but stock
came down off the ranges in splendid
shipping condition, the users of the
range in this reserve likewise receiv,
ing gratifying returns on their market