The Arvada enterprise., 1922-03-02

flowers and for wild strawberries about spring.
This vast. remote, rugged, heavily y-timbessd Kai-
bab National forest u stin Wild place 10 spite o(
the fact that thousands Of cattle and sheep have
been grazing In II for years. II 10 still % Wild
that there are at least 10000 blacktai deer IN It.
thoush they shrink In disgust from the cattle and
sheep. There are many mountain lions that live
On the deer.
This IL the way Senator Smoots Joint resolu.
ton came to be introduced: Stephen r. Aathsr.
director Of the national park service. drove from
the north through the Kaibab National forest to
the North Rim Of the Grand canyon. Upon his
return to WaShngtuu he wrote the following let.
ter to President Harding:
Last summer I visited the wonderful country as
cs s% Of ~: and ~: .s %
extraordinary display Of Wild life to b. fouad thers
esnt.rs ,Sa, II has r.%.nsd simos. unsoachsd. and
y one OF the very largest areas Of virsn forest In
some thirteen thousand deer In the kaibab National
forest
s' NJ :s Mes. q:
tract the name of 'rhs Presidents Forest"
few week. h,,, later in los o. Anxsls: % me. n. 2.
company the corporation which has conducted cattle
.r..ns operation. in this fore:. for number OF
and enthusiastic Response to the idea Of maintaining
shi. region solely = game preserve and for public
enjoyment Since then he has very generously made
the offer which have the honor Of transmitting to
you In the accompanying letter. This offer means .
very real racrinc- the part Of the Grand Canyon
Cattle company in abandoning the improvements
which they made and reiinauishinG the prospect .
considerable pront from their operation. Mr. Mar.
shaiis other interests however are considerable ana
he cheerfuily makes this sacrifice In . truly public.
spirited manner
May I express the hope. Mr. President that you
nnd opportunity Of visiting the Presidsnt's
Forest yourself and feeling the inspiration vast
ness and unspolied beauty.
The letter Of MIR. Marshall to President Harding
is In part Ms follows:
The Grand Canyon Cattle company. . California
corporation. has been operating here for . number Of
ice. and during that time has made extensive and
valuable improvements particularly In the develop.
ment OF water supply and the erection Of stone cat.
lie camp buildings. The company certain Dat.
snted tracts OF land within the boundaries Of the for.
reservation and several tracts Of located scrip
lands In the immediate vicnity. A. the present time
grazing y herd Of breeding cattle. numbsrtas
We desire to register willingness to vacats and
abandon the KaihAb forest reservation the pub.
lie lands immediately adjoining 10 the east thereof
recognising that BY doing the purposes Of former
President Roosevelt In establishing . game preserve
here could be completely funlled. and uaaktns
the entire region available for the public sa$oymsnI
Our only request \ that reasonable time b given
ether property and th Ia recognition Of our
action such xfasing permits b hereafter issved
to other Livestock interests IN The cevsrod by
our permit.
Arranssmsnss have been made through p,,v>s. -
dtviduas for acquiring the companys pAtsateA laaA
hoidings whcA are 70 b prevented to the Usitsd
ssates without cost = the government.