The Snowflake herald. [volume] (Snowflake, Ariz.) 1913-1969, 1922-03-10

flowers and for wild strawberries about spring.
This vast, remote rugged, heavily-timbered Kali
bah National forest is still wild place In spite of
the fact that thousands of cattle and sheep have
been grazing in 1t for years. 1t Is still wild
that there at least 10000 black-tail deer in it,
though they shrink in disgust from the cattle and
sheep. There are many mountain lions that live
on the deer
This is the way Senator Shoots joint resolu-
ton came to be introduced: Stephen T. Mather,
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 Washington he wrote the following let
ter to President Harding:
Last 1 visited the wonderful country
the North Rim of the Grand canyon and pro-
1oundly impressed with the splendid forest and the
extraordinary display of wild life to be found there
This region has been isolated from transportation
centers that it has remained almost untouched, and
is of the largest of virgin forest in
the country. 1t is reliably estimated that there
some thirteen thousand deer in the Kaibab National
forest.
was accompanied by Mr.. Emerson Hough. the
we-known writer, who suggested for this splendid
tract the of 1.-THE Presidents Forest"
A few weeks later in Los Angeles met Mr.. E.
]. Marshall president of the Grand Canyon Cattle
company the corporation which has conducted cattle
grazing operations in this forest for number of
years, and very much grat1ed to find ready
and enthusiastic response to the idea of maintaining
this 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 a
very real sacrifice the part of the Grand Canyon
Cattle company in abandoning the improvements
which they made and relinquishing the prospect of a
considerable profit from their operation. Mr.. Mar
shalps other interests however, considerable and
cheerfully makes this sacrifice in truly public
spirited manner
May I express the hope, Mr. President, that you
may find opportunity of visiting the Presidents
yourself feeling the inspiration vast
and unspoiled beauty.
The Letter of Mr.. Marshall to President Harding
is in part as follows:
The Grand Canyon Cattle company, a California
corporation, has been operating here number of
under leases from the United States
ice and during that time has made extensive and
valuable improvements particularly in the develop
of water supply and the erection of stone cat
tie camp buildings The company certain pat
ented of land within the boundaries of the for
est reservation and several tracts located scrip
lands the immediate vicinity At the present time
we grazing herd of breeding cattle, numbering
We desire to register willingness vacate and
abandon the Kaibab forest reservation the pub
lie lands Immediately adjoining to the thereof
recognizing that by doing the purposes of former
President Roosevelt in establishing game preserve
here could be more completely fulfilled, making
the entire region available for the public enjoyment
Our only request is that reasonable time be given
personal property, and that recognition of
action grazing permits be hereafter issued
to other livestock interests now covered by
permit
ARRANGEMENTS have been made through private IN
diyiduas for acquiring the companys patented Land
holdings which are to be presented to the United
States without cost 10 ahe government.