, 1922-08-03
MEDICINE BOW IS
A FOREST LEADER
GROSS RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES
EXCEED ANY OF 20 FORESTS IN
THIS DIVISION

A financial report reaching the
office of the Forest Supervisor, Lara
ME, Monday. indicates that the
Medicine Bow national forest has re-
ceived the largest amour OF money
during the fiscal year 1922 Of any
of the 20 forests in Wyoming. Colo
rada, South Dakota. Minnesota.
Michigan and Nebraska, comprising
the Rocky Mountain District of the
national forests. The total amount
is $~59,47.25, which is yer $1,000
more than the nearest competitor,
the Holy Cross forest in Colorado.
Sources OF income are: Timber
sales. s15.724.OO; timber trespass.
1907; grazing of cattle and horses.
1887; grazing of sheep and goats.
s5,217; grazing trespass. $3.50; spe-
cial uses. $773, and fire trespass.
$50, approximately. The amount re-
ceived from timber sales is over $22,-
900 greater than the nearest Compel
itor, the Washable forest in Wyom-
ing. This is due not only to the
magnificent stand of lodgepOle pine
in the Medicine Bow forest, affording
first-class railroad ties. but also to
its strategic location with reference
to the supply for the Union Pacific
railroad.
or the total amount s59.471. rs
per centum, or approximately $l4,-
S67 will be turned over to Albany
and Carbon counties. within which
the Medicine Bow forest is located.
on the basis OF acreage of the forest
within each Of the counties. to be
used for school and road purposes.
This in lieu OF taxes. An additional
20 per centum is placed in what is
known as the roads and trails fund
for the construction Of roads and
trails approved within the state by
the forests.
The fiscal year 1922 is the sixth
consecutive fiscal year In which the
Medicine Bow has held the banner in
the matter Of receipts. and according
to a recent statement by Lumberman
Helmick, there is a good chance Of
timber sale receipts hitting the $75.-
600 mark during the fiscal year
1928.
The policy OF cutting and handling
the timber is such that there will be
a continuous supply and the only
factor which may interfere with the
continuous supply Is fire. against !
which extensive precautions are
maintained.
Road Contractor Fred Baker hao
completed some work OF the road be-
tween FOxpark and Lake Creek, via
Lincoln Gulch. and has begun on the
road connecting Foxpark and the
Rocky Mountain highway at Bear
The state highway departments
crew has the preliminary sur
vey line staked between Chimney
Park and Mountain Home.
pncnrottNn,1 ricitorc avid ro-o1,~, '
are visiting the forest in larger num-
bers daily. A forest officer who was
or the Woods Landing Mountain
Home road recently counted forty
W automobiles passing within two
hours and the majority of these bore
Colorado licenses. Two Kansas
licenses were noticed.
Notwithstanding the greater use
of this road. not a single camp fire
has been left unextinguished this
which indicates apparently that
public is finally awakening to the
in the matter Of care
with fire within the forests. Another
matter worthy of note is that a covey !
ofyoung willow grouse which
on the Woods Creek road
were unmolested by five
different auto parties which passed I
them. Since the young game may be
easily killed with a stone. there is
always a temptation to collect
them" There is a closed season on
grouse, due to the fact that the num-
Der vas greatly diminished, and their
fly everyone for a few years
will result in IN increase to the
point where a reasonable number
may be allowed to be killed.