Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1922-03-09

flowers and for wild strawberries about spring.
This vast remote, rugged, heavily-timbered kai-
bab National forest Is still wild place In spite of
the fact that thousands of cattle and sheep have
been grazing in it 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-
tlon 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
Dear Mr.. President:
summer 1 visited the wonderful country at
the North Rim of the Grand canyon and was pro-
foundy impressed with the splendid forest and the
extraordinary display Of wild life to be found there
Ths region has been isolated from transp ,Saton
ceners that it has remained almost untouched, and
is of the largest areas 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 Horgh the
wel-known writer, who suggested for this splendid
tract the name of 1.-The Presidents Forest"
A few weeks later in Los Angeles met Mr.. E.
j. Marshall president of the Grand Canyon Cattle
company, the corporation which has conducted
grazing operations in this forest for a number of
years. and very much gratihed to find a ready
and enthusiastic response to the den of maintaining
this region solely game preserve and Sor public
enjoyment Since then ne has very generously made
the offer which have the honor Of transmitting
you in the accompanying letter. This offer means a
very sacrifice the part of the Grand Canyon
Cattle company in abandoning the improvements
which they made and reinquishing the prospect of
considerable profit from their operation. Mr..
shalIs other interests however considerable and
he cheertuly makes this sacrifice in truly p'Ibc-
spirited
May / express the hope, Mr.. President that you
may find an opportunity of visiting the Presidents
Forest yourself feeling the inspiration vast
ness and unspoied beauty
The Letter of Mr. Marshall to President Harding
is in part follows:
The Grand Canyon Cattle company, California
corporation. has been operating here for number
years under leases from the United States
ice, and during that time has made extensive and
valuable improvements. particularly the develop
of supply and the erection of
tie camp buildings. The company certain pat
of land within the boundaries
reservation and several tracts located scrip
lands the immediate vicinity. At the present time
we grazing a herd breeding cattle, numbering
We desire register willingness to vacate and
abandon the Kaibab forest reservation and the pub
lie lands Immediately adjoining to the thereof
recognizing that by doing the purposes former
President Roosevelt establishing game preserve
here could be completely fulfilled, and making
the entire region available for the public enjoyment
Our only request is that a reasonable time be given
the company dispose of and it's livestock and
other personal property and that recognition of our
action grazing permits be not hereafter ISSUED
to other interests in the covered by
permit
Arrangements have been made through private in
dividuals acquiring the company patented land
holdings, which to be presented the United
States without cost to the government.