Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-03-03

flowers and for wild strawberries about spring.
This vast remote, rugged, heavily timbered Kali
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 so 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. MatheT,
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:
Last / visited the wonderful country at
foundly impressed with the splendid forest and the
extraordinary display of wild life to be found there
centers that it has remained almost untouched, and
is of the very nrget areas of virgin forest In
the country 1t is reliably estimated chat there
some thirteen thousand deer in the Kalbab National
forest.
well-known writer who suggested for this splendid
tract the of 1.-The Presidents Forest"
A few weeks later in Los Angeles I Mr.. E.
]. Marshall president of the Grand Canyon Cattle
company, the corporation which conducted cattle
grazing operations in this forest for number of
years, and was very much gratifed to find ready
and enthusiastic response to the idea of maintaining
enjoyment. Since then he has very generously made
the offer which have the honor Of transmitting to
very real sacrifice the part of the Grand Canyon
Cattle company in abandoning the improvements
which they made and relinquishing the prospect of
considerable profit from their operation. Mr..
shals other interests however, considerable,
cheerfully makes this sacrifice in truly public
spirited
May I express the hope, Mr.. President, that you
may find opportunity of visiting the Presidents
yourself feeling the inspiration of it's
and unspoled 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 of
years under the forest serv-
ice, and during that time has made extensive and
valuable improvements, particularly in the develop
of water supply and the erection stone cat
tie camp buildings. The company certain pat
ented tracts of land within the the for
reservation and several tracts of located scrip
grazing herd of breeding cattle, numbering
1880 head, under permit the service
We desire to register willingness to vacate and
abandon the Ka1bab forest reservation and the
lie lands Immediately adjoining the thereof
recognizing that by doing the purposes of
President Roosevelt in establishing game preserve
could be more completely fulfilled and making
entire region available for public enjoyment
Our only request is that reasonable time be given
to dispose of and its livestock and
personal property recognition our
such grazing permits be hereafter issued
to livestock interests the by
permit
Arrangements have been made through private in
dviduals for acquiring the companys patented land
holdings, which are to be presented to the United
States without cost to the government.