The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-03-09

flowers and for Wild strawberries about spring.
This vast. remote rugged, heavlly-timbered Kali
bab National forest Is still Wild place In spite Of
the fact that thousands Of cattle and sheep have
been grazing In 1t for years. II is still so wild
that there are at least 10000 blnck-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-
tion 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 20 Washington he wrote the following let
ter to President Harding:
Dear Mr. President,
Last summer l visited the wonderful country at
the North Rim OF the Grand canyon and pro-
Ioundly impressed with the splendid forest and the
This region has been isolated from transportation
eenters that Il has remained almost untouched. and
Il one OF the very largest OF virgin forest In
tho country II reliably estimated that there are
some thirteen thousand deer In the Kaibab National
was accompanied by Mr Emerson Hough. the
well.known writer who sussested for this splsndid
few weeks later In Los Angeles met Mr. r.
}. Marshall. president OF the Grand Canyon Cattle
grArins operations in thu forest for number OF
years. and was very much gratned to md ready
this region solely a game preserve and for public
enjoyment Since then he has very generously made
you In the accompanying letter. This offer means a
very real sacrifice on the part OF ths Grand Canyon
Cattle company In abandoning the improvements
which they made and relinquiBhng the prospect OF
considerable pront from their operation. Mr. Mar
Bhalfs other nteresta however. considerable and
he chesrfully makes this saerhce In truly public
spirited manner
May l express the hope Mr. President that YOU
may md opportunity OF visiting the Presidents
Forest yourself feeling the Inspiration OF lts vast
mesa and unspoIled beauty,
The letter OF Mr.. Marshall 10 President Harding
Is in part as follows;
The Grand Canyon Cattle company, a California
corporation. has been operating here for a number OF
years under leases from the United States serv.
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
tie camp buildinga The company owns certain pat
ented tracts OF land within the boundaries OF the for
reservation and several tracts OF located scrp
lands In the immediate vicinity. AZ the present time
grazing herd OF breeding cattle, numbering
about $500 head under permit from the forest service
We desire &c register willingness TO vacate and
nc lands Immediately adjoining 20 the east thereof
recognising that by doing the purposes OF former
President Roosevelt In establishing a game preserve
here could be more completely fulfilled and making
the entire region available for the public enjoyment
Our only request IL that reasonable time be given
the 20 dispose OF and move IT'S livestock and
other personal and that IN recognition OF our
action such grazing permits be hereafter issued
other livestock interests IN the covered BY
permit
Arrangements have been made through private In
divlduais for acquiring the companys patented lana
holdings which TO 10 presented to the United
SuRtes without cost 10 the government