The Colorado statesman., 1922-03-04

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 wild
that there at least 10000 black-tail deer in 1t,
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 Smoot's joint resolu-
tion came to be introduced Stephen t. Mather.
director of the national park service, drove from
the north through the Kabab National forest to
the North Rim of the Grand canyon. Upon his
return to Washington he wrote the following let
ter to President Harding:
Mr.. President:
Last summer 1 visited the wonderful country at
the North Rim of the Grand and
foundly impressed with the splendid forest and the
extraordinary display of wild life to be found there
This region has been isolated from transportation
the counrv II ia resbv astinate5 thst tbara IA "a
forest.
was accompanied by Mr. Emerson Hough. the
well-known writer. who suggested for this splendid
tract the of "The Presidents
A few weeks later in Los Angeles 1 Mr.. e.
j. Marshall president Grand Canyon Cattle
company, the corporation which has cattle
grazing operations in this forest for number of
years, and much gratied to find a ready
and enthusiastic response the maintaining
this region solely as game preserve and for public
enjoyment. Since then he has generously
in the accompanying letter. This offer means
very real sacrifice the part of the Grand Canyon
which they made and relinquishing the prospect
considerable profit from their operation. Mr.
shas other interests however, considerable and
cheerfully makes this sacrifice a truly public
spirited manner.
l express the hope, Mr. President, that you
may. find opportunity of visiting the Presidents
yourself feeling Inspiration vast
and unspoled 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 a number of
under leases from the United States
ice and during that time has made extensive and
valuable improvements, particularly in the
of water supply and the erection stone cat
tie camp buildings. The company certain pat
of land within the boundaries the for
reservation and several located scrip
lands in the immediate vicinity At the present time
grazing herd of breeding cattle. numbering
$500 head under permit from the forest
abandon the Kabab forest reservation the pub
lie Immediately adjoining the east thereof
recognizing that by doing the purposes former
President Roosevelt in establishing a game preserve
here could be completely fulfilled, making
region available for the public enjoyment
only request is that reasonable time be given
to dispose of and its livestock and
personal property and that in recognition
such grazing permits be not hereafter
livestock interests in the by
permit
Arrangements have been made through private In
dividuals for acquiring the companys patented land
holdings. which to be presented United
States without cost TO she government.