The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-02

flowers and for wild Strawberries about a spring
This vast, remote, rugged heavily-tmbered Kali
bab National forest is still wild place In spite of
the fact that thousands Of cattle and sheep have
been grazing In II for years. 1t is still so wild
that there are at least 10000 backtail 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 resou
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 to Washington he wrote the following let
ter to President Harding:
Dear Mr.. President:
Last summer visited the wonderful country at
the Morth Rim Of the Grand canyon and was pro
extraordinary display of wild life to be found there
cen,ers that II has remained almost untouched. and
Is one of the very largest areas of virgin forest
the country. 1t ia reliably estimated that there
forest
tract the name of 1.-The Presidents Forest"
few weeks later In Los Angeles met Mr.. f.
j. Marshall, president of the Grand Canyon Cattle
company the corporation which has conducted cattle
years, and was very much gratihed and a 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 on the part of the Grand Canyon
Cattle company In abandoning the improvements
which they made and relinquishing the prospect of a
considerable proht from their operation. Mr. Mar
shaPs other interests, however considerable and
he cheerfuliy makes this sacrifice truly public
spirited manner.
May / express the hope. Mr.. President, that YOU
may find an opportunity of visiting the Presidents
Forest yourself feeling inspiration Of its vast
ness and unspoiled beauty.
The letter of Mr.. Marshall to President Harding
is in part as follows:
The Grand Canyon Cattle company, u California
corporation, has been operating here u number of
years under leases from the United States forest serv
ice and during that time has made extensive and
valuable improvements particularly in the deyelop-
ment of water supply and the erection of stone cat
tie camp buildings. The company owns certain nat
ented OF land within the boundaries OF the FOR
reservation and several tracts of located scrin
are grazing herd of breeding cattle, numbering
about 450 head. under permit forest service
We desire to register willingness to vacate and
abandon the kaibab forest reservation and the pub
lie lands Immediately adjoining to the east thereof
recognizing that by doing the purposes of former
President Roosevelt In establishing game preserve
here could be more completely fulfilled and making
the entire region available for the public enjoyment
Our only request s that reasonable time be given
the company dispose of and move its livestock and
other personal property and th-t recognition Of our
action such grazing permits be hereafter issued
to other livestock interests in the covered BY
permit
Arrangements have made through private In
dividuas for acquiring the companys patented land
holdings which to be presented to the United
States without cost to the government