Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-25
BLACK HILLS COUNTRY SHOWS
PROPER FOREST MANAGEMENT

The Summer White House in
#be Custer State park in the Black
Hills Of South Dakota, where Presi-
tent Coolidge is spending the sum.
Hner months, adioins the Black Hills
Nationai Forest and the Harnev
NatloRai Forest, which IRE not or1v
rleh in Indian lore and pioneer his.
1erie interest hut furnish one of
The earliest examples If forest mo-.
agement in the United States tn
president will therefor have the on.
portlnlfy both Of en- loving the hos
Fntaiitv Of the state of South 10.
tota and of making himself a.
home on millionaire federal fol.
est estate.
The state park of 10000 acres
|tvas the southeast corner of tho
harney National Forest until the
federsl government exchanged II. ~
solid block, for state lands seal.
Fered throughout the federal hold.
nps. The two forests, set asid. hv
President Cleveland in 1897. have
pet area of l,l35.l67 acres Of gov
frnment land, $4,000 acres of which
Pre- In the Theodore Roosevelt Game
Preserve and $4,000 acres in 8 fell.
ffal game refuge adjoining tn.
Plate park. Within the presen.
boundaries of the forests there ar,
aiso 240,457 acres Of patented
ands, some of them in prosperous
Farms and ranches on the stream
peftoms, some timberland more or
less abused by hard cutting and
tire. and some mining claims.
The name "Black Hills was eiy-
In TO the region by the Sioux Tn. /
(iians. in their tongue, it was !,
.Paha Sapa,' in allusion to the |
Bomber appearance of the forest |
glad heights as seen from the t
plains. The Harvey Fores. was |!
named for General Harvey who was |
pne Of the early explorers CT the !;
region.
Timber Cut Properly
The president will have oppor- |
tunitv TO see how national forests
are administered and developed. He
ean see how timber sales are made !
under methods that keep the forest
how grazing is regulated
10 Keep the range green; and how
land more valuable for farming
than for timber growing has been
made available for homesteading.
The first timber sales in anv ma
llonal forest were in the Black
Hills in 1899 and 1900, and the tim.
Der to be cut was SO carefully Sc |
ected. under scientific forestry.
hat the area can be cut again BY
1885. About $4,000, 600 board feet
# logs are cut each wear from these
federal timberlands under the sama
with such an improve
nent TO the forest that the forest
rs expect TO maintain this annual
harvest forever, and even to in
'rease it TO 100000 feet This
s partly because the old defective
.rees in the virgin forest are re-
moved in the first cut, and the
hriftv sound trees left to grow.
When the logger comes back 50
ears later, the timber he then gets
: much more free from rot and
lther defects than was that cut the j
irst time. Also, Young timber is
oming in on old burns and other ,
,arren places and will thus increase
he areas which can be cut over ev
~ 35 wears. 4
Within and near the Black Hills I
nd Harvey National Forests are I
nany points of scenic or recreation
] interest. The famous Hot Springs {
# the southern end of the Black :
ILLS are visited by thousands, and /
he Wind Cave National Park and
ewel Cave National Monument al
0 are well known Harvey Peak,
he highest point in the United !
'tates east of the Rocky Noun I
aims. Custer Peak, the Needles,
nd Sylvan Lake are other points
I interest, as well as the old min i
ng town Of Keystone, where is To- /
ated the famous Holy Terror mine.
rom which came the richest gold {
re ever found in the world Tradi-
ion says this mine was named in
onor of the discoverer wife. iC
Coalinga, Fresno county. turned {