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Show forestry Service Performs Dual Function in 1917 tf ! 1 fcje iS5 Iritermountain Region Furnishes 34 Men For War T' HE intermountain district of the national forest service presents a wonderland of natural sources for recreation which is not excelled throughout the great area of the United States. There are hundreds of features of scenic interest embraced in this district, which covers Utah and Nevada, together to-gether with portions of Idaho, Wyoming and Arizona, but sixteen major attractions give it the distinction of having been Javored by nature in a manner man-ner apart from any other national forest area of the country. NATIONAL ylfR' r i FORESTS ' INTER-MOUNTAIN ASKto fW0 REGION ,3WfB' l Ln A- D fJv ( Js i ,, JiriM tL - O.C.L. Increased Food and Live-stock Live-stock Production Vital Question. K an intrgml part if t he . oveni-f oveni-f moiital iiircluiniyin that is ar-.', ar-.', 7 rayeil against Hie forces of I autocracy, the national forest IP service of the rutted St;tes, as sociated as It Ik with the department of , ' aKiicultme. lias been subjected to the dual task of discharging its normal functions func-tions and also assisting in the material Preparations for war durlus the present year. Mow important and numerous are the demands upon this branch of the federal fed-eral organization are hardly realized un-'II un-'II tlie questions of lumber, Increased food pi-eduction and forestry experts are brouKht ,i mind. in every department of wartime activities activi-ties in which its resources are useful the huermountuin district, embracing- more than :;m.'Hiii forests in Utah, Nevada, Idaho. Wyoming and Arizona, has been discharRlns Its full dutv alone with the ether districts during 1:H7. including the l eutli engineers, already it I work in f-raiue: the Twentieth engineers and other branches of the service, the inter-'noiintaii! inter-'noiintaii! district has furnished thii-tc-ur men for the colors. It is probable nat no other regiment of trained men Has ever been recruited to lull strength m su.li a short period as the so-called ' 'el'.iack regiment," made up almost enlhely of forest service men. Food Question Vital. i..!!,'1'!.1. tlle fHct limt t;' intcrnioun- i d. strut predominates In grazing lh"" ln Production of lumber, the , I1 , ""'rfased production of food. .1 cularly livestock, is thj mhst vital n , :,. -S at lhe Present time. The e, ot livestock on ranges of I he tia- ev Z? a 15 ,lhva s lit-'l, I" order rt.-imac to timber growth, watc, supplies and th'0 vnu.M, Hfet, tloirii tZ . "'"-''geuey measure the mf-iis.ri mf-iis.ri ' "sce of th'- Intei-niountain ore na"'' approximately 10a. 1 i l' erCs,m A. ! "e sheep .lurln, veus n ,, , , '-'' t,l;u 111 ordinary c ses i ,ls "llv realized that the in-v. in-v. r-r 'th-,.? V,;,i 'ia"-er of oH.leting the ,"s v c- o ".'grazing, but the con.li-. con.li-. experts Viie 1 T y WM,l'l'e'l the glazing , - ase to any great extent ir",ni)0 cattle were ci-azed in t ho national t'oresls of tlie live states this year. Bemuse Be-muse the emeiKency of war measures still continues, plans are ;i I ready under way for inci'easins the pruning permits for 11) IS. .lames T. Jaidine of WashiiiR-tmi, WashiiiR-tmi, D. C, K"iisiiiiR inspector, recently conducted an investigation in this district dis-trict and estimated that increases of ono sheep and 125,000 cattle will be : permitted. ln addition to this the forest service , is taking other steps to increase livestock j production. During the winter two lec- j Uirers will travel throughout the district, talking to stockmen on improved methods i in raime management. The service also j sent out circular letters to 13,000 sheep j owners, asking them to list the livestock, particularly ewes, which they expected to . place on the market. After this information informa-tion was obtained it was placed In the hands of county agricultural agents throughout the district for the purpose ot" placing" the small farmer, the ni.m wim little or no livestock, in touch with those from whom he could purchase breeding slock. To prevent the slaughter of this producing pro-ducing stock, to get it onto the small farms, where it consumes much which would he otherwise wasted, and encour-l.ige encour-l.ige livestock production on a more gen-i gen-i era I scale, is he! ie veil by t he forest ser- : vice and department of agriculture to be 'the key to success in the campaign for I increased food product ion in til is nation. Receipts Are Greater. " 1 As the result of a decision early in 1!17 to increusejhe grazing; a Hat -5 per cent during the past season, the receipts from tins source jumped from $:Y:2,0ii0 in WW'S to $131,000 in JiHT. giving- the Intermountain Intermoun-tain district the distinction of being almost al-most self-supporting. As :." per cent of the receipts from the sale of national forest for-est resources are returned to. the states and conn lies. I'tah and ail of the other i'omnuiniiies embraced hi, the district re-1 ceived their full proportion of the in- I crease. More than SMi'.OttO was received from : tlie national fores! resources in the inter- i mountain district during IM.. according, to the ofiicial report on rile in the Ogden ' headquarters. This exceeds by nearly jrc'.OOu the receipts of liUti, .which also ' broke ail prev ious records, and is 20 per : cent greater than the average for the tirst , eight wars following the establishment of t lie ' district. Appro miat ely four-(if t ns qt t he total tP'our.l or -S hU .imhI. v:is received from grazing.' u h;cn places ihe district at the Top of the lis; lor t:w entire country as a grazing division ol the service, ln tiie li tit! amount sheep-grazing permits yielded yield-ed mere than SnO.nnO and onitle permits, more than -S.':: 1 .""i'. Tind-cr sa'es pm- ; dnced in i c ciots. a;:. I Shi'oo as received from speciiil uses of ari i:s kinds. Under the law diverting 25 per cent of the total receipts for local schools and roads, the counties within the national na-tional forests received SlSS.Oi'O, and $oL-200 $oL-200 additional went to construction of roads, under the act providing; for 10 per cent for this purpose. i Serious Fire Loss. Although the intermountain district escaped es-caped serious forest tire losses until past the middle of August, the season of 1917 proved to be the worst since 1910 for destruction and damage by tires. With a total of only sixty-one tires t h rough -out the district up to August 17, several tires suddenly broke out in the national forests of Idaho, particularlv the Idaho Nat lonai forest, which t esulied in severe losses, as well as heavy expense. Four of the tires on the Idaho forest burned over a large area and necessitated the expenditure of approximately $.;o,ooo for extra help in lig'htln the flames. WhHe the tires were anions I lie most serious se-rious that have ever occurred in the district, dis-trict, they will not cause a proportionately proportion-ately heavy loss for the reason that tliev were in the least accessible portions of the forest, where there will be ample opportunity op-portunity for new production before the timber is needed. For ttie benefit of those who seek recreation in nature's favored spots and who must turn their attention from war-wrpclted war-wrpclted eon juries of the old world, the forestry official? have prepared' a special map ot the intermountain district setting forth in categorical form the sixteen points of chief interest for the tourist and sportsman. Illustrated by Map. The various places . indicated on the map herewith are: 1. Yellowstone National park This national na-tional playground requires no introduction to the thousands who have visited the wonderland or expect at some time in their life io view its rare beauties. 2. The Fayette lakes Tb is eha in of beautiful lakes with t heir accompanying mountain streams which abound with game fish are ' si t uat ed north of Boise. Idaho, on -the Payette national forest and in one of the scenic centers of the entire west. The region is accessible by a trip over the Ida ho Northern railroad from Kmmett. Idaho. A visit to this io-oaKtv io-oaKtv naiurailv includes a trip to the fa:oo;; Arrowrock dam near the Idaho capital. ?,. The Sawtooth ratrjc The wondrf'.;! chain of mountains com prii i ig the Sa w-tooi w-tooi h range are s:ttated wi:nhi the Saw-too' Saw-too' h national fores t . an a ra oi' 1 .'1 jh.ckmv acres. The region is another s euic play-gtonnd play-gtonnd unsurpassed for fishing anil hunting. hunt-ing. The .:aggen. snow covered peaks are surrom i. i'd b an i:nni' ::t green r.nr-'l c;' lodger.nie t":v i'm'-.-n o:d-- at iutrals by kar moi.;iuain lakts. it is from the striking resemblance to an upturned up-turned crosscut saw that the immense range of mountains derives its name. Celebrated Region. 4. The Grand Tetons Situated lor the most part in western "Wyoming, the Teton Te-ton national forest embraces that great mountain range familiarly known as I lie Grand Tetons and also the celebrated region known as the Jackson Hole country. coun-try. Included with the mystic paradise for camper and sportsman are four large lakes situated at the very base of1 the 7000-foot peaks. Jackson lake, the largest larg-est hody of water in the forest, embraces 11. 000 acres and rivals Yellowstone lake in beauty and scenic grandeur. The entire en-tire forest is well provided with wagon roads and trails. The Teton forest as a whole is truly a paradise for the naturalist and (tame ent husiast. It may be described as the present home of the American elk. The elk are found distributed all over the forest during the summer months, although al-though the greater portion move to the game preserve as the winter's snows recede. In all they number over lii.OuO. Peer and mountain sheep are often seen, but usually manage to hide from the occasional traveler. Sometimes you may be so fortunate as to locate a mountain lion. F. Loean canyon As a link in the Yellowstone Yel-lowstone National park highway, l,ogan canyon and its accompanving beauties comprise the prime attraction of the Cache national forest ami this region is particularly a playground for the automobile auto-mobile tourist. In fact there are several lateral i-oute.-; of travel which ml accessible ac-cessible to tlte automobile and which afford af-ford a traveler va i iety of scenery. Excellent Auto Road. The excellent auto road through Logan canyon is maintained by the stale and forest service and joins i.uman with Garden Gar-den City, a distance of forty miles. Canyon Can-yon walls rise abrupt ly to a height of uitii feet and present an aspect which compares favorably with much of the scenery in the Swiss Alps. The objective of such a trip is Bear lake, with its summer resorts and summer home.-;. tf. Hear lake On a desceni of 1 snt'j feet in the short distance of five miles the a ut omobilo to'ir isl t h rou gh hog a n can-yon can-yon catches glimpses of the smooth, shining shin-ing surface of Hear lake, seventeen rmies long ar.d right miles wide. I'pun having tiie Garden City cnnvon the road winds down on an open ridge and the beautiful body of vater ;s suddenly 1 resent-d for its entire dimension and affording a view which must lie SCai to br f i; 1 y a r previa : ed. 7. Or:c Sal; lake o ft;:ni!:?r to 1 t ; 1 h i s f o appear '-i"i;r mot i n'a t ' : the hat of nut.-.W uujj'iua of lh.; intcr- f nioiiniain forest district, so fur as the j loulsi'lc louiisl is coiveruc'l. une of the I largest bodit-s of iidand salt water in I the world, Great Salt lake is the m-cca J of thousands of tourists who isil l"tah ;citifs annually and who drawn here, ( by the wonders of this mysterious basin. 1 s. Crr-.it Strawberry rsr rvoi r - - No visi! : to Si-It Lake Citv and tin- sceni. j-eglon ; J embraced bv 1 1 1 . Wasalcb and l"in(ah ' national forests is complete without a I ! ttip to the great Strawberry dam. whb h j lis th" heart of one of the greatest re-- ; lamalion projects i-vei" attempted by tlV 1 I ferlei'al government . Completed only a i few years ago, the Strawberry dam stands j todav as a marvel of engineering wiz- j ardry. ! Highest Peak in Range. j !'. Mount Timpano-:os--The highest and ; most prominent peak of the Wasatch. , range. Mount Timpanogos and its glacier! present one of the greatest scenic attrac- ; lions of the west. It is a somewhat isolated mountain mass rising abruptly TT'i'" feet above I'tah valley and separated from other parts uf the range by deep canyons and rivers. A trip to Timpanogos Timpano-gos should include a visit to Provo and A merman Fork canyons. 10. Lehman's Cave This uniinie natural formation which may he classed with the geysers of Yellowstone park, is somewhat off the beaten path of travel on the Nevada national forest, but is easily reached from tiie .Midland automobile trail. It should be included in every trip to the interesting mountain j-egions of central Nevada. 11. Mount Jefferson and the Toqnima Range To the average tourist crossing Nevada on either the Midland trail or the Lincoln highway, the mention of central NevadA brings up a picture of long stretches of sandy roads. However, a visit to the Toiya.bc national forest will bring to view a territory offering rare recreal ional features. Those who fancy mountain climbing' can get their fill of this exhilarating; sport on the sides of Mount Jefferson, the highest peak in Nevada, with -an elevation of U.000 feet. Caves and boiling s firings add to the wonders of the Toquima range of ivioun-tains ivioun-tains which would furnish many days' . pleasure hunting. 12. Fish Lake Situated within the i Fish lake national forest . this body of i -water lias long been noted as one of the chief pleasure resorts .of I'ta h. It is wo named because of the great number of native trout with which it abounds. In early days tiie fish from tiiis lake furnished fur-nished an important item in the diet of Indians and settlers. Lake Two Miles High. It is unique that the bed of the lake j is at an altitude of more than 0000 feet. There are two hotels on the shores of j the lake and hundreds of beautiful camp- I ing grounds. The forest embraces scores I of other features worthy the attention of j tourist and camper. 13. Natural Bridges and Cliff Dwellings There are two types of scenery in the region included in the La Sal national forest, the desert or canyon type and the Alpine or high mountain type. It is in t his territory, somewhat removed from the main arteries of ti'avel, that is found the greatest collection of natural bridges in the world. Ripaqu or Augusta, for instance, in-stance, is a natural bridge measuring SO00 feet over ail and is '2ti?t feet high. The feature which stands out most prominent is the fact that a number of these natural wonders, together with some of the most interesting cliff dwelling ruins in the country, are within such a small area that all are easily accessible. II. Pink Cliffs The Sevier national forest for-est adds no small contribution to ihc district's vast fund of scenic t reasures ! in t he Pink cliffs, temples of the gods j and Little Zion canyon. When automo-I automo-I bile travel lo the north rim of the Grand j canyon increases thousands of people will I visit this spot, where thousands of colored; I spires, crowned with remarkable resemblances resem-blances of men. birds and animals, pierce the heavens. The forest also includes in its attract ions a natural bridge, extinct volcano, balanced rocks and scores of other wonders which await tourist and geologist. 15. Rio Virgin and Little Zion Canyon The Little. Zion canyon national monument monu-ment lies immediately south of the Pevier forest. It is within comparatively recent years that the wonderful scenic beauties of this region have been brought prominently prom-inently to the attention of the public and every season is now adding .hundreds to the list of those who have declared it to be unsurpassed by any locality in the intermountain district. A complete camp- ing arrangement has been perfected and the visit to this canyon should never be omitted from a trip to the Grand canyon. ; Famed Grand Canyon. 16. G i a nd Ca n yon T he G ra n d can yon proper is within the boundaries of two national forests, the Tusayan on the south a nd I he Kaibab on the north, the latter being one of the most extensive as well as interesting of all national forests in the intermountain district. The automobile automo-bile trip through the Kaibab forest lo the north rim of the greatest of all American canyons is itself worth the visit to this interesting region. The north rim of the Grand canyon is fully liMio feet higher than the south rim and therefore affords a far better view uf the natural wonder. Prom Bright Angel point the benchmark on elevation is SI t? feet and the narrow tableland overlooks much of I he deeper portion of the canyon. From this point to the north rim may be seen the El Tavor hotel and the Santa Fe railroad station on the opposite rim, approximately twelve miles in a straight line. This is the average, width of the canyon Tor a distance of about seventy-five miles. This trip through southern I" tali and the Kaibab national forest not only fui--nishes a view of the Grand canyon, but of hundreds of smaller canyons and a. ter-ritoiy ter-ritoiy so rich in natural beauties that its fame wiM be world-wide with the construction con-struction of a railroad. 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