Show fORESTS REClAIM UTAH TIMBER lAND I Years Year's Work of Assisted in in Expanding Ex- Ex ti Reso eso bees o of j District FIRE JIRE LOSS INSIGNIFICANT PI sane to Increase Grazing i F Facilities acs Itle s for of Cattle and J Sheep Ef- Ef r tW V 77 I the falling of or the first heavy th the W work of or W snows t snows vs mo most t of the government foresters or in th the mountains is brought to a a. close Th omit catch hor horses es and sheep that thit of on the tR bummer ran o havo have gone to their thet r whiter quarters Quartel's at the tho ranches or or on te tc deserts Lumbering except except in fn n. n few fow lW important camps is finished There Is li no longer I an any danger of or fires The rangers withdraw from rom the hills to their town headquarters to make re reports ro- ro ports to issue permits to s settlers for Cor cutting of or winter firewood and to arrange arrange ar ar- range rang with stockmen for grazing la of or the following year em Sure Surveyors ors and experts go to the supervisors supervisors' of- of vices or 01 the district office at Ogden to prepare preparo their maps mals and reports study the thc information obtained and make recommendations The winter is a time of ot recording what has lIc been n done and of or planning the field work worl that begins ins with the return of or l spring Satisfaction Is expressed 1 b h forest forest officers over O the season of 1912 In In spite of oC delays caused h by lack ot of o mone money to carr carry on work in August DI District 4 has haR had a particularly season The district contains cono contains con con- thirty four tour forests with a total o of or acres The They are arc located In Utah Idaho Nevada Ne 11 Wyoming Colorado Colo Colo- Indo rado and antl Arizona The Fire re Ic There were two ninety-two forest fires in inthe the district this year all of or which were extinguished extin h by the rangers rang Only il 71 t i acres were burned The estimated loss was The rho extra fire emergency cost to the tha government go was just a Iollar an acre burned for burned for firefighting fire fire- fighting Twenty of oC the fires were in fish iah which burned hurne six acres of brush blush sn v and grass fass land The loj loss s was trifling f r r. r l the year previous pre to Tune June 30 1 1112 1912 1 district a 1 sold about I fl feet t l or f t t ner nel for tor 01 It fra e ave c setters set set- J tr Viers rg on free use permits over oyer r Ii et suitable fur for fuel Cuel and building an and p I a n- n I 11 H J. J rt 5 hirie hir tern ri mil tort ion feet ct 9 sold in Utah Llah brought while the tho I 1 11 r I f Tr l t en given to tu settlers were tvete worth In lr t ili Thirteen rational al forests tic lie wholly hully or 01 r fart ait t y within t I. I Sate of itoh All of ot these arc as heavily hea grazed gazed in summer summer sum suns mer as tit tin tIlt welfare of oC the tho range an and f water supply will permit During thelast the thelast thelast last field season the amount of stock on In each ii Is IE shown by tho tiro following tal ta- ta blo blo l lo Cattle ami md Sheep III p. T rs l i sUli bh- bh i i c. c X I. Irhe 66 9 G 6 1111 1100 1700 Pi 11 nt nl Ij IG 61 1 t oJa a 2771 2171 1160 11 Nebo bo 16 0 5 51 Powell owen WO 1 roo 00 t pInta i 1 1601 1000 t li i- i I a Total 6 Approximate lore forest lies ties partly In Idaho j i M May h. h Expand 1912 permits were e Issued In Utah for tho grazing of and horses and 1283 for Cor sheep Owing to the favorable a seasons canons ons and tho increase s in ht the carrying power of the range It is not expected that the total amount of oC stock tock on the Utah ranges will be do- do creased In 1913 although local reductions I may a. a bo made On the contrary I I i It is believed c that more cattle may maybo mayhe bo he and a few hundred head o of sheep Fundo for tongs Hond and ria This is year rear a special Cu fund n was provided provided pro pro- vided consisting of or 10 per cent of or the timings S ot ol Hie forests for the J previous relous car lm u which was waH distributed according according- to need for 01 road Improvements from fromn n ns n's s 11 in ti ll i x w.-tf w. H i ll i Powell and Uinta forests orest received a a. total to total to- to tal lal of 1 This his amount will he be e extended ex expended ex- ex tended in building new lIew roads In addition Con Congress provides that each year 25 23 per cent of oC the receipts of the forests shall be returned to the counties In which tho the fon forests are arc lo- lo This money is turned over o to the state authorities to be he a expended In improvement of or roads road nut and schools The amount received tills this year by hy Utah is SS 9 reN r ln Ing the linage lane e. e It grows more and amI more moro evident that If It the forest service had not assumed control of the grazing brazing in western states the summer rune range ran t would soon havo have become be- be 1 be become c- c come depleted to such a degree dog that the live 10 stock industry would practically practical have ha killed itself through destructive and wasteful comp competition tillon The pres present nt supervision not only utilizes the tho range rano i and anti timber to best hest advantage e but also I returns to the tho state more than one one- fourth of or the tho fees OCH which are paid 1 for Cor purchase of If timber and grazing razing leges Under the old method a few citIzens citizens citizens cit cit- would woul ha havo 0 goa gathered this wealth weal th I from Crom the mountains and the state would have ed no return except the liv living lit 11 in hr ing expenses of oC the tho th stockmen At the same time th the tho stockmen men would not have raised as touch much beef mutton and wool woul I 1 apply 0 At l salt Halt alt J l J. ako o the tho forest service has haM taken unusual pains to protect from overgrazing and Its results th the area j tying lying between Nm City Creek k and Little Cottonwood This area is the watershed which supplies Salt Lake an and It is of ot the utmost Importance that the water supply of or a large larg-e city should be kept free Cree from pollution Since th the establishment of ot the Wasatch TVa- TVa I satch saleh forest in 1904 no settlement of ot government go lands has hns been allowed to take place brace on the city watershed hed Grazing GrazIng Graz- Graz Ing InS has been prohibited In all tho the canons canyons can can- yone ons tributary to the city supply Tho cutting utting of timber on the city watershed Is 11 also nINo prohibited The nursery In Big Cottonwood was established six years ago nAO for the tho pur purpose ose of growing seedlings seedling's seedlings seed seed- lings ling's of species suitable and hard hardy y enough to be u used l in reforesting this and othor other Important watersheds During the season of ot 1912 young trees were planted on 1017 acres in Utah In addition acres were |