Show NEW FOREST RESERVES RECOMMENDED FOR STATE OF UTAH I I Geological Survey Proposes to Interior Bureau WHAT LAND AREA STATERS Aggregate Area of Reserve Six and Half Per Cent 1 Also About Fifty Per Cent of thc Timbered Area of the State S Many Petitions Received j j p TRIBUNE BUREAU S IOU Fourteenth Street Washington D C March 14 The GeoIoclcal survey has recommended recom-mended to the Secretary of the Inte rlor the creation of a number of forest reserves In Utah Petitions have been pouring Into the department reCJue tInS t-InS this action and 1608000 acres have been withdrawn from entry of which about 40 per cent will probably be returned re-turned to the public domain and the balance made into forest reserves The following reserves have been recommended recom-mended by the Geological survey The Ferron SaUna Senor river Pangultch lake Duck lake and ManU canyon The Flllmore reserve has been recommended recom-mended although action will probably be suspended until further reports can be had regarding the advisability oi its creation WASATCH RESERVE Something like a dozen petitions have been received from residents of Sevier county requesting that the present temporary tem-porary Wasatch forest reserve be made permanent and this it Is understood In official circles will probably be done In the near future although only about CO nor cent of the present reservation will be retained and the balance restored re-stored to public entry 1 The land l area of the State ot Ut his h-is 52000000 acreso which 4500OOIj arc alienated by the United States to the State of Utah The accreKatoarea of the proposed and existing forest reserves re-serves Is aboutGVsDer cent of the net area of the State and about GO per cent of the timbered area of the State SOME PETITIONS PITIABLE Some of the petitions received by the department are nltiful the petitioners claiming that the water supply la I being be-Ing diminished to such an extent by the cutting of timber that they are unable to make a living The deportment deport-ment Is desirous of relieving the situation sit-uation as much a possible but does not wish to take such action as will destroy the sheen and wool Industry of the State which Industry the officials offi-cials claim is entitled to some protection protec-tion It 13 practically sure that only 80 per cent oC the land now segregated segre-gated will be retained a forest reserves re-serves S Other forest reservations In contem n piauon are iwOKun emuracint iauiAiu acres In the northeastern part of Utah Aquarius 63000 acres In the south central part and Beaver 24000 ares In the southwestern section LAND DECISIONS The Secretary of the Interior has affirmed the decision of the General Land office reversing the findings of the local Land office and dismissing the contest of Thomas S Tweed and tc others against the homestead of Emi Tomsche for certain land in the Couer dAleno district of Idaho S LAND OFFICERS NAMED The President today sent to the Senate Sen-ate the nominations or William T Adams and John A Swensen register and receiver respectively of the Land olllce at Lander VVyo 01ce IDAHO POSTMASTERS APPOINTED S Highland Idaho county Hanna H M Shaokleman vice Henry C Sand tin resigned Newsome Idaho county Francis I Schister vice Franklin Schlster resigned Salem Fremont county Bornlce R Harris vice Rolla Harris resigned Stiles Idaho county P E Emu vice E E Bromley resigned signed Taylor Bingham county David Da-vid E Arave vice William Horst resigned |