Show DERIVATION OF NAMES OF NATIONAL NA-TIONAL FORESTS IN UTAH NeW Names Chosen on Account of Their Importance In Local and National Na-tional History The National Forests In Utah with the significance and derivation oC their names are as follows The Ashley National Forest Is ramed for William II Ashley on en terprlslng fur trader who In 1822 organized or-ganized a company of 300 men which penetrated to tho Rocky Mountains and formed trading1 relations with the several Indian tribes lie was lleuten pnt governor of Illinois in 1820 and leprosentod Missouri In Congress In the early thlrtcs This Forest has an even of 894500 acres and Is In charge of Supervisor William M Anderson with headquarters at Vernal j The Cache National Forest takes KH name from the county stream and alloy of tho same name In northern Is of French origin Utah The namo orlglnj ricanlng hiding place and vast probably applied because of the excellent ex-cellent opportunity the early explorers explor-ers had to hide their treasures down In 11 ft nllft rrtitn lustra at > nrnnrlopn I Ii n ov an area of 53G9GO acres and is under 1 thin supervision of W W Clark with headquarters at Logan Southwestern Utah was locally called call-ed l the Dixie Country because of the similarity of Its climate to that of the southern states or Dixie Land and hecauso of the facts that In tho early days this region produced cotton for tho use of tho Mormon settlors The Dixie national forest receives its Dame In this way This Forest contains con-tains 1031120 acres Including tho Mt Trumbull and tit Shiwltz addition addi-tion In Mohave county Arizona consisting con-sisting of GoSOO acres on the north tf the Grand Canyon of the Colorado The headquarters remain at St George anti C I Huddle Is the acting supervisor super-visor The Fillmoro National forest which was named after Millard Fillmore Fill-more the thirteenth president of the United States Is one of the six nal tlonal forests named after presidents The other Forests are tho Madison and Jefferson In Montana j Lincoln In New Mexico Washington In Washington Wash-Ington j and Cleveland In California rtlm TClllrvmvn TTrtrnof li o a nn nrf 5l flfl 582099 acres a dIg under the supervision i super-vision of William Hurst with headquarters head-quarters at Beaver I Flshlalco Forest gets its name from the lake of the same name This lake received Its name on account of tho large amount of fish to be found there This Forest Is under supervision of X B Snell with headquarters at Salina Its area Is 537233 acres La Salle National Forest Is named after tho famous French explorer Ilobert Chevalier de la Salle who In 1GC9 set out upon a tour of western west-ern exploration In the course of which he discovered tho Ohio river and a year or two later explored the upper part of Illinois Later ho led a band of colonists from France Intending to found a settlement at tho mouth of the Mississippi He landed at Matagorda Bay Texas which ho mistook mis-took for a western outlet of the river but was assassinated by some of his disappointed followers near a branch of tho Trinity River Texas This Forest comprises an area of 47113d acres and is In charge of Acting Supervisor Sup-ervisor John nils with headquarters at Moab The Mantl Forest is so named from the town of Mantl tho capital of San Pete County Utah The namo Is taken tak-en from that of the old ruined city of Mantl near Caracas Vcnezula Tho Forest embraces 786080 acres and Is In charge of Supervisor A W Jensen with headninrters at Ephralm The Minidoka National Forest de lives its name from a Sioux Indian WIld possibly a contraction of mini Water and Tokaheya tho first the first water or toka enemy water of the enemy This Forest is in charge o Supervisor William McCoy Mc-Coy with headquarters at Oakley Idaho and covers an area of iG407 nlna Nebos Lonely Mountain In Pales tine Is prepetitated In the mountain of that name In the Wasitch range In Utah From this mountain tho Nobo National Forest is named It comprises an area of 353000 acres Supervisor Dan S Pack is In charge with headquarters at Payson The great Indian Chief Pocatello has given his namo to the seat of Bannock county Idiho on the Port Neuf River From this city tho Poca telln National Forest derives its name The Forest covers an area of 304 308 acres anti IK under the management of Supervisor C G Smith with headquarters head-quarters at Pocntello Idaho Tho Powell National Forest Is named nam-ed after the great geologist explorer rnrt scientist Major J W Powell former Director of tho United States Reologlcal Survey Ills best known I works uro Rvnlnrntlnn n t 4t n un UIo lado River of tho West and Intro I unction of the Study of Indian Laii iuagcs This Forest Is under Supervisor Super-visor I leDrgo II Birnev with head quarters at R < calanto The area cov snvl Is 7251M acres Savior National Forest Is nnmed rom the county of that name In utah which received Its nnnio from John 3ovler an American pioneer general politician and Indian debtor Ho was United States Commissioner to ne collate with the Creek Imlhna In I 1815 In this Foro t Is Included 710 00 acres under the I sunervlslon of T C Iloyt with headquarters at Pan j cult eli The Ulnta county and the well Inown mountain range In Utah irlvo the name of tho Ulnta Nitlonal Fop est Tho name Is taken from a branch of tho Uto Indltns the word said td mean fine land Acting Supervisor jl V n BorooM Is In charge of tho Porest with headoiiarters at Prnvo Tho Forest rover 1 155040 acres ThC WasnMi National Forest is named from the Wnsateh mountains which extend from north to south through Utah This Is a Ufo or Pa uto word the meaning of whlrh i not inown this Forest 210840 acres are embraced In which Is undnr the I man neernent of Acting Supervisor Cooley with headquarters C FI at Bolt Lake CIty |