Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-08 | Page 22 | Forest Limits Survey Starts

FOREST LIMITS SURVEY STARTS ARTS It NORTH SALT V LAKE th 15 acres of or Davis county land approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved by y the government as an 1 addition lo to l the Wasatch national f forest rest r reserve erve a survey has been I started here to establish new boundaries bound bound- silica aries according to James James' E. E Gurr supervisor 1 A crew of at ten men has been working working work work- ing five days s on the survey east atthe of at the tho Odell orchard in North Salt r take kc and a similar group group is scheduled scheduled sched sched- led to begin work Monday in the end of or the county count Markers will wilt b to be visible one fr from m ui the oth other r. r Mr Gurr stated Present boundaries are arc not properly properly proper proper- ly marked and many difficulties arise between land owners and the he het t Sorest forest rest service he said Funds Available t Before the addition approved ed April 2 the forest service ser supervised supervised supervised super super- a total of ot acres Beres in the county Of Ot this land landt acres are owned b by companies and individuals individuals indi indi- while the government has bas purchased outright only 1529 acres Funds founds are available for the purChase purchase purchase pur pur- chase of acres of at the recent addition Mr Gurr Curl said The purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase of or this land would bring the thet t total tal owned by the tho government to acres We We Va hope ultimately to purchase practically all all if it not all the Jand land now supe supervised b by the forest servIce service ice Mr Gurr declared With a view yiew to further purchases two crews of or workmen will be sent into hito the area in the near future to tomake tomake make snake appraisals and secure options the super supervisor Isoz said Appraisals will willbe willbe be made on the basis of or grazing values he hel s said ld because there is little timber in the area r r Flood Flood Menace i The major portion of the land Inc in c question is Ls situated on the mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain slopes North between-North Salt Lake and nd V Weber ber canyon canon Throughout the area overgrazing and uncontrolled uncontrolled uncontrolled trolled fires have havo caused serious depletion of ot the natural watershed causing using a flood menace menace to the e farms below During the last three years approximately tely C C C men have been een working to reestablish the natural vegetation and check ero- ero lon idon on In charge of ot the survey are Stewart Stewart Stewart Stew Stew- art Bagley agley and Arthur Arthur E. E. E Gra Granger ger