Show WITH WITHHELD FROM ENTRY FOR FOREST RESERVES WASHINGTON Feb 23 Many Many letters are belr being beirs received from citizens of Utah with reference to the selection of lands for forest reserves as well as protests against the same The matter has been under consideration tion by the department for some time re regarding regarding regarding re- re garding the advisability of establishing certain reserves throughout the State The rhe department has finally come to a conclusion and Issued an order withdrawing withdrawing withdraw withdraw- ing from entry the following tracts of f laff in the tho Wasatch range of mountains s First First-A A tract of land lying east of Logan Logan Logan Lo Lo- gan in Cache county In the mountains containing about square miles Another tract of ot land beginning at a point In the mountains east of Salt Sart Lake City and ext extending without a break south for a distance of miles with an average average average aver aver- age width of eighteen miles containing an area of ot nearly square miles Another Another Another An An- other tract Just south of this one has been withdrawn containing a little aver ver er 1000 square miles Another which takes in the mountain range lying on the west side of ot the San Pedro valley containing about square miles making a total aggregate of f nearly nearly near near- ly BOCO square miles and embracing within their limits nearly all the important watersheds watersheds watersheds wa wa- of ot the range of ot the mountains It Is the Intention of the Interior department department department de de- de- de by this order to withdraw all these lands from private private entry entry until the subject of ot creation and extension of ot forest forest forest for for- est reserves may b be thoroughly Investigated investigated gated there is to be no undue haste about it but the various conflicting interests In interests in- in cattlemen farmers and others Bothers will have a full opportunity to be heard and their claims considered It is recognized that the matter is Important important important im Im- im- im to a large number r of people concerned concerned concerned con con- and it Is desired that no Injustice injustice tice shall be done by the he final action |