Show i MORE MOR WORK ORi fOR fORI I I THE TUE OGDEN OffiCE I OC DEN Jan 37 heui 27 Wh i-Wh When 1 President Preside ii t I Roosevelt signed the lie proclamation creating creat In ing an additional acres to the Moapa Moapa national fort format located located In I the southwest corner In Nevada ho he Increased the amount of o territory and Incidentally the work ork of or the d district 0 of tho the forestry service r located here herp Word ord was wan 3 rec received hed at the local headquarters head- head quart quarters r of ot the tho creation of or this addition to the district toda today Tho The addition In is h at atthe atthe the northwest corner of ot the Charleston division of or the Moapa forest torpt A As 2 Is I usual In Nevada e ad the tho timber sorer cover ov r of or this area In is II not of ot high i grade gae ade bulon but bul buton buton on account of or the scarcity of ot timber throughout hout the state even n c the poorest grades are eagerly sought b by the operators operators opera opera- tors tou of or the tue mines and by settlers u for Cor fencing fuel fue and building purposes The Tue mines mineI at Rhyolite arid and Ind Johnny Johnn are loc located so 0 o near nur this addition additon that much of or their timber Is I drawn crawn tr fr m tho the area ara The total stand 1 upon the addition addIton Is estimated at fE feet t of or saw aw timber r. r consisting mainly of yellow plow pine pitie with Ith a o little Alpine fir fr and cords of or cordwood corro cord cord- corr- corr wood o a portion of ot which Is I adaptable as mining Umbers timbers and posts In the past pat about feet teet of ot saw Faw timber lisa has been cut under little tle or no supervision luper or re regard retard re- re tard gard Ird supply for or the tho future futuro welfare of ot the timber The supervisor superior of ot th the Moapa forest 1 Is Isnow Isnow now empowered to make sales from this area to an any sn citizens and ant all al such R ch timber timber- cutting will wi be b carl carried d on under r regulations regula regula- ton tiona which provide for th the tho fullest use tise of or orthe the available timber and th the future Improvement improvement Im im- im provement nt of ot Its IM quality and quantity No Xo running streams head In the tho area but there Ic is a snowfall of or two to feet or more In winter and no doubt water atEr holes and springs at a a. R considerable rable dl distance tl nce from tom the tho mountain mountains on which the addition addi tion Is Ij located derive their now flow from the water which sinks Into the ground round on 01 I the bOb hm Gr or Grazing on the area will 1 b bo be conducted under tinder the usual r regulations of or the department de do- nt of f agriculture which provide for the tho fullest possible use uso USO of or tho the forage crop without allowing overgrazing which would pre prevent nl the proper reproduction of ot the tho grasses ra gel and damage the ground groundcover groundcover cov cover r which prevents erosion and keeps keep such uch runoff 3 at iii there Is In Its Is normal con con- diton Th The departmental regulations are arp planned to Insure to the tho bona bona flUe fide nie local settlers the greatest possible a advantages 1 In the use Ufe of oC the tho range Outside grazers rs are arp- admitted to the U use l' l of ot forest rn range e eon on only 1 after the tho needs neels of ot the local men have havo been satisfied Th The Moapa forest Is li In charge of or ActIng Act- Act In Ing Forest Supervisor II n. E. E Mathews whoso whose headquarters arc are at lf Las Vegas Nev ev e All Al departmental business as s re regards re- re gards garde either grazing or the purchase of ot timber should hould be addressed to him |