Show NATIONAL FOREST TIMBER TRIBUTARY TRIBUTARY TRI TRI- TO UI BASIN C Could d Carloads Carloads of Rail RailRoad Road R td Ties Annually As a result of the completion of timber timber tim tim- ber surveys of the tie timber stands on the Ashley Forest which have been under way war during the seasons of 1927 1028 1928 8 and 1929 1920 the Forest Service Ser is isnow isnow isnow now able to make a much more complete com coin and nd dependable statement con con- concerning concerning the timber tributary to the Uintah Basin BaKin than has ever been b before before be be- fore possible This survey surrey and those previously pre made indicate that there are now ready for cutting over oyer z million lodgepole pine and Engelmann spruce rl railroad ties and board feet of saw timber in trees ti-ees 11 Inches or 01 more more in diameter These estimates tes include the timber on all the Uintah Basin of the theA A Ashley hley and Wasatch F Forests rests and include the timber on the north northside northside northside side of the Ashle Ashley which should logically logically log log- come down clown the water courses of I I the Green River to some point in the neighborhood of Jensen or Onra Ouray They do not however include available available avail avail- able timber suitable for mine mime props l lagging ng fence posts poles and similar similar similar simi simi- lar products for tor which no Estimates have been made The presently available tie timber is sufficient to furnish an annual cut of ot ties for 47 years ears or approximately approximately 1000 carloads a year ear for that period ll By the end of that time it Is is expected l that acres of timber now Immature will have haye i ret reached suf sut- sufficient sufficient suf- suf maturity to permit cutting and this area together with the present area bearing timber of merchantable size will produce at least ties tiesa a year continuously for all nJ time It Is estimated that the productive capacity of all the National Forest timberlands of the Uintah Basin which are suitable for tor the production of railroad rail rUll ro road d ties or Is approximately approximately board feet per year eur This Ihl will be made up of ot the four principal prin cipal timber species of the th region legion which are ure lo lodgepole pine En Engelmann elmann spruce pru l western yellow pine and Douglas Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- las fir but will not Include aspen jun inn juniper iper or pinyon pine which In this locality lo 10 lo- lo sel seldom om produce material of or saw saw- I tI timber J or Ue tie size slie lull Full utilization of oc this Umber tImber is hi dependent on the development of transportation facilities to to the time outside I markets since but a very small man portion of It Is needed for supplying ln the local i |