| Show I 0 IO IDAHO HO I INTEREST Tt It II IN fO FOREST ST Excluded Lands Comprise Nearly Neary One Quarter r of the Area rca of ol The But Ire State MEANS FREAlS MUCH TO THE SCHOOLS Out f 1 Counties Are Art In Pert Part Included In Some SOllie POP tor elit eit A Ui III Total I Correspondence IBB AUK Aur 18 The re B BO qU question ti ii lion one full tull of Interest to the people of Idaho Th MI TIis forest foreit In itt thin this tte tete Including one nue or two Iwo pro proposed pONd reserves reserve not yet et now flow take up bel between p 3 Si and anI 23 per rent cent of th the total lanil urea rnea of the state The tILt fart that thai Mr 1 chief of the United wh wM J I In s chiefly chien rel responsible for tor forthe forthe the establishment of at tn theu e reserves i has hal an Intention of 01 visiting the Mute ute in the tha near nelll future futuro gives given added in III interest n tell terest to the subject Mr villi vis vil visIt visIt It li at this thin time It I II reported Is II to to 10 seure se II e ure by observation argument In III favor of the reserve l established through his hll recommendation I and d sug u Ion It 11 l I Is not 1101 difficult to imagine If It Mr hot first had hat the re without first a hand knowledge of ot conditions II hl bs statE of ot mind will wili permit of his hll argument favorable to the ac ao lion tion taken on hl his hll recommendation recommendations without ut much regard legard ro tt th the patent IATTER Or 01 IMPORTANCE It II I II believed the matter nf 01 forest foreit reserves l I Is of ot more Important to the future of ot Idaho than the people even of ot this state appreciate A very ary care arll fill tudy t of l the record In the survey urvey office shows that hat the total tala I approximate area embraced In the tha for tor flit oit reserves In I fill hi elate established nd proposed M hi n Of ot this thin tol total 1 the below mentioned re erves furnish the tha following acreage 3 flitter Hoot J Priest River It Couer RO ROSho Sho hone hon It to Seven ven Devil Henry lake Uke 7 Sawtooth Creek IIII 3 OO Yellow Yellowstone ton t Ul W 0 O Of ot this 1111 are arC ares which I h In Ih the opinion of Ih the bureau of at either to o tin the Ihl of forests forest or rain rainfall tall fall fal there I li Is 7 Sl acres acre which ha Ial be been lieen n withdrawn for tor the conservation of water r not lot one of which I Is l r Irrigation within the thi tain Italo of ot Idaho except enough for a IL tract of I leal lesi el than Ilal j acre res rf at II wi A careful estimate hu has hii been made nid till this no so 10 fur far an as 11 possible ha hue hii l h by with wih land ami anit timber who nho have gone lone over ncr nil all 11 narl of or Ih flat tall state P and estimated th 01 on all ill I the he This careful reul that thit of 1 the 1 12 laM ars nf or land In forest r only tty 30 1 per Pr I c n nt I I In Is covered with mer Mild and If thrown to 10 entry would nM net It the United guv eminent to 10 o be he lived in the reclamation nf oC arid which money loley if m d In the eon cO of storage rf cr In II the mountain insure mote moie mot water at atthe atthe It the v when tiou than him nit nil the r re Il nerves eres created In the Ihl FEUt An s 1 has had ha been bell tod IU tint tIlt t before there Are lre only two IWO Unit that are ura to o Induce lie HIP government to lo forest foreit reserves The reason 01 for ItI their e til and Ind which It I Itil U Is still til In is th the principal reason realon for n ii continuance of ot the policy pollY la is fur the hp of the forent The 11 for department was because be bo born rn cause use tears tal u el i expressed that wn 11 were up our timber 10 so fut t that within it n few tow the Ihl timber Would talL fall tal far fr tal short of ut the di 01 nand bands u It M wa Wil nd for tor this thin rca reu rel son lun un that th tIu flitter r Riot Hunt and uld Priest Hill reserves were AM As 1 a matter of ot fact on I li Is over 40 per tier I em CIU of ot tin thc II covered b y merchantable or timber Umbel that wi Ii ever eter 1 1 become mei li Ver Very ery much of or th the in area Arra on to 10 voted Nel h each eh of ot r refer rH U ii of nf rL a I nature home could coult h bo he mado I liv by the hardy art artI at et I iii ii i nd PIO bo ho built up ip Under tinder Ih LIlA forent reser e pol vol icy ey of or the r ren ere re chill to the lellI settler only IIi Ih h tuber miner being allowed in to cut age in business tl and nd oven evin 11 h ho annot cultivate the All Mit 11 except I li ta favor of ot the forest r re servo ono or ranger of course Ih thy the li Ik ck of common judg jud ment In the III 1111 oT of the Ihl general gov government OV in limning of IT from an and of If f no Ut f I r cent celt of ot about tout 00 Irr acres acre of I II land no for tor the o of for future gen Rn of or 40 ser pet cOt ent nf Of thin this total which l In is covered with wih merchantable timber and Int which mull ax 1111 tl easily gnu AI As have been i cheaply preserved without Shutting hutting off ut i from th the thi non timber lad n I li in to every on ann Of 01 the portion of ot these theae which I b bv timber In 11 1111 SO 80 0 years the timber I is III renewed Th Thet t I It is tr tn I die I or are Irp broken off ot ot by the find tot rot or ur IL uro Ho Ni that lit ill the end nd of 30 31 yearn YIM the forest II U beck back just JuM where It I was ra In the first lt place If It the tho of at the Ihl government Pied had lad been to in r create reu 19 r reserves erve Include only auch urean urea areas Irn IrnI I n ait are aro ao covered with timber and Ild encourage age Ih the settling nettling up lP of the good I lands land the timber area aren by ly farmer and stockmen a B me market would b be I found for tor the timber and diffident rave reve revenue flu nue bo be obtained to 10 more mort than pay the of or keeping up the tore forest foreit Ji to 10 A At t th the tho name samu m time th the tat stat would hl have hare been blen enriched by settlement end and nd cultivation of M what now remains remain and end unproductive with Ith no good lood object in 11 vH WATER ON Later however the establishment of ot rot forest re reer reserves erv wa was a made for tor another theoretical rea reason on That Thil In II this way A the water wlter could be con and an Ml In Ihl this thin way the land lands lying below the wooded woodad heights height could be Irrigated Md end ad made roads more mare f fertile That the main maintenance maintenance of or the forests In the mountains mountain does dOI do a conserve th the water In a WI way to tomake II mal malt make It available for tor Irrigation i ur Jael li is u Lt theory It ft I has hai not been een proven even In by argument and It U Is II extremely doubtful if It it I I Is II nf ot proof It I I IS I l obedience to A 1 Wll f I 0 0 t tIn In this theory thery that nil alt al the later laler forest lISel 1 have been In jilt Idi IrI ho 11 in lii this thin connection It II may he e In lit l to II ascertain just what whal th Ih theft eft i a nf ot it the tie recently r sere wilt will wi have on the cun conservation of 1 n iter uter lle might he be 11 for Ir irrigation gation purposes What U is II i ill IId d th H en Devils reserve rout 66 OO acres can be taken laken t i I an ni ex example IX ample This Thil reserve Is II l tv I Ithe the Salmon Hulmon and river Of the three streams ani only thi th of Ih the We Weiner lEer lire are lre even possibly us avail available available all able tot foi fol irrigation In Idaho of ot the acres lert In the Seven v ven n Devils re rc reserve serve erve ere only acres are ae drained II by bythe bytho the tho eler the remaining 4 OO are being tributary to 10 the Little Litle Salmon and Snake rivers where no 10 vat wal water r I li used or ur Is II practicable to 10 UI use for Irrl Irrigation gation gutlon purposes co COME COMI n 1 IN INThe The common schools of ot Ih the 1111 state are arell vitally ll Interested In the thu mattei mate or ot foi for forest est Under tho KJ 11 gov ren rc poll oi y the common school ithe I t the state of Idaho hu hits lot about acres of Its III lands It ft 1 1 s difficult II In 10 Indemnify Ih the fUI 1 1 for those these losses In feet fact the ut tit I i I I I is II finding U It I practically I Ible ble to do 10 so 1 The follow Ing showing howl the loss losses 1011 to the school chool grant by hy each elch of ot the n r 1 v serves serve will vIll give ve some lome Idea Ilea of tin m 1111 it itter ter The losses losle by reserves in n ITe re 3 urn are ae a ai as follows Hitter Ilter Hoot Priest River Coeur dAlene Alene 2160 Seven DOI Henry Lake Le tt M 1 Saw tooth Payette Squaw reek Paula all 1505 Yellowstone V elser l er estimated lo TI TIlE THE E S The alm has haa constantly hen ben that the establIshment of or forest foreit re ic reo serves In th the Ihl United States State In iii II the he be tinning wu brought about abolt foi rOI tOe Ine UI r When hon the therance of interests Hut reserves w were ie established In itt II state and Its sister states of Washing Washington ton toil tOi tin lul Montana It was sac UI noticeable that In every Instance the Northern orther took scrip for tor or Its place Edae within This Ihla scrip larl largely 1 v mId laid lall on Idaho white pine lands landH of 1 something over OI a 1 million milon o has hO h been blon en taken In lil this thin way vay and Ind title thU timber I Is II now under ownell WIh Ip of or th the Ihl great timber syndIcates The lands which hud hail hll been hren lust hint still 1111 for lor which In Iti Indemnity II wn wo lute obtained Ilc hued by stripping hul timber vre ure re for forthe forthe 10 the most port part of hut but little hittl account such Huch ut t IM lundn of the tue reset reel v strip It I tH IB Is II not lot intended to 10 convey poney th Impression that the tue tle for forestry depart department ment rae WOI a I know knowing knoring II to this haul fraud I that win was In Inthe lie Interest Interact of ot the Put III it and nil Us Its 11 M Hide ide hip partners the timber syndIcates syndicate Hut But the claim Is III advanced by many that Ihal tutu govern goern government ment Ma U h by this establish establishment moot ment elt of This claim Is II still advanced an as al accounting for thin thu of oC the this lecent reserve In this state Italo These reserves taken of iii fr Northern Norther Ime place lands land Ih this the folo folios following I 11 hug areas Irel acres acre rO I ct dAleno AIllo reserve Prist t 1811 acres reserve Mere acres ThU hlll a i 1 i modest modem total of C ai ares arel res I that hat I th thu h Northern I will wi bij he hp outride nf of tills this permitted to go 10 o Ills and Ilk take tako Indemnity ni One of t the mo most 1011 t interesting attached to 10 Ih the luly that luis hILlS hUl been en made ot 11 this t va as W III In connection tOlle tion I the he various lul for wih settlement I Is II by thu forest reserves and thin Ihn 10 ane affected In Iii Idaho ho hoof aria aiva of at each that I Is II Ill of al 1 the n 21 1 there i are ni 1 U ii I that sr aro In lii part Included In forest lellI 1 01 lowing pat are lre the In names 11 I and nui nd 1011 II ureaH of the counties IRI taken ln up tip II 1 1 by IA If e lelve ve or o 89 3 per percent cent of ot Ih the total area acres acre nr or 04 00 0 per pr Ir ent nt ot if the area Ne NCI es Perot t at as 33 per rent cent of or total are Idl Idaho ho Irr acres or Ir OB 68 6 per r cent of ut total nien o acres or at 2 per percent Jr Jrr r r rent cent of or Ir total ar urea area Unite 1011 BI erie acre or ni I 13 9 tier wr c cent ni of total area 9 GOI acres or 1 8 IT per liar It cent celt of nf ares area areaH tt H II 32 O in or I 11 Ii 1 per rr cent elt o ut of total It area 1111 l o eie nr or S tej IJ pf cent of total HI alca en flea MW aies or 8 a per pr cent nf or total a arel fen Custer 1040 acres Arre 01 ni I per pr cent rent of or total turin area lra l ov A la lo I ell aurA of ot Canyon county countS who la is II serving a IL two Iwo years In teim In III Inthe hIthe the stAte IntI fur for made good gont hi his hil escape from I Inn I this Ii Is a at 11 I about ID 10 30 chun k I i nt lit lt HI k It with Iti four nth other PI inn upon upun IL a ditch being made mudo near eMr the Ihl l watched Ills his hall and Ind when alien hen unobserved entered the pipe Ille through which lie he hI lo to all 11 outlet 1 In iii the Ibe h took look to 10 hi hits heels brela mid 1111 warn Mil Wil off of One On nu of ur the thu guard missed him aft after eu hm his hil d 1181 I iii i and h lie t turned timed In an on alarm Immediately A nf ot tn with the men from the penitentiary 11 prison hounds were IC set net upon lm the lie by ill thi county y and Ind vere hort joined 11 sherla with somo d deputies they Ihl luau had tracked II Ire 1 fleeing 1111 t out nut of if the thA Ihl orchard they I L 1011 his fuN hil uti I Lii It und nil a 1 short abort 1 1st they Ihl found hi his shirt lying b by bythe th the hi side of t an ILU 11 Irrigation mh h Indications ions point to 10 the tho belle that h he made hi his hiM escape Into the mountain end Mint 11 of nf Boise in the direction of Ut Ida thit Idaho ho I it I Pule coming In ovAl ovet the mountain toad from that sty HIJ they Haw I u a man description climbing ul up i the mountain 1 itt it aide going apparently In the direction of at th the basin l Krom rom the tact fact of or his hil leaving behind the Ihl 11 li 11 Ida t s clothes makes make It butte evident that thul he hI PIthier either r had beiju from the outside nr or halt hail other clothing concealed von con 11 reeled beneath hi his hil stripes stripe While tuile Lawrence has hns cau ethel ed the prison pris prison on authorities no trouble before nine hi his confinement there on ni the nth of July last Int yet 11 he hI is II not nt counted a I good prisoner The scars r h he carrice car rice rles all over ler hl his hil body are Indicative of nt rather a t wild wid H unit and nil dep desperate life ll It ItI Itis 1 I is thought that he ht I be overtaken before lh thc day In Is over overA overA A reward of o MI 0 IH hi offered for his hil capture apIU |
