| Show NEW E NATIONAL FOREST IN ARIZONA President Signs Proclamation Creating One on Verde River Watershed IT T COMPRISES ACRES JIt of or United Clipper Mines III In North Port of Forest J Not Nol Prohibited Jan 10 l Tho president has hUR just filet tl ii IL proclamation creat In lug the Verde Verdo national forest In Art Ari Arizona 11 aorta zona This new lIew national forest has hus hasin hasan in an area of ot acres and Is lo 10 In iii Maricopa and nth commit coun counties I ties It lies llos on the time west vest side of o the Verde Verd river and Includes a largo large por Per portion tion lon of o the time of o title this Jerome the tho of o the tho Unit United mine Is situated in iii tJ ed ello Copper Coppel tho the not northern them pait ot of o this forest West Vest and southwest of or Jerome are aro the Mm Mitt Sums gus mountains There Is lb a It small area arelL ol of commercial forest which whit has been badly abused d In lit 1 1 the past but bitt which under propel I management will viiI a LL small Local supply of or timber to till mining camp cump COVERED wrEn WITH BRUSH The Tho greater grenter part purt ot of o tho tuG urea area of Dt this forest is covered with It ft of II without commercial value UIO Tho of or thIs tills however Is just junt justus an us Important as nit heavily hell 11 forested land for tor 01 as aa In lit tho time case In southern Call Cali California fornia this scrubby growth la is thEm the only timing thing that conserves the water vater supply and protects the time watershed ot or orthe the time Verde river from rom serious erosion This Thu creation of or this he flO new national forest Is lie considered necessary by b tho thu reclamation service serICO for the tho best ad of o the tho reclamation act anti and the tho watershed knit has an on Important relation to the full development of o thu Irrigable lands of ot Salt river valley In order that the rich lands landa In this part of or Arizona be brought to their theil highest development tho Limo watershed of ot tho thu Verde Veido river will bo ho protected from fromme damage through ul lumbering timid and overgrazing Many parts harts ot of o trio tho tn forest have suffered front from overgrazing ing by largo hargo bands banda of goats and tho thu protection of tho the bursh burah covet cover will wilt pro Mint further erosion and Impairment of the tho win wat supply QUAKING GRAZING NOT PROHIBITED The Time forest service will by b no means prohibit grazing gru on this new forest but will endeavor so ao to regulate It that the watershed of oC the tho Verde riv nv river er or will not bo to 0 Injured In this way wayan an nil Important source of or water which converges toward Snit Salt river anti and Us Its It I tributaries will be protected for the ul UI ultimate development of ot the Irrigated lands S |
