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Show THE tJ0iE05ial Firfisff Miby By Gilbert B. Doll Forest Supervisor The Ashejy National Forest contains a total of 1,313,461 acres of which 1,283,149 are federally owned and 30,312 are state and privately owned. This forest area is situated in six Utah counties; namely, Duchesne, Uintah, Daggett, Wasatch, Summit and Utah. Each year 25 percent of the income from the Ashley National Forest is paid to these various counties in lieu of taxes on these lands based on the area of land in each county. For the fiscal year, 1955, the following amounts are being paid; $9,317.00 to Duchesne; $3,513.00 to Uintah; to Daggett; $688.00 to Wasatch; $149.00 to Summit, and $48.00 to Utah County. In addition to the money paid to the counties, 10 percent of .the receipts is being ured by the forept to maintain forest roads and trails inside the forest. The , remaining 65 percent of' the receipts goes into the Treasury of the United' $3,-080.- 00 States-- . ' , WATER The basic "resource which - we have to manage are noil and water. There are 36 rservoirs on the Ashley National Forest with an average storage volume of 2000 acre feet of water per reservoir now being used to, supply water and power to farms and cities adjacent to the forest Jn addition, there is a greater volume of water flowing in streams from these watersheds which is used for irrigation and power., GRAZING t This forest area, during 1955, cattle for an 9,800 supported months and 79200 average of 3 sheep for an average of 2 months during the summer liming season. Summer range is important to the livestock operations in their production of beef, lamb, wool and hides., RANGE RESEEDING . During the past year a great effort has been made to improve various focest ranges by plowing and reseeding 1,000 acres by brush control throujgh spraying on 1,600 acres, and by airplane reseeding of aspen areas on 1,360 acres. , Trial pilot plantings of various grasses were set out in the fall of 1955 on five different areas to help determine adopted species ... of grasses. RANGE IMPROVEMENTS During the past year we have constructed four , miles of wire fence and lA mile of pole fence in cooperation with the various livestock associations and permittees. During the past season we have continued to maintain a great part of the 257 range water developments and 226 miles of fence which are placed to help manage livestock on these range lands. , , TIMBER Timber operators harvested approximately 10 million board feet of sawtimber, poles, mine props and miscellaneous timber products from 'the forest during the calendar year of 1955. Forest crews have been working on timber cruises until recent snows made travel too slow and difficult This will enable the Forest to program ten to fifteen new timber sales at total estimated volume of 20 - 25 million board feet for sale to the highest bidders, in the early spring of 1956. TIMBER ACCESS ROADS During the past year about 3 miles of the new Big Park-Leid- y Peak timber access road was completed, Approximately 2 miles remain to be completed next summer This road will open a block of Ridgepole-spruc- e sawtimber estimated at about 50 million board feet i of timber. Another project of about 5 miles of road was re- w " surfaced to facilitate proper drainage of the road as well a to make it easier to travel. Nine old bridges were replaced with large culverts and two creosoted wooden bridges were installed. These creosoted bridges were at Big Brush Creek and on the Hells Canyon Road. with Duchesne Cooperatively County and the Ute Indian Service at Fort Duchesne, the new Lake Fork bridge was constructed to replace an ord and unsafe structure. RECREATION During the 1954 hunting season about 12,000 deer and 66 elk were harvested by hunters from the various hunts on the Ashley Forest. While figures are - not yet accurately compiled for the 1955 are hunting season, indications that the harvest of deer was approximately 9,000 deer and the elk harvest was increased to about 100 head. It is estimated that 10,000 big game hunters used the forest areas during 1955. Fishermen by great numbers wdrked the various lakes and streams of the Ashley during the fishing season, and fishing was generally considered to be good. The best fishing was, of course, found in the remote lakes. Fishing continues to be the greatest sporting attraction this forest has to offer. The lakes and numerous streams on the Ashley make it Utahs most productive fishing area. The camping and picnicing facilities on the Ashley total 20 improved grounds with 138 improved units. A total of 134,800 visits were made by recreationists during 1954 for 190,400 man days of use. Six privately operated resorts are maintained for service to the public within the Ashley National Forest boundary. One of these resorts, the Defa Dude Ranch, is located on privately owned land, but the other five, which are located at Moon Lake, Red Canyon, Three Lakes, Rock Creek and Ranch on the Uinta the River, are operated under special use permit upon National Forest lands. FOREST HIGHWAYS forest On the Vemal-Manil- a highway, the second section of this new construction was comcontractors by private pleted through the Bureau of Public Roads. A third section has been started which will be completed 1956 if present by rate of construction is maintained. IMPROVEMENTS To properly harvest these forest products and to administer and protect Its resources It is necessary to maintain 422 miles of road, 1269 miles of trail, 200 miles of telephone, 5 radio installations, 1 fire lookout, 2 fire weather danger stations and 1 airplane landing field. The 1955 fire season started earlier than usual and burning conditions became extremely critical Lightning accounted for six fires wheih burned a total of 2ll d national forest acres. fires totaled seven fires which burned 811 acres of national ford est land. The seven fires were attributed to campfires, 4; lumbering, 2, and smokers, 1. Cooperators played a .big part in helping to keep theee fires from burning a. larger area. Their fast attack kept all but four of these fires to under one acre in burned area. four-mont- h UINTAH BASIN RECORD Thursday, December 22, 1955 and- - its tributaries, The ltural production of these valley is dependent on the water from the forests watersheds. Parts of these watershed lands also provide' needed summer forage for the livestock industry, and parts provide local timber operators with their main source of supply. Thus the economic condition of a majority of these people is directly or indirectly dependent upon these basic industries. In addition, from other states come . great numbers of recreationists to camp, hunt, fish, as well as to just enjoy the scenery of these forest lands. , To insure that the values which these lands produce are prepetu-ate-d- , demands that they be wisely , managed in the public interest without threat of loss of soil, or the annual production of water, timber forage and wildlife. We need your continued inter- est and cooperation and welcome your suggestions to help us do a better job of managing valuable forest lands of the ley National Forest. the Ash- be Christmas is here again, the Birthday of our Lord Jesus. Every human heart rejoice. The songs, music, lights and flowers are outward signs of this .happiness. People of good will desire to share this happiness with their beloved families, friends an, dneighbors. They try to ehrow in this way their gratitude to that Infant who was born into this world to reveal to us Gods intentions and plans for us and to tell us about Gods great love for men. That deyine love did not spare the life of this same Child born in the stable of Bethlehem, but permitted Him to sacrifice Himself upon the cross for our everlasting happiness in the life to come. No one could better express this love of God the Father, than our Lord in His Discourse with Nichodemus: . . there is One who has come down from Heaven, the Son of man, whose borne was hi Heaven. And just as Mooes lifted up the serpent in the desert, so tee Son of Man must needs be lifted up, that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life. So marked indeed, has been Gods love for the world, that He gave His only begotten Son- - everyone who believes in Him is not to perish, but to have eternal life, The fact is, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world not a all; the world is to be saved through Him. He who believes in Him is not liable to condemnation, whereas, be who refuses to believe is already condemned, simply because he has refused to believe in the name of the Son of God. , And this is how the sentence of condemnation is passed: the light has come into the world, but men loved darkness- more than the light, because their lives were bad. Only an evil doer hates the light and refuses to face the light, for fear his practices may be exposed; but one who lives up to the truth faces the light, so that everyone can see that his life is lived in union with John:13-21- . God. Let us once more make the spiritual pilgrimage to the stable of Bethlehem. Let us join humble shepherds and adore as our God tee babe in swaddling clothes lying on straw In the manger. Let us confess Him to be our Lord, our life, TO ALL MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE DUCHESNE STAKE AND TO OUR MANY FRIENDS EVERYWHERE At the approach of another year we send you Greetings. The experience of the year that is passing has probably given us a better appreciation of the great love of the Lord and His Goodness Unto Us. To you, our friends and fellow workers, we express our appreciation for your friendship and support. The richest and most beautiful experiences in life come through gratitude and close friendship with one another. The plan of Peace and Salvation is to follow Christ as He follows the Father. Behold, I am the law and the light. He say. Look unto me and endure to the end and ye shall live for unto him that endureth to the end will I give eternal life. If these things we dv teen the coming months of the year ahead will not only find us In the way of life, but progreaaing therein to our own blessings and to the glory of our Heavenly Father. To many of us Christmas is the happiest time of the year, principally because the worthy custom of unselfish giving partakes of the spirit of Christ. Again we send you the Seasons Greetings, and sincere wishes and prayers for your continued good work and cooperation, and for your well being, health, and prosperity throughout the coming year. Sincerely yours, A. HALE HOLGATE ELMER R. MOON MONROE MICHIE MILTON POULSON Duchesne L.D.S. Stake Presidency Only-Begott- - TEMPERATURE CHANGES When the temperature changes, it may GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD agricu- to change your advises the too wise driving habits Utah Safety Council. National Safey Council tests have shown stopping distances on ice, when not using tire chains, are more than twice as long when the temperature is near the melting point, compared to when its near zero. our all Let us acknowledge sin, the poorness- of all we are doing now. Let us ask Him to help us begin our eternal work as He was pleased to begin His namely by making the lowest and humblest the starting point for the- highest. May the infant Jesus give you a joyous Christmas in humble faith and ble.ss you all with His love and happiness in the New Year of 1956. REV. IGNATIUS STRANCAR Pastor of St. Helens Catholic Church - ' to Him our weakness, our fraility, our U-B- ar mid-summ- er Man-cause- man-cause- GENERAL , The Ashley National Forest is important to the economic and of the people sound well-bein-g who live in the Basin as well as those north along the Green River 'j 'ilia Ri A MO x Xv loaf of bread, an hour's worship both are better shared U Edj7 t)FOGi(l You know yourself there's fo keeping a home and a a good deal more family happy than just pay i no the bilk It's detnj things tofjothcr FOX NOV...EOR ALWAYS... my rite joys tfttbHoKiqr miQuali Siaeoti y'ciki yedj sad cayyt jdwtS aakl rite bealril geodviU cl potiot, ud ... Piling into the car for a day's outing . . . raking leaves on an autumn afternoon . . . having a bar- synagogue with yotir folks, it was a nice feeling, wasn't it? Surely you want to do as well for your becue in your own backyard. family, this week. Without even trying, you'll provide a pattern, a foundation, a wdy of living, that will guide the lives of your children years frdm now. And if theirs is a happy life, what warmer tribute could you Going to worship together every week is another of the good things in life which are best shared. Think back over the years. Remember when you were a youngster, how important and grown-u- p you felt walking into your church or restoreth your eoul have? Uferchip together thwceh OLPIN MORTUARY PHONE 11 ROOSEVELT Tat iq Tiid United Tardily To Qhurch On Ctinbitsaoo |