| Show I GH I G O ON T THE t FOREST Supervisor James lames E E I Sets Forth Sonic Some Interesting In Information Information n formation on ou Subject I HOW TO GET TIMBER PERMITS Companies Saw 53 Mills Mi and anil Corpora Corporations Corpor Ions tons However lowe er Wi be Denied The Tue Privileges ol of Settlers To ro the Editor Department DOar l nt of ot tho thi th interior lor Lund Land Murray Jan 18 l Tho ho Salt Sit Take Lako forest forent tore lt rl erve ero Is prin principally In Halt Luke Lithe county It I Includes time the ran range BO of ot mountain lying tl ot of the city cilY and valley sailey and covers coven tho lImo water sheds of ot Mill Mi Creek III Ig lug Cotton Cottonwood Coton Cottonwood I IId wood Id creek mid and Ild Little 1110 Cottonwood creek nid scattering small areas on the tha of at City Creek and antI It area arca IrO U is ap up approximately proximately acres In the time utah main reserve anti anil acres In tho ho sectional a mId it ion The Tile object In creating the Bait Halt Luke Lake forest reserve Is U to pro protect prot teat t et tho time of time the different streams within He Il it limits and thus In Insure Insure sure uro a I more regular and permanent supply of ot water lter for tor the lie use uso of at the Ito pee peo people po plc pic of the valley and the tho City of at Salt Sal Lako Inko rho Tho people almost amot universally approve of Its Ito creation Thu reserve shows to have been well wel forested at one ono time but lut owing to the lack Inck of ot enforcement of government regulations trout most of the tha merchantable timber has hu been boen culled out outOn On tho the most part the tho merchantable timber now remaining U is II clustered near nur thu top of at the gigantic p peaks k over overshadowing shadowing tho lie valley valey on tho the east cast Tho The foremost Core most duty dil of at tho the forest of officer lIter Icer Is In to protect the time young timber Imbel and thus Insure u a I reproduction of ot the for tor forest tat est ot Timber limber Is a ma a much needed product and tho the success ot of Industries do de depend pend pend largely upon the protection and Growth of at forest reserves Time Tho ho capa capability of ot tho Bait Lako Lake reserve In iii tho the future t turo Is he I of greater Importance than It Ito I La present condition On application to the tha supervisor set settlers Iet tiers let living In the time vicinity of ot the tho ro re servo serva may OY be allowed tree free tre use of f tim till timber ber permits for tOI furl fuel posts poles anti and other building material to 10 be he e used on om own premises Thin permit Is In granted as us n a it I privilege and not ot as a aright 1 aright right It may lay bo be denied to any pOI per person pOIson son Companies corporations sawmills end and other large establishments are re refused retted fused free freo use u e permits anti aro are ex expected to buy all 11 timber lumber they desIre dOlt tram from reserve lands hands The rime government Insists upon the Utilization of dead tim timber tm her ber it I Is II possible especially when It constitutes In ii Its Il decaying condition n It I dangerous menace to tho the growing forest in case of ot lire fire fro On Dec Do Hi 15 1901 the tIme secretary of ot time tho Ihl Interior decided that not nol more than 2000 20 head hou of ot cattle entile cotte and horses horse hotl may graze in time the Salt Lake forest during limb tho th season of ot 1905 Thu length nf of lt the lime grazing Reason to lie be determined by hy the supervisor This flue allowance of 2000 head was S for Cor or the tIme purpose of ot covering all I I legitimate demands of lt those who have havo been In im the habit ot of using tiring the time reserve t lands for tor cattle catte anti horse hOle grazing This reserve resele having be b n Gmt II to tie the water sup tup supply ply no more mor mo 11 swIll wl tw be b allowed to 10 tnt r it thui Ih 1 i IC to nest meet the time actual needs of those thOM th who have hAe been In he lite habit of ot using tiling III lit It und tend nd If It the time num number her ber of ot stock U Is e less lew I than 2000 1000 no applications rations will lilt tu ill be bit approved 1 by lIy tho time super supervisor supervisor visor Ilor for Dr the purpose of ot Minn tIlling jr the tit III of 2000 Sheep are IU pro prohibited in the tho reu reserve rv and end will not be bt allowed In It under tny I shall hall visit I a It cacti town In the neigh neighborhood tl of ot the reserve during the next 80 0 days for tor the tho purpose of receiving grating aPplIcations application that all nil parties grafting gracing privileges have an 1111 em opportunity to 10 submit their applications athens QUeM All MI applications should be b on file m at It my office om before Feb Keb it 18 1905 IMS Very respect fully JAM KM K Ii l Foret Supervisor or Utah residence BIshop Millers lilt 8 |
