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Show THE CHRISTMAS NEWS. Salt Lake City. Utah. Dee. IS. 1943 Cradled In the UfhTa'Mbun- tains in northeastern Utah and into southwestern extending Wyoming lies the beautiful Forest .. with its myriad' lakes, tall pines, and verdant mountain meadows . The forest was named for William H. Ashley, a fur trader, who was one of the first explorers to enter the Uintah Basin country. The isolated canyons and mountain parks of the forest were favorite . hideaways for e no- . outlaw eangs.-T- ht torious Butch Cassidy and his followers after their forays into nearby Utah and Wyoming towns would hole up in the Browns Canyon, and Little Hole sections of the forest until the hue and cry of the chase had died down. after which they J would venture forth again. Water The farmer, who, turning his old-tim- bank-robbi- Park,-Hideo- ut the 'rarige charac-terist- ic form as a result of glaciation. The formation is of unusual interest to the geologist. Outcroppings of bones of prehistoric animals are found in the southeastern portion of the forest. " Wildlife The hunter rbiling out of his blankets on a clear frosjty morn and: catching a fleeting glimpse of whitetails through the trees knows-- - that - here indeed is a home for nature's animal' life, and the fisherman, straining his eyes to old Mt. Baldy, snow- - . saw-timb- er, : andhave.he . . . ishly cinches up hlspack mules that he may be on the trail Jo isolated lakes those distant where the big ones lay awaiting ' the hardy angler. iThe many, miles of stream and lakeshore on the Ashley Fort provide' more, potential, fishing water than any comparable area in the State of Utah. Big game found on the forest are mule deer, - elk,- - antelope, ! la States Best Dou gias firrand al7ine fir, is available for cutting under proper management, and will . be placed on the market as the demand warrants to supply mine propsy and ties to local users and ijiine operators jin Utah.Wyomijfg and Colorado. "There are at present twenty-si- x sawmills oierafihg"1ofl the Ashley Forest. , Crazing Grazing, the chief industry of the Uintah Basin and other areas 'adjoining the forest, finds one of its main sources ot forage supply on the green slopes of the Ashley Nino thi five' hundred, cattle and horses owned, by 175 permittees, and 8,500 sheep owned by 60 permittees graze. on the forest during the summer grazing season; Grazing allotments are Stocked and good management practices required of the livestock operators in order that the range will support the livestock permitted over a long period of time without injury . to the soil, forage, . mercial tlmbefyjtands, grazing! recreational ... and wildlife areas The Vernal-Ma-niHighway No.1 6, which crosses the liorth end of the foi- est over, the top of theUinu range is the only through north the on Timber is guar-deagainst and south highway in eastern as forested all mi large Ashley Because of the high altiareas, by a seasonal organization Utah. of forest. guards. A lookout tow- tudes to which' this road, ascends . er is located at the summit of it is usually closed by snow from Ute Mountain, elevation 8834 ft., December to May of each yeV A' forest trail system of 733 and other lookout towers are planned for. other vital areas.. miles enables' the. forest user to The forest service telephone lirte, traverse those long stretches of 250 miles in length, connects all forest not reached by road. of tne Ashlpy tanger and guard This then is the Ashley Nastations with the forest head- tional Forest,' a forest typical of quarters and provides efficient the national forests as a whole, communication for the organiz- providing not- - just, one resource 77 or a single phase' of activity.' ing of fire fighting crews. Roads And Trails "J, but many, and all of them cor- AHhough most of the forest related and dedicated to that a ran be reached only by foot purpose, which was so ably ex or horseback, the Ashiey hs a pressed by Gifford Pinchot, our road system of 260 milespro-- j first chief forester. 'The greatest viding easy erftry to many com- - good for the greatest number. allotments,-- - -- ' Season s i Qreetmgs! - "FR'OMTHE" McCdne -- School of Music r atysT-- T X A r& . w- and Art M V tr- 7; r ' v- - finest Instruction in Music, Danes, Art and Speech Arts ,fA Cultural Center for ALL the People aOTTORTFrWAtN- - " : 9- - Salt Lake City 3, qi STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR The Uinta Mountains, inadaitlon to lieing distinguished as, In theUnited States running east and west Is the : the, only mountain rangeof-importanc- e home of the.AjCiley Forest and feeds many rivers. The Strawberry Reservoir on the Duchesne River stores water which is tunneled back into the Great. Basin in Utah. County, black'bear, ancTnibirntain sheep. water . intohIsditchesin the spring, shades his eyes andpeers Uintas and at the wonders how full the. mountain .reservoir will be this year, is cover grateful for the forest into which the snows melt and find their way- - to mountain streams, lakes,, and reservoirs instead of racing down barren gullied slopes carrying the top- soil with them in one fell rush. plants, watershed or tree growth Range improvements are constructed and reseeding is done where feasible in order to se- -' cure better management 5f stock on the range and to rehabilitate badly depleted areas, of capacity. Recreation The picnicker or camper, driving out on a forest road and up into the mountains amongst the Waterusers,jssisted bylied-era- l, tail trees, finds a haven of quieta aid funds, have constructed and kinship with nature at several water -- storage reservoirs forest campground or p i c ni c on the forest at considerable area where he can pitch his tent cost, and these bodies- of water and rough it.. Over 50,000 perfor irrigation sons, enjoy , the unique scenic r supplement-wateof the farms in the valleys as features of the Uintas each sea- -' well as provide good fishing son. sites. Kings Peak, highest mountain in Utah, offers a challenge to the Timber mountain climber and Paul Bunyan. 'the greatest intrepid each summer there are many woodsman of ihem all, would who dare to scale its precipitous hesitate and rub his hands be-- - face to its white-tippe- d summit fore-- swinging his - mighty axe 13,498 feet-abo- ve sea 'level. The Uinta mountains " h -- on the Ashley, which is one of been featured by Ripley in his rNot as the highmaining in the State ofUtah. est range of mountains in North Two billion board feet of America lying in an easterly merchantable material consist- and westerly direction. All the great canyons of the ing of- lodgepolepine, Engle- mann spruce, Ponderosa. pine, Uintas - head - near the crest ot snow-'cappi- Special-Notic- of wildlife is conducted - that abnormal losses are prevented and game animals are maintained consistent with the available forage all seasons of the year. Fire Fire, that dread destroyer of The management Many of the pictures appearing TypewriterDialService in this Edition iverc furnished by. REEAIRS The Utah Dept, of Publicity, 7 r -- The Ur Sr Forest Service and The U S. Grazing Service. TheDeseret-Neijivish- es arr - e so ed . ihanklhcm for this to . co- - Hoggan Typewriter Service Phene 710 2nd Ave. t-- - r 1 Let Christmai bells ring tweet with joy this year. Leave nothing out,. the yule log burning bright, The voices carolling across the night. -- Erect the lightedpine tree's jewelled spear. Release a Hood of faith to drown the fear Vv V ' j? v. . a or That grips the land, as justice conquered mights Let little children's facet be alight. The price of Christmas never came so dear. He dreamed on foreign soil a h 'I ! i year ago - Of home, and all it meant. The things he though- tOf savory food, of friends, ot mistletoe These were the precious things for which he fought. : Fill every wish of this beloved youth, Nor let hit dreams be better than the truth. .. . tjr Aim Vmr s.ll.r r - ' v ' cHocontfs (Oil II, I'll 1 -- |
