| Show derivation OF NAMES OF NA FORESTS IN UTAH new names chosen on account of their importance in local and na history the national forests in utah with abe significance and derivation 0 their names are as follows the ashley national forest isi for william II 11 ashley an eaf fur trader who in 1822 or a company ot men which penetrated lenet rated to the rocky mountains tind formed trading relations with the several indian tribes he was lieuten ent governor of illinois in 1820 andl te presented missouri in congress in the early thirties this forest has an brea of acres and Is in charged of supervisor william M anderson with headquarters adf vernal the cache national forest takes its name from the county stream and valley of the same name in northern utah the name Is of french origin meaning hiding place and was probably applied because of the ex cellena opportunity the early explore ers had to bide their treasures down in the valley this forest comprises an area of aco acres and Is under the supervision of W W dark 1 ead quarters at logan southwestern utah was locally call ed the dixie country because of thea of its climate to that of the southern states or dixie land and of knef facts that in the early days this region produced cotton for he use of the mormon settlers sett lera the dixie national forest receives 11 in this way this forest contains acres including the mt trumbull and tha add alon in mohave county arizona con of acres on the north ct the grand canyon ot the colorado the headquarters remain at st george and I 1 huddle is the acting super visor the fellmore national lores which was named atter mallard fall l more the thirteenth president ot the united states Is one of the six na forests named atter presidents the other forests are the madison and jefferson in montana lincoln in new mexico washington ington and cleveland in California 1 he fellmore forest has an area 0 acres and Is under the super vision of william hurst with bead quarters at beaver fishlike fishlake Fish lake forest gets its name from the lake of the name this lake received its name on account ot the 1 irge amount of fish to be found there ahls forest 1 under supervision of I 1 E snell with headquarters at salana its area Is acres la salle national forest is named after the famous french explorer I 1 obert chevalier de la salle who in set out upon a tour of west arn exploration in the course of which 1 e discovered abe ohio river and a year or two later explored the upper part of illinois later he led a band of colonists from france intending to found a settlement at the mouth of the mississippi he landed at matagorda bay texas which ha mis took tor a western outlet ot the river but was by some of hia disappointed followers near a branch of the trinity niver texas this forest comprises an area of acres and is in charge of acting S ip j john alls with headquarters at moab the manti forest Is named from the town of manti the capital of san fete county utah the name Is tak en from that of the old ruined city ot manti near caracas venezuela Ven ezula the forest embraces acres and is la charge of supervisor A W jensen with headquarters at ephiarm the national forest de lives its name from a sioux indian word possibly a contraction of mini water and Toka heya abe first the first water or toka enemy water of the enemy this forest isa n charge of supervisor william me with headquarters at oal ley oy of usg idaho and covers an area acres nebo s lonely mountain in palestine Is in the mountain of that name in the wasatch range in utah from this mountain the nebo national foiest Is named it comprises an area of COO acres supervisor dan S pack Is in charge ath headquarters at payson the great indian chief pocatello las given hia name to the seat of bannock county idaho on the port neut river from this city the tel national forest derives its name the forest covers an area of acres and Is under the management of supervisor G smith with head quarters at pocatello idaho the powell national foiest Is nam ed atter the great geologist explorer and scientist malor J W powell former director of the united geological S irvey his best known works are exploration of the colo rado river ot the west and intro of abe study of indian lan grages this forest la under super visor george V barney with bead quarters at escalante the area covered Is acres devler national forest Is named f the county of that name in utah which received its name from john devler an american pioneer general politician and indian fighter he was united states commissioner to ne oblate ot late with the creek indians in 1815 in this forest Is 90 acres under abe supervision of hoyt with headquarters at pan duitch the well the uenta county and cnown mountain range in utah the name ot the uenta national for est the name Is taken from a branch of the ute findlins the word said to mean fine land supervisor V R reynolds Is in charge 0 the orest with headquarters at provo hp forest covers 1155 acres the casati national forest Is named from the wasatch mountains which extend from north to so ith agh utah this Is a ute or word the of which 1 not I 1 W are embraced in ahls forest which is under the man a cement of supervisor F cooley with headquarters at salt lake acty |
