Show supervisor GIVES DATA ABOUT THE DIXIE FOREST A mimeographed efte circular sent out yesterday front from tho the forest supervisors office in codar cedar city gives elves a wealth of information concerning the dixie national forest which because of its general interest for the people ot of this section we are publishing as follows tho the dixie national nation al forest with headquarters at cedar city utah embraces acres ot of public lands in southwestern utah and acres covering the charleston mountains in southwestern nevada many scenic attraction aro are included within the area among amohn the most important are cedar breaks many alpine parks navajo lako lake panguitch Pan gultch lake tile the pine valley mountains and tho tile charleston mountains many recreational attractions are prevalent among which beat boating I 1 horse back riding hiking and a visit tb drian brian head point with an elevation of I 1 feet where ono one may stand and view in the di distance objects located in five different states for the perison desiring hotel accommodations these are available in many mountain i resorts tile the dixie forest provides ideal set tings for summer homes sites for these may be obtained by maki making ag application to the forest supervisor for a permit an annual rental charge of 10 to 25 Is made within tho the forest head of cattle and horses and sheep are annually grazed 1 under permit to individual owners there Is annually produced from the grazing of this livestock and through the proper Iza tion of the forage crop approximately pounds of beef of mutton and of wool tho the proper use of this forage crop with the resulting production of these com corni modi modifies ties therefore there toro materially contribute to the tha best financial and acono nita structures of adjacent communities and local interests it therefore Is imperative that protection be at forded corded this resource to the extent that a permanent maximum sustained yield can and will be obtained except for a few head headst of milk or cows animals owned and used by settlers bottlers residing within or to the forest and animals used by prospectors nil all stock allowed on the forest are under permit issued by the forest service A monthly tee fee of front irom 16 to 19 cents per head Is charged tor for cattle from 20 to 23 cents per lead tor for horses and nd 4 3 I 1 cents per lead for cor sheep and goats As a i result e an average annual rf f 1 Is derived front from the grazing resources within the forest per cut of this revenue Is ia returned to the states and counties within which the forest Is located for scho oland road purposes all classes of stock while on the forest araj liand handled led in conformity with management plans formulated by forest boffl officers cc rs and which asares full uso of tile the forage crop cro on a sustained yield basis grazing permits aro are issued only to owners of dependent and conini commensurate ensti farm lands thus making forage crop contribute to and up IP I 1 building of local communities and industries dus tries which in turn means contributing to tile tho local economic conditions dit ions I 1 another of tha forest con slats of approximately AT feet board measure of saw raw timber over 12 inches and A M feet of immature timber from 4 to 12 inches this timber is prote protected ctol under forest sen ice administration against tire fire insects disease and other damage and when sales are made the arluro timber is harvested ar vested in a manner which stimulates growth in 00 lat ut ilia loft left uncut thus providing for increasing y yilda yi lda ids and tor for perpetual opera i f i T rf T T T it T T T k eions on a sustained yield basis approximately people annually visit and find recreation within tile the dixie forest many of them vi visit sit and enjoy some ono one of the other of tile the five developed camp grounds respectively ively located at pine valley sunset na navajo vajo lake duck creek and canyon in these camp grounds the forest service welcomes visitors visitor sto to the forest asking only that the value of ahm r b bt recognized by the users thereof to the extent that it will not be depreciated through careless acts in the use of the tiro fire or through though of aher unsanitary practices in con 11 the other forms of it recreation tho the dixie forest for est supplies front from the many streams arising there in and from existing lakes some wonderful fishing A few of the most fishing places are mammoth As A s ay ay duck sidney pine valley and butler creeks and their tributaries tributa ries together with panguitch and navajo lakes most of these fis hermens paradises are readily accessible by auto deer are plentiful enough lu in the area vint that good hunting during the open season Is as assured Aured fifteen hundred male deer dear wore were removed last season the watershed values contained within the forest are herein arise the headwaters of 0 the sevier virgin and santa clara together with many smaller streams many communities are dependent upon these watersheds for a clenti tul ful supply of a pure and ted supply of water tor for domestic use and in ili addition several thousand farm units are also dependent thereon tor for irrigation purposes the aim and purpose of forest service administration is to properly correlate conserve and yet use the many and varied resources within the forest and to make these perpetually contri ante to the best health wealth happiness and welfare of the many and varied interests which are users there ot of to accomplish this necessitates necessitate s cooperation from all interested agencies in providing needed protection in furtherance of the alms alma and objectives jec tives this cooperation is earnest ly solicited since the utmost lands uses and lands productivity cannot be obtained without the aid and support of any and all agen agencies clep interested therein within the forest the tourist and will receive a hearty welcome it if they will only stop to appreciate preci ate the values of these resources to an extent that th they ey will not contribute in any way to the de depreste presta atlon thereof to and including fiscal year 1928 within and adjacent to the national forests utah miles of forest highways and miles of forest development ment roads were constructed at a cost of and respectively ively in addition miles of trails were constructed at a cost of were constructed at a cost of the mileages and costs within the dixie national forest are as follows foll olirs forest highways miles cost forest development roads 44 miles cost trails miles cost forest development roads and rails are maintained by the forest service while forest highways 3 after the third year of construction fire are mostly cain bained by the state visitors to and users of the forest should remember and keep in mind while dri driving Ing through tho the forested ageos that thov are viewing many potential bonus the bast foundation of numerous industries and watersheds upon which many agricultural units depend that these resources may be depreciated or hendred valueless through the thoughtless net act of tossing out a lighted cigarette or match or the leaving of a camp fi tiro re |