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Show DERIVATION OF NAM E3 OF NA TIONAL FORESTS IN UTAHj New Names Chosen on Account of Their Importance in Local and National Na-tional History. The National Forests In Utah, with tho significance and derivation ot their nnmos are as follows: Tho Anhloy Natlonnl Forest Is ramed for William H. Ashley, an enterprising en-terprising fur trader, who. In 1822 organized or-ganized a company of 300 men which penetrated to tlit Hocky Mountains and formed trading relations with tho several Indian tribes. Ho was lloutcn-nut lloutcn-nut governor of Illinois In 1820 and represented Missouri In Congress In tho early thlrtes. This Forest has an area of 891, 5C0 acres and Is In chargo' or Supervisor William M. Andftraon, with headquarters at Vernal. ; Tho Cache Natlonnl Forest takes-lis takes-lis name from tho county stroam andt vnlley of tho same name In northornj Utah. Tho namo Is of French origin, ncanlng "hiding placo" and wot probably applied because of tho excellent ex-cellent opportunity tho early oxplor-j ers had to hide their treasures down In the valley. This Forest comprises' nn area of 530.9C0 acres and la under tho supervision of W. W. Clnrk, with headquarters at Logan. Southwestern Utnh was locally called call-ed the "Dlxlo Country" becauso of th similarity of Its climate to that of tho southern states, or "Dixie Land" and becauso of the facts that In Uio early days this region produced cotton for tho use of tllo Mormon settlors. Tho Dixie national forest rccolVos Hi nnme In tills way. This Forest contains con-tains 1,091,120 ncres, Including tha Mt. Trumbull and tire Shlwlti addition addi-tion In Mohavo county. Arizona, consisting con-sisting of 025,800 acres on tho north cf the Grand Canyon of tho Colorado. Tho headquarters remain at St. doors; nnd C. I. Huddlo Is tile acting; supervisor. super-visor. The Flllmoro Natlonnl Forest, which was named after Millard Fillmore, Fill-more, tho thirteenth president of ths United States. Is one of tho bIx no-1 tlonal forests named after presidents. Tho other Forests nro the Madison, nnd Jefferson, In Montana; Lincoln, In New Mexico; Washington, In Washington: Wash-ington: atrd Cloveland. In California., Tho Flllmoro Forest hns an area ot &82.G99 acres and Is under the supervision super-vision of William Hurst, with headquarters head-quarters at Deaver. Ftslilnko Forest gets Its name from tho lake of tho saino name. This lako received Its namo on account of tho largo amount of fish to bo found there. This Forest Is under supervision of N. K. Snell. with headquarters at Sallnn. Its area Is G37.233 acres. Ia Salle National Forest la named after tho famous French explorer Kobcrt Chevalier do la Salle, who In 1CC9 set out upon- a tour of western west-ern exploration In tho course of which lie discovered tho Ohio river, and a year or two later explored tho upper part of Illinois. Later he led a band of colonists from Frnnco, lntcndlna to found a settlement at tho mouth of tho Mississippi. He landed at Matagorda Hay, Texas, which ho mis. took for a western outlet of tho river, but was assassinated by some of hit disappointed followers nenr a branch of tho Trinity Itlvor, Texas. This Forest comprises nn area of -t7-1.130 acres and Is In chnrge of Acting Supervisor Sup-ervisor John nils, with headquarters at Moab. Tho MantI Forest Is so named from tho town of MantI, the capital of San I'cto County. Utnh. The namo Is taken tak-en from that of tho old ruined city of MantI near Caracas, Venozula. Tho Forest embraces 780,080 acres and Is In chargo of Supervisor A. W. Jensen, with headquartors nt Kphralm. The Minidoka National Forest do-lives do-lives Its namo from a Sioux Indian wmd, possibly a contraction of mini, "Water" and Tokahcya. "tho first", "the first water," or tokn, "enemy", "water of tho enemy." This Forest Is In chargo of Supervisor William Mc-CdV. Mc-CdV. with headquarters at Oakley. Idaho, and covers an area of 7.10,107 acres, "Noho's Lonely Mountain" In Palestine Pales-tine Is prepotuated in tho mountain of that namo In tho Wasatch rango In Utah. From this mountain tho Nebo National Forest Is named. It comprises an area of 353,000 acres. Supervisor Dan S. Pack Is In charge, with headquarters at Payson. Tho grent Indian Chief, Pocatollo, has given his nnme to tho seat of Pannoc.lt county, Idaho, on tho Port Nouf nlvor. From this city, tho Poca-lello Poca-lello National Forest derives Its nnme. Tho Forest covers an nrea of 301.308 ncres, and Is under tho management of Supervisor C. O. Smith, with hoad-quarters hoad-quarters at Pocatollo, Idaho. Tho Powell National Forest Is named nam-ed after tiro great, geologist, explorer nnd scientist Mnlor J. W. Powotl, former Director of the United States Geological Survey. His best known works aro "Kxnloratlon of the Colorado Colo-rado Itlver of tho West" and "Intro duction or lite numy i i"i"ii, -tmagoB." This Forest Is under Supervisor Super-visor Georgo H. Darnev. with headquarters head-quarters at Rscalnnto. The area cov-red cov-red la 720.1 TiO acres. Sovlor National Forest Is named 'rom tho county of that name In Utah, which received Its namo from John 3ovler, an American pioneer, general, politician, nnd Indian flKhter. Ho was United States Commissioner to negotiate ne-gotiate with tho Creek Indians In 1815. In this Forost Is Included 710,. 90 acres, under tlm supervision of T. C. Hoyt, with headquarters at Pan- gultch. , Tho Uinta county and the well known mountain range In Utah rlvfl the namo of tho Uinta National Forest For-est The namo Is taken from a hrnnch of tho Ute Indlnns, the word said, td mean "flno land." Acting Supervisor It V. It. Poynolds Is In chnrge of tha Forest, with headquarters at Provo. The Forest covers 1 155.010 acres. Tho WnsatiHi National Forest Is nnmed from tiro Wasatch mountains which extend from north to south through Utah. This Is a Ute or Pauto word, tho meaning of which I- not l.nnwn. 219.810 ncres are embraced In this Forest, which Is undor tho management man-agement of Acting Supervisor C. V. Cooloy. with headquarters nt Salt Lako City. |