Show Dixie Forest Doings oH 10 W The Dixie National Forest contains a gross area of acres The greater portion lies in the southwestern southwest southwest- ern part of Utah but it also includes the Charleston mountains in Nevada The headquarters office of the forest is located at Cedar City One forest supervisor one clerk and five rangers ar are employed year-long year to provide effective effective effective ef ef- administration and protection During the fiscal year beginning July 1 1928 will be expended for operating expenses and D 2 will be used for the maintenance of Improvements implements improvements Improve Improve- ments such as buildings telephone lines pasture fences fences etc This spring approximately 1800 will be expended expend d for the purchase of metal troughs and th their lr installation on the various grazing allotments throughout the forest Small springs and seeps leeps are developed to to provide improved watering places for livestock livestock livestock live live- stock and better use of the forage crop is had I Of forest foret service funds is being used this season to complete the three a arid and d one-half one miles of road from from Midway to Cedar Breaks In addition more than 2000 will be spen spent in maintaining existing roads through the forest The forest road system includes miles of of which but miles ba have e been completed at a of it It is estimated th that t will b be I required to complete the proposed roads which are needed for administration administration administration adminis adminis- utilization and protection pur pur- poses Some miles of trail have been completed at a cost of It is figured red that forty ur miles should yet b be built built which will cost approximately approximately approximately more About is expended expended ex ex- annually to maintain the ex- ex trails The road and trail improvements are of great benefit to the general public as well as for administrative purposes The roads frequently form connecting links between state or county highways outside the forest They open up the forests to the settler who needs lumber fuel poles posts etc to stockmen to supply supply sup sup- ply his camps to the sportsman who fishes and hunts and to the recreation recreation recreation tion seeker who appreciates the fasci faset- scenes of mountain n ranges The The forest is capable of supplying all timber the-timber needed by the adjacent towns and ranchers Six small sawmills operate on forest land cutting in the neighborhood of three-quarters three of a million feet an an- About the same amount of is taken each year ear free of charge for fuel building and other purposes The timber used is mostly western yellow pine but some Douglas also spruce are fir and Engleman utilized I- I I- I |