| Show LAND MOVE CALLED j BLOW TO STOCKMEN that many southern utah livestock men a re facing ruin as a result 0 of the federal fe derai policy of withdrawing largo large i areas of choice grazing land in the arizona strip Is the charge made in in a memorial introduced lathe state house bouse of represent ives friday by representatives david ot of washington county and 1 I 11 II esplan nop lill ot of kane county the memorial urges congress to do tho the following enact such degisi legislation at lonius aa may bo be necessary to open the moccasin indian reservation to tree free grazing revoke and annul tha executive 1 order ot of april adra 25 1930 which withdrew approximately acres in the vicinity of the hoover dam daia effect a more liberal policy with respect to grazing of 0 livestock within the kaibab national forest retrain refrain from passing any act withdrawing or PerMit permuting ing the alle withdrawal of any area whatsoever what boover la in the tha house lock hock valley as a buffalo pasture since the settlement of utah the memorial sets forth the people of southern utah have ranged their and cattle in the arizona strip except tor for the kalbac forest it Is pointed out and small cultivated areas area a around fredonia Fre donla moccasin and field the strip Is arid and has no value except tor for grazini grazing all of the government withdrawals and proposed withdrawals according to tho the memorial will deprive many utah residents of their means ol of livelihood without without benefit to anyone the specific grievances of the soli southern thern utah people are set forth in the memorial as follows the federal government withdrew a large area in tho the vicinity ot of moccasin I 1 as an indall reservation and prohibited grazing except on an payment ot of an exorbitant fee with tile the exception ot of two small bands sheep have been excluded from froin the kaibab forest and grand canyon national parks ind and permits ltd for th grazing ot of cattle in the forest havo have been restricted so BO that there are now not more than 1000 head of ot cattle permitted on tile the whole reserve during the summer season whereas in fo former days this area sustained upward of head bt cattle and 1 head ot of sheep on oil april 25 1930 by order ot of the president approximately acres of land in the vicinity ot of the hoover dam aam were withdrawn for the purpose of determination A as to the feasibility ot of including such lands in a national monument 11 this withdrawal embraces a tract traci beginning at a point 20 miles below the hoover damsite and extending miles upstream along the colorado river and 25 miles north of 0 the river it if this thin with withdrawal drwal la Is made perman pennon ent and if the present probie t restrictive policy against grazing Js Is applied by I 1 the national government rit in this area it will exclude about sheep and cattle from their present regular winter grazing grounds and will greatly retard the development of I 1 this section of arizona and the tha southern part of utah ut all and prevent homot homo home t ste aders and livestock owners owneta from acquiring ownership to the lanil land in addition to the foregoing it Is now being proposed by the arizona game department that congress withdraw from homestead on entry and fence fenc a as a buffalo pasture a largo portion of i what la Is known as alouse rock valley j which lies between the colorado diverl river i gorge and the kaibab plateau to the east ot of the kaibab I 1 this valley Is ii cal capable pable of supporting as aa winter grazing ground fully cattle it la Is proposed to withdraw and reserve tife tho choicest part of this area embracing about 40 acres acre I 1 for the exclusive use of only 97 bead of 0 buffalo mr air and mr esplin ask j that copies ol of the memorial it enacted bo be sent to tho the united states sen ben ate and house bouso of 0 representatives and that tho the matter be called to tho the par attention of 0 the utah and ariz |
