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Show Great Forest Reserves of Nevada. Tho national forest ruservn In No-vada No-vada now reaches tho enormous total of 8,528,47!) acres. Tho totnl acreago of tho state, Including wator surface, Is somothlnK over 71,000,000. Thoro-foro Thoro-foro 'tho forest reseno 'comprise; more thnn ono acru In ovory ton, Tho last reserve formed was tho Las Vegan National Forest, locally ;nown as Sheep Mountains. It covers an area of 195.S40 acres and Is tho eighth to bo formed in the statu. In addition to this tho secrotary of tho Interior has aunouncod tho withdrawal with-drawal of 016,451 ncres In Whlto Pino and Nyo counties, to bo added to thu national forost reserve, making a total of over 9,000,000 acres that will have bcon Tlthdrawn In a Bliort tlmo. |