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Show PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION Changes Area of Sevier National Nat-ional Forest, Utah, Washington, January 10. The Pres ident hns signed a proclamation adding add-ing 93,730 acres to tho Sovler National Nation-al Forest, Utah, and eliminating 2.5G0 acres. These changes are tho result of a careful field examination mnde by tho Department of Agriculture In pursuance pur-suance of a general plan for the cor-icctlon cor-icctlon or all national rarest boundaries. boundar-ies. The most Important addition Is adjacent ad-jacent ty the southeastern portion or tho western division or tho Torest. comprising a strip or lnnd rrom two to tlvo miles In width draining at the north Into Sevier River nnd at the south Into Virgin River, The head-wntea-s or Long Vnlley Creek and of Virgin Creek arc Included within this addition. An addition is made for pui poses of wnterslied protection of a strip ono mile wldo nnd eight miles long ndjucent to tho north ond or the western division. Another addition is made ut tho north end or tho eastern division partly on account of tho vnl ue of tho timber there nnd partly In ordor to further protect a portion of tho wateiBhod trlbutnry to Clrclevllle. Several areas also are added In the central portion or tho eastern division 'partly ror administrative reisons and partly because or tho sand or yellow plno timber on thorn. Tho three halt-sections halt-sections of tlmbcrland cast of Alton are added principally for watershed protection. Ten and a half sections are ndded in tho Pink Cliffs region adjacent ad-jacent to die southeastern portion or tho eastern division. These additions are all covered with a good stand of yellow plno timber. Tho eliminations comprise three sections of brush lnnd south or Hunt' Creek adjacent to tho central portion or tho eastern boundary of the eastern east-ern division ami ono section at the northeast corner or tho western division. div-ision. These uro eliminated In order to provide an open drivewny ror stock along Hear Creek. Tho unappropriated portions or tho lands eliminated by this proclamation a 111 bo restored to settlement nnd en-liy en-liy after thoy shall have- been advertised adver-tised in the local papers by the secretary sec-retary of tho Interior . ' |