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Show FISH LAKE FOREST ATTRACTIONS FOR TOURISTS CITEE C. A. Mattsson, supervisor of the Fishlake National forest, a man whe knows and appreciates perhaps more than anyone else the many and varied var-ied attractions of the forest, calls attention, in a recent report relative to the forest as a recreational area, to the numerous scenic spots, many of them not too well known locally. Because it is so timely now at the beginning of the tourist season, excerpts ex-cerpts from the article are published below, outlining in brief what Fish-lake Fish-lake forest offers to the pleasure seeker: The Fishlake National forest embraces em-braces practically all the southern part of what is known as the coal range, east of the Sevier river, the Canyon range between Round valley and the Sevier desert, the Pahvant range between Sevier valley on the east and Millard valley on the west, and the -Gold mountain-Tushar range between Piute valley on the east and Beaver valley on the west. It has long been noted for its recreational re-creational features, and in the past probably more tourists have visited this forest each year than any other forest in central southern Utah. One of its chief places pf interest is Puffer lake at an elevation of 9,000 feet, is located twenty miles east of Beaver, and near the head waters of Beaver rive'r. This lake is- stocked with trout. The area around Puffer lake, as well as practically prac-tically all the higher country of the Beaver watershed, supports a good stand of spruce timber. This entire region, has many" beautiful ca'mping places, and has av cool climate even during the summer months. Campers quite frequently make horseback rides to .Mt. Holly; Delano De-lano and Belknap peak, from which points of view of most of central and southern part of the state- can be secured. se-cured. Delano has an elevation of 12,162 feet, and Mt. Belknap ,an elevation of 12,131 feet, and are among the high peaks of the state. The Beaver mountains are noted for their large herds of mule deer-: the number was estimated to be approximately ap-proximately 7,00,0 head in 1930. Almost Al-most any time of the day, but especially espec-ially of a morning and evening, deer can- be seen at different places along the ' main highway extending from Beaver to Puffer lake. Large num-; bers are found farther away from the highway. Deer are also plentiful plenti-ful on the other parts of the forest. |
