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Show I hereSip P; G. Sherman Will Take L,Editor Into Ashley Na-tional Na-tional Forest "P. G. Sherman of the Washington H' i office of tho forest service arrived in Ogden yestorclay to conduct an Inves-tlgatlon Inves-tlgatlon of tho Ashley National forest in this state. His arrival in Utah is for the express purpose of routing Impuatlons alcged to have been made byYolney G, Hoggart, editor of tho Great Divide of Denver, to tho effect H that the Ashley forest offered areas suitable for homesteadlng. Mr. Hoggart is expected to make Lhi trip in company with Mrf. Sher-man Sher-man and to inspect conditions on the Ashley forest first handed. Forest officials at the district ot-fices, ot-fices, slate that the Ashley forest area in quostlon is entirely unsuitable) for rancing. Its evclvation is from 8000 H to 11,000 feet and the soil is not. of a riautrc suitable for agricultural per- No arrangements for the trip to the Ashley forests have been perfected thus far but it is expected that the inspection trip., will be made in the M near future. 00 |