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Show FORESTERS' ON SNOW SHOES An expedition of foresters has beeu sent from the Ogdea office to tho Kaibah National forest In northern Arizona, between the Colorado river and the southern boundary line of Utah, to make an estimate of tho timber that la available for commercial commer-cial purposes. Tbo company is in charge of Forester For-ester D. M. Lang, assisted by L. Crowell, of tho Ogden office, accompanied accom-panied by Assistant Foresters Stewart Stew-art of Ashley, Taylor of Fillmore, Ingram In-gram of Wyoming and Eckbo of Mlu-idoka. Mlu-idoka. They left this city a few days ago and are expected to arrive at Kanab, Utah, today or tomorrow. The trln to Kanab will be made by rail and overland. Ibut from that point, on through the great foreBl, tho distance will be covered by means of snow shoes and sledges drawn by the men. It Is stated tbat tho snow In the Kclbab forost, which embraces tho famous Buckskin mountains, is three feet deep on the level and tbat it will be tbo first of March before tare ground will be in evidence. The weather is extremely cold in the mountains, but the party anticipated no difficulty in making tho trip. The men are warmly dressed and thoy will carry with them a large supply of provisions. Caches of food have also boon stationed at convenient points In the forests, and it is thought that there will bo no time that the men will not bo in reach of supplies. sup-plies. As soon as the snow passes away, the party will use pack animals and will ride on horseback. The expedition is being sent out at this time of the year because the men from the silviculture department depart-ment can be spared more easily than at any other time. It will require at least eight months time to make a survey of the forest and estimate tho number of feet of timber that may bo placed upon tho market The Kalbab forest covers "an area of about 800,000 square acres and extends ex-tends from a few miles south of tho little, town of Fredonla. Ju6t over the Utah line In Arizona, to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. This entire forest will be cross sectioned and the timber estimated por quarter quar-ter section from one end of the forest for-est to tho other. It has already been estimated by Mr Seerey, of the silviculture silvi-culture department of the government, govern-ment, that there aro at least 3.800,-000.000 3.800,-000.000 feet of timber In this forefit that tho government can dispose of to private enterprises, and it Is considered con-sidered that the accurate estimate of the timber there will materially Increase In-crease thefle figures. Bids for this bolt of timber will be received at any time, but tho government govern-ment officials cannot pass on the bids until the final estimate is reported by the corps of foresters now on their way to tho forest. Mr, White of the silviculture department de-partment of tho forestry here, states that he does not look for tho return of tho men before tho first of Sep-lomber Sep-lomber of this year. Mr. Lang will remain in the field until the work Is concluded, but the other boys will be relieved from tlmo to time by men from other forests. The object of tho Eale of this large belt of timber, as has been heretofore hereto-fore stated In the Standard, is to en-courago en-courago the building of a railroad from some pint on the San Pedro railway In southern Utah, to the Grand Gorge of the Colorado in Arizona. Ari-zona. It is said that there are vul-uable vul-uable agricultural, mining and stock interests in that section of country that should bo developed. |