Show Forest Service Buys Property THE US U.S. Forest Service has executed an option with Mortgage Mortgage Mortgage Mort Mort- gage Brokers Inc to purchase acres of property In North Canyon THE OPTION contract and an appraisers appraiser's report have been sent to the Department of the Interior for approval Mr 1 Van Buren District Ranger J emphasized that the ap appraisal appraisal appraisal ap- ap and option contract represent represent represent rep rep- resent the beginning steps In the negotiation to purchase land for recreation use There are a great many channels yet to go through he said THE ARE in North Canyon has high recreation potential be besides besides besides be- be sides being ideal tor for the predominant predominant predominant pre pre- dominant interest in D Davis a vis County County adequate adequate water sheds A healthy watershed is ne necessary necessary necessary ne- ne for the county he said aid He referred to the fact that lands presently owned by the Forest Service within Davis County are unique in the Service ice INSTEAD OF being part of land originally nally removed from the public domain for national reserves all of the land within Davis Is either purchased or traded by the Department or has been donated to it In the thirties mid-thirties Mr Van VanBuren VanBuren VanBuren Buren said after disastrous experiences with flooding residents residents residents resi resi- dents within the county submitted submit submit- ted a petition with signatures signatures signatures signa signa- tures to the department re requesting requesting requesting re- re questing that it take land in Davis County into the Service An appropriation of was made by Congress to purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase the initial property in inthe inthe inthe the area THE PRESENT proposed purchase of acres is immediately immediately immediately im im- im- im mediately adjacent to another section of ot nearly the same size which the department recently acquired in trade for tor property which was less ideal as a water water- shed If the purchase is approved the Forest Service will begin detailed planning to develop the approximate acre area with consideration given to recreation recreation recreation tion facilities wildlife and Watershed wa wa- lk Ik |