| Show f Z AS ASu u LO v xv Seven Million Feet of Lumber Cut Cutin Cutin Cutin in Kamas District National Forest I Kamas Although 1957 was a relatively slow plow year In the limber Urn tim bt ber r and lumber Industry yet nearly seven million board feet teet of timber Umber was cut on the Kamas district of at the Wasatch Wa Va satch National Forest The eleven cleven year avern average e 19 17 to 1957 Inclusive sive ahe Is 64 13 board feet teet Timber Tim Tim- ber cutting has now ceased for tor the season due to early heavy aY snow In the Uinta mountains Included In the above cut Is 0 board feet from lands within Summit County board fe feet t from lands within Wasatch Wa Wa- cat sateh satch h County and board feet teet from lands within Duchesne County according to Kenneth O. O Maughan district forest ranger at Kaman Kamas I An additional board feet teet of ot timber was cut on the Evanston and Mountain View districts districts dis dis- dis within Summit County making a total national forest cut within this county of board feet teet The bulk of the timber was cut by the following operators Great Lake Timber Co of ot Hailstone Lumber Co Leavitt Sawmill Co and Smith Lumber Co of ot Ki K mas Anderson Lumber Co and Rothe Lumber Co of lieber and L L. S S. S South uth Lumber Lumber Co of ot Evanston Wy Wyoming Much of ot the lumber is II being remanufactured remanufactured re re- manufactured l locally and Kamas KamasIs Is rapidly becoming noted as aa the lumber community of Utah One of the tho few gang mills In 11 Utah li is operated by James H. H rd The three counties benefit greatly from the woods plant and transportation o and the timber activity furnishes seasonal season season- al and yearlong employment to many The direct and Indirect benefits are numerous While all revenue I from timber stumpage Is deposited in the federal federal fed ted eral oral treasury the federal government govern govern- ment returns to the various counties coun coun- counties ties tics In which national forests are located 25 percent of all such auch rev rev- y In addition to the revenue from timber there Is revenue from grazing fees tees rentals on summer summerhome summerhome summerhome home lots organizational sites altes lodges and other uses The 25 per cent Is prorated to the counties counties counties coun coun- ties on the basis of ot the acreage I of national forest lands within the county In addition to the 25 per cent I which Incidentally is used for tor schools and roads another 10 per percent percent percent cent Is returned to the for forest st to tobe tobe tobe be used on local forest roads and trails This means that 35 percent fieri cent of all revenue from na national national national na- na forest sources Is returned to be used within the local area The outlook for tor 1958 Is more favorable than It has been ID In 1957 |
