Show i supervisor gives data about the dixie forest I 1 scenic Atti attractions actions camps timber grazing summer home facilities etc discussed A mimeographed circular vent tent divisors out yesterday from the forest super visors office in cedar city alty gives a wealth of information concerning the I 1 lie dixie national forest fo cat which because ot of its general interest tor for the people of this section we are publishing as follows the dixie national forest with headquarters at cedar city utah embraces acres of public land ladda 3 in n southwestern utah and 0 3 oa 04 acres c covering the charles lon fon mountains lu lit southeastern nevada many scenic attractions are in eluded clude 1 w within the area ara among the indal anost of c which are the cedar creaks the many ciany alpina parks navajo lake lake flue fine lalley mountains aud and the charleston mountains I 1 many recreation el attraction attract lo io are arc prevalent among which are boat lug horseback riding lil hiking king and a visit to brien head point with an elevation ot of icet feet where i one may stand and vied in the dis j tance objects located in five different states stales for the person desiring hotel accommodations these are arc available at the cedar breaks lodge ond end N abajo lake inn the dixie forest provides ideal settings tor for summer homes sites for these may be obtained by making application to the forest supervisor tor for a permit to construct same an ali annual rental charge of 10 to 25 being made depending on location etc within the forest head of cattle and horses and head bead of sheep are annually grazed grated permit to individual owners 1 there is annually produced from the grazing of this livestock and thru the proper utilization of the forage crop approximately pounds of 0 beet beef of mutton and pounds of wool the proper use Us of this forage crop with the resulting r sul sult ting irig pi auction of these ileese tom modifies therefore materially con tribute to the best financial and economic structures of adjacent aud and kcal interests it therefore is imperative that protection be offord afforded ed this resource to the extent that a permanent maximum sustained yield can and will be obtained except for a few ew head of milk and work animals owned nud and used by settlers residing within n or contiguous to tle the forest and animals used by actors all stock block allowed on oil the forest are under permit issued by the lh forest service A monthly tee fee of front from 16 to 19 cents per head is t barged charged fur for cattle front from 20 to 23 cents per head for horses and 4 i cents per lead head tor for sheep slid and goats As a result an all average annual revenue of is iq derived from hie file grazing resources within the dixie national forbat twenty five percent of this revenue is returned to the states and counties within which the forest is located tor for road and a nd school purposes all classes of stock while hile on the forest ils as handled I 1 in conformity with management plans formulated by forest off leers and which assures full use of the continued ta Is pis ra five supervisor GIVES information INFORM ATIO ABOUT DIXIE NATIONAL FOREST continued from first page forage crop an a sustained yield basis grazing permits are arc issued only to owners ot of dependent and commensurate farm lands thus thua making this forage crop contribute to the support and up building ot of local corn com muni ties and industries which in turn urn means to the local economic conditions another resource of the forest consist ot of approximately M feet board measure of saw over 12 inches filches d b it and AL feet b ill ot of immature jimb r fro from 4 to 12 inches filches il b h b this timber Is protected under orest forest I service administration against tire fire insects dis diseases cases and other oilier damage and when sales are arc made tile the mature finler is hamester ham estea in a manner which stimulates growth in that part ot of the stand litt uncut thus providing tor for increasing yields and tor for perpetual operations on oil a sustained yield basis approximately people annually visit and find recreation with in ill the dixie forest many ot of those these visit and enjoy some one or the other developed camp grounds respectively located it at pine valley sunset navajo like lake duck cheek and paro an canyon these camp grounds the iho forest service welcomes visitors to asking only hat flat the value of this resource bo be recognized by the users thereof to the extent that it will not be depreciated through careless acts in the use ot of the fire or through thoughtless or other unsanitary practices ices in connection with other forms of recreation the dixie forest supplies from the many streams arising therein and from existing lakes some wonderful fishing A few of the most choice fishing places are mammoth assay duck sidney pine valley and butler creeks and their tributaries tributa ries together with panguitch and navajo lakes most alost of 0 her fis hermans paradise is readily to reasonably accessible by auto deer are plentiful enough on oil the dixie that good hunting during open season Is reasonably well assured fifteen hundred male deer were removed last season the watershed values contained within the forest are unest herein alise the headwaters of tho thel sevier virgin and santa clara il if vers together with many other smal ler streams many communities are arc dependent on oil these watersheds tor for a plentiful supply of pure and uncontaminated tamina ted water tor for domestic use ilse and in addition several th busand farni farm units are arc also dependent thereon on for irrigation purposes the air arid and purpose of forest service on lis to properly correlate conserve and yet use the many and varied resource within the forest and to make these perpetually contribute to the best health wealth happiness and welfare of the many and varied interests who aho are users thereof ther fot to accomplish com this necessitates cooperation from all interested agencies in providing needed protection in furtherance thera uce ot of the ainis aims and objectives this cooperation is earnestly sol solicited since the util utmost lost lands uses and lands productivity cannot be obtained without the aid and support of any and all agencies interested therein within the forest the tourist and will receive a hearty welcome it if they will only stop to appreciate the values ot of these resources to an extent that they will not contribute in any way to the depreciation thereof to and including fiscal fiscal year 1923 within and adjacent to the national forests in utah miles of forest highways and miles of forest development roads were constructed at a cost of and respectively in addition miles ot of trails were constructed at a cost ot of tile the mileage and costs within the dixie national forest are as follows forest highways miles cost forest development roads 44 miles lillies cost trails miles cost forest development roads and trails are maintained by the forest service while forest highways after I 1 the third year ot of construction are mostly maintained by the stats state visitors to and users of the forest should remember and keep in mind while driving through gli these forested areas that they are viewing many potential homes the basis foundation of numerous Indus industrious trios a and nd watersheds upon which many agricultural units depend thal thai these resources may be depreciated pr or rendered valueless through the thoughtless act of 0 tossing out a live cl cigarette garett e alga r cult pipe residue or the leaving of a camp tire fife or other file FLAY SAFE WITH ME FIRE IT rays PAYS PT |