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whole forest lies within a State Game 

 Preserve, and in the lower Salina Canyon 

 watershed a small herd of elk has been 

 introduced. Fish Lake has a remark- 

 able growth of vegetation and accom- 

 paning water life. It has a large pro- 

 duction of trout maintained principally 

 by fish cultural activities. The major 

 types of vegetation are pinyon-juniper 

 31%, brush 23%, aspen 15%, sage 9%, 

 grass 7%, Engelmann spruce 7%. 



Richfieldt D. & R. G. R. R. Super- 

 visor's headquarters. 



Humboldt National Forest (Nevada) 



The Humboldt Forest (1,332,450 acres) 

 is located upon three widely separate 

 mountain ranges in Nevada. Many 

 portions are slightly forested, but rep- 

 resent interesting conditions. There 

 is one limited area with absolute per- 

 manent protection near Jarbidge, but 

 a more general policy is now in effect 

 on the Santa Rosa division whereby 

 periodic protection is practiced to 

 secure aspen reproduction and range 

 revegetation. Elsewhere, grazing is 

 generally heavy. Cutting is limited in 

 extent. Upon the Ruby Division of 

 this Forest, is an unexplored cave of 

 apparently large dimensions. The 

 major types are: grass 48%, aspen 12%, 

 pinyon-juniper 10%, sage 7%, subalpine 

 3%, barren 3%. 



ElkoJ. So. Pac. R. R. Supervisor's 

 headquarters. 



Idaho National Forest (Idaho) 



The Idaho Forest (1,864,321 acres) 

 lies upon a deeply eroded broad granite 

 uplift characterized by deep canyons 

 and a generally level horizon seen in 

 looking across the ridgetops. On ac- 

 count of its general inaccessibility it 

 will remain virgin for a long time. 

 Although grazing is unrestricted about 

 5 of the area is virtually ungrazed due 

 to inaccessibility. There is almost no 

 logging done upon the Forest. Forest 

 fires are frequent and there are many 



burned over areas. The major types 

 in order of abundance are (excluding 

 Thunder Mountain region): lodgepole 

 pine 54%, western yellow pine 15%, 

 Engelmann spruce 13%, subalpine 11%. 



A few specimens of the western red 

 cedar (Thuya plicata) are found along 

 the main tributaries to the Salmon 

 River. 



McCallt O. S. L. R. R. Supervisor's 

 ' headquarters. 



Kaihab National Forest (Arizona) 



This Forest (752,217 acres) is located 

 upon the Kaibab Plateau just north of 

 the Grand Canyon. The entire Na- 

 tional Forest is a National Game Pre- 

 serve and faunal conditions are not 

 greatly disturbed, although predatory 

 animals are hunted diligently. It is 

 the home of the Kaibab squirrel. The 

 grazing of game and domestic stock is 

 general and heavy and the herbaceous 

 cover is not generally in a virgin state. 

 The grazing of domestic stock has been 

 greatly restricted. Game animals are 

 heavily overgrazing certain forage 

 classes and action has been necessary to 

 reduce the number of deer to the capac- 

 ity of the range. The timber is virgin. 

 Cuttings are small at present, but the 

 whole area is open to sale. All natural 

 conditions as represented within this 

 Forest are found also within the Grand 

 Canyon National Park under complete 

 protection. The major types are west- 

 ern yellow pine 32%,, barren 33%, pinyon- 

 juniper 20%, grass 7%. 



Kanab, Utah. Supervisor's head- 

 quarters. The Forest may be reached 

 from the south with a pack outfit by 

 crossing the Colorado River and gorge 

 at the town of Grand Canyon (A. T. & 

 S. F. R. R.), or by automobile from 

 Flagstaff, Arizona, crossing the river at 

 Lees Ferry. It may also be reached 

 from the north by w^ay of Marysvale 

 or Cedar Citj% Utah. For description of 

 the Kaibab Forest, see Hough, Emer- 

 son. — The President's Forest. Saturday 

 Evening Post, January 14 and 21, 1922. 



