Reforestation around Reservoir 



the views, had cost $15,000 to con- 

 struct. It stood empty, and by reason 

 of lack of water and disintegration, it 

 looked as though it might cost still 

 more. 



About four years ago, however, 

 things began to look different in Ari- 

 zona. There was snow in the moun- 

 tains in the winter time ; and more fre- 

 quent rains in the valleys cheered the 

 residents. Additional reservoirs were 

 made, and every bit of water conserved 

 where it was possible to do so. 



The pictures herewith were taken 

 something over a year go, and at that 

 time the manager, in sending them to 

 Michigan was able to accompany them 

 with the cheering statement that he be- 

 lieved the water accumulation then on 

 hand was sufficient to last more than a 

 year, even if there were not another 

 drop of rain. 



The views are interesting as show- 



ing the different classes of reservoirs or 

 catch basins used in Arizona for saving 

 water. Evaporation is considerable in 

 that climate ; yet it is believed that these 

 bodies of water will be sufficient to keep 

 steam in the engines during the long 

 drought period. Lumbering in Arizona 

 is said to be a hard proposition, how- 

 ever, all costs being double or more 

 those of more favored localities. 



The views are interesting further in 

 showing attractively the growth on the 

 margins of some of these water basins. 

 The growth is the western yellow pine. 



These pictures are furnished by Mr. 

 W. B. Mershon, an officer of the lum- 

 ber company, and a member of the 

 American Forestry Association and of 

 the Michigan Forest Commission. 



Mr. Mershon is doing some exten- 

 sive tree planting on land he owns in 

 Michigan. On bottom lands along a 

 river he is putting out a considerable 



Water Storage in Arizona 



