NEWS AND NOTES 



Grand Canyon National Forest Made 

 Game Preserve 



THE President has signed a procla- 

 mation adding approximately 942,- 

 400 acres (from lands already included 

 in the Grand Canyon National Forest), 

 to the Grand Canyon National Forest. 

 The Game Preserve, as previously es- 

 tablished, included that portion of the 

 Grand Canyon National Forest lying 

 north of the Grand Canyon, while the 

 new proclamation includes all of that 

 portion of the Forest lying south of the 

 Grand Canyon except the southwest 

 corner of the forest lying on the west 

 side of Cataract Canyon and south of 

 the township line between Townships 

 Thirty-one and Thirty-two north. 



This extension of the Game Preserve 

 is in accordance with an act of Con- 

 gress, approved June 29, 1906, entitled 

 "An Act for the Protection of Wild 

 Animals in the Granrl Canyon Forest 

 Reserves," providing "That the Presi- 

 dent of the United States is hereby au- 

 thorized to designate such areas in the 

 Grand Canyon Forest Reserve as 

 should, in his opinion, be set aside for 

 the protection of game animals and be 

 recognized as a breeding place there- 

 for." 



Section 2 of this act provides, "That 

 when such areas have been designated 

 as provided in Section i of this act, 

 hunting, trapping, killing, or capturing 

 of game animals upon the lands of the 

 United States within the limits of said 

 areas shall be unlawful, except under 

 such regulations as may be prescribed 

 from time to time by the Secretary of 

 Agriculture ; and any person violating 

 such regulations or the provisions of 

 this act shall be deemed guilty of a mis- 

 demeanor, and shall, upon conviction in 

 any United States Court of competent 

 jurisdiction, be fined in a sum not ex- 

 ceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment for 



a period not exceeding one year, or 

 shall suffer both fine and imprisonment, 

 in the discretion of the court." 



Section 3. "That it is the purpose 

 of this act to protect from trespass the 

 public lands of the United States and 

 the game animals which may be there- 

 on, and not to interfere with the opera- 

 tion of the local game laws as affect- 

 ing private, state, or territorial lands." 



The extension of the Game Preserve 

 to include the land south of the Grand 

 Canyon is considered imperative in or- 

 der to protect the game now in exist- 

 ence. There are a few deer, wild tur- 

 keys, and grouse, and occasional small 

 bunches of antelope in the vicinity of 

 Cataract Canyon. This country is 

 gradually becoming more and more ac- 

 cessible to hunters. Wild animals have 

 become almost extinct, and the procla- 

 mation aims at the protection of the lit- 

 tle game which remains. 



The Grand Canyon, one of the scenic 

 wonders of the world, has become very 

 popular with tourists and visitors in 

 the West owing to the ease of access 

 and betterment of accommodations af- 

 forded by the various hotels along the 

 rim. The protection of the game will 

 add to the interest of tourists, and it is 

 hoped that in the course of time the 

 wild animals may become abundant. 



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Arizona's Mountain Forests 



ARIZONA has the reputation of be- 

 ing a dry, hot country, and much of 

 it justifies this reputation. Those tlior- 

 oughly acquainted with the territory 

 know, however, that there are moun- 

 tains in Arizona, and on these moun- 

 tains precipitation in the form of both 

 rain and snow is surprisingly high. For 

 example, Mt. Graham rises from the 

 desert in southeastern Arizona to an al- 

 titude of over 10,000 feet, and its steep 



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