i9o8 FOREST SERVICE 107 



from the State in which a forest is New National The President has just 

 located. The Arkansas men who are Forest in signed a proclamation 

 to take up this duty are Anderson T. creating the Verde Na- 

 Wright, Will A. Gardner and James tional Forest in Arizona. This new 

 B. Cassada. The latter two have al- National Forest has an area of 721,- 

 ready entered upon their work, and 73^ acres, and is located in Maricopa 

 Mr. Wright's appointment takes ef- and Yavapai counties. It lies on the 

 feet January 20. The National Forest west side of the Verde River and in- 

 headquarters are at Fort Smith. eludes a large portion of the water- 

 shed of this stream. Jerome, the 

 Idaho Some important changes headquarters of the United Verde 

 Fo'^ff.ts in the administration of ^°PP^^ Mine, is located m the north- 

 Re-Divided ^j^^ National Forests in ern part of this Forest. West and 

 central Idaho have been made since southwest of Jerome are the Mingus 

 the first of the year. The Eastern Mountains There is a sma 1 area of 

 Division of the Sawtooth National J^"'/''''"^^ i°'^'\' ^^'^^ J^^' ^^^f 

 Forest, embracing the Wood River ^^^/^ ^^"^^^ ^" ^^e past, but which 

 watershed, the headquarters of the ""^^^ P^^P^f management will_ fur- 

 Middle Fork of the Salmon River, "^\^, ^ ^.'^.^^ 1°^^^ |"PPly ^^ timber 

 and the South Fork of the Boise to the mining camp for many years. 

 River, has been established. This will The greater part of the area of 

 be known as the Sawtooth (East) No- th^s forest is covered with a growth 

 tional Forest, and will be in charge ^u \ without commercial value, 

 of Supervisor C. N. Woods, with ^^^ protection of this, however, is 

 headquarters at Hailey. J"'^ %' important as heavily^forested 

 „, T-. -NT • 1 T^ land, tor, as in the case m Southern 

 The Payette National Forest, CaHfornia, this scrubby growth is the 

 which has been in charge of Supervi- ^^j ^hing that conserves the water 

 sor E. Grandjean, at Boise, will be supply and protects the watershed of 

 placed m charge of Supervisor Guy ^he Verde River from serious erosion. 

 B. Mams, with headquarters at Mead- ^^^ creation of this new National 

 ows Mr. Mams has been m charge ^^^^^^ -^ considered necessary by the 

 of the. Lemhi National Forest since Reclamation Service for the best ad- 

 its creation. Forest Ranger Charles ministration of the Reclamation Act, 

 L. Smith, from the Henry s Lake For- ^^^ ^he watershed has an important 

 est, will assume charge of the Lemhi relation to the full development of the 

 Forest. Mr. Grandjean will contmue irrigable lands of Salt River Vallev. 

 in charge of the Sawtooth (West) j^ ^^^^^ ^hat the rich lands in this 

 National Forest, with headquarters at p^^t of Arizona may be brought to 



their highest development the water- 

 Forest Ranger William McCoy, of shed of 'the Verde River must be pro- 

 the Sawtooth National Forest, has tected. Many parts of the Forest 

 recently been placed in charge of the have suffered from overgrazing bv 

 Cassia and Raft River Forests, with large bands of goats, the Forest 

 headquarters at Oakley, Idaho. Service will by no means prohibit 

 This division of the larger forests future grazing on this new forest, but 

 into smaller administrative units, with will endeavor so to regulate it that 

 headquarters located near the forests, the watershed of the Verde River 

 not only allows the supervisor a bet- will not be injured. 

 ter chance to give personal supervision 



to the work of his entire forest, but Enlargement An addition of 1,288,- 



will make it much more convenient °^ Tonto ,^20 acres has just been 



for the users of the forest by placing °^^^ made to the Tonto Na- 



the supervisor's ofifice in easier reach tional Forest in Arizona, situated in 



for a majority of them. Maricopa, Gila and Pinal Counties. 



