FOREST RESERVES IN IDAHO. 69 



Commissioner of the General Land Office Richards to Secretary Hitchcock. 



Washington, May 19^ 1905. 



PROPOSED HENRYS LAKE FOREST RESERVE, IDAHO. 



Sir: Inclosed herewith, for your consideration, is a draft of a 

 prochimation to establish the Henrys Lake Forest Reserve, in Idaho. 



The records of this office disclose no reason why the reserve should 

 not be established as proposed, and, in view of the statements and 

 recommendations of the Secretary of AoTicultnro. I have the honor 

 to recommend that the accompanying draft of a proclamation, which 

 has been approved by the Forester, be signed by the President. 



With my letter dated May 17, 1905, submitting the draft of a 

 proclamation to change the boundaries of the Bitter Eoot Forest 

 Reserve, I transmitted a letter from Hon. W. B. Heyburn, United 

 States Senator, protesting against several proposed reservations of 

 Idaho lands for forestry purposes, including the proposed Henrys 

 Lake Forest Reserve. A cop}^ of that portion of Senator Heyburn's 

 letter relative to the proposed reserve is herewith inclosed. 

 Very respectfully, 



W. A. Richards. 



Commissioner. 



The Secretary of the Interior. 



Commissioner of the General Land Office Richards to Secretary Hitchcock. 



W^ashington, Mcnj 19. 190o. 



proposed WEISER forest reserve. IDAHO. 



Sir: Inclosed herewith is a draft of a proclamation to establish 

 the Weiser Forest Reserve in Idaho. * * * 



The records of this office disclose no reason why this reserve should 

 not be established as proposed, and, in view of the statements and rec- 

 ommendation of the Acting Secretary of Agriculture, I have the 

 honor to recommend that the inclosed draft of a proclamation, which 

 has been approved by the Forester, be signed by the President. 



With my letter dated May 17, 1005, submitting the draft of a proc- 

 lamation to change the boundaries of the Bitter Root Forest Reserv^e, 

 in Idaho and Montana, I transmitted a letter from Hon. W. B. Hey- 

 burn, United States Senator, protesting against several proposed 

 reservations of Idaho lands for forestry purposes, including the pro- 

 posed Weiser Forest Reserve. Inclosed herewith is a copy of that 

 portion of Senator Heyburn's letter relating to the proposed Weiser 

 Forest Reserve. 



Very respectfully, W. A. Richards, 



Commissioner. 



The Secretary of the Interior. 



