70 FOREST RESERVES IN IDAHO. 



Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office Fimple to Secretary Hitchcock. 



Department of the Interior, 



General Land Office, 

 Washington, D. C, May 26, 1905. 



proposed sawtooth forest reserve. IDAHO. 



Sir: I am in receipt, by reference from the Department on May 

 24, 1905, of a letter from the Acting Secretary of Agriculture, elated 

 May 19, 1905, submitting a map of the proposed Sawtooth Forest 

 Reserve, Idaho. * * * 



With my letter dated May IT, 1905, submitting the draft of a proc- 

 lamation to change the boundaries of the Bitter Root Forest Reserve 

 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 i)urposes, including the i)ro- 

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

 portion of Senator Heyburn's letter relating to the })roposed Sawtooth 

 Forest Reserve. 



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 submitted by the Dei)artment of Agriculture, I respect- 

 fully recommend that the inclosed draft of a proclamation, which has 

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

 Very respectfully, 



J. H. Fimple, 

 Acting Commissioner. 



The Secretary of the Interior. 



Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office Fimple to Secretary Hitchcock. 



AA^ASHiNGTON, May ?J7, 1905. 



PROPOSED PAYETTE FOREST RESERVE, IDAHO. 



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

 the Payette Forest Reserve in Idaho. * * * 



With my letter to you, dated May 17, 1905, submitting the draft 

 of a proclamation to cliange the boundaries of the Bitter Root For- 

 est Reserve in Idaho and ^lontana, I transmitted a letter from Hon. 

 W. B. Heyburn, United States Senator, protesting against several pro- 

 posed reservations of Idaho lands for forestry purposes, including 

 the proposed Payette Forest Reserve. Inclosed herewith is a copy 

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

 Payette Forest Reserve. 



As stated in the inclosed report nearly all this proposed reserve is 

 under temporary withdrawal. 



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

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

 recommendation submitted by the Department of Agriculture, I have 



