238 PRACTICAL FORESTRY 
River derives its name from the Spanish ‘“ Cafiada ” 
a valley. It cuts deep gorges through the plateau 
called the ‘‘ Staked Plains,” and because of the red 
clay through which it passes its water is as red as 
blood. These plains are 5,000 feet above sea level, 
and cover an area of 50,000 square miles. The name 
is due, it is said, to stakes used by the Spaniards to 
mark their way. They are covered with grass and 
bushes, furnishing pasture to many herds of cattle, 
although water is scarce. 
The small Prescott Reservation in Arizona, near 
the city of Prescott, was enlarged by the President 
October 21, 1899, at the request of the citizens of 
Yavapai County, Arizona, with the hope of saving 
the timber for the use of the immediate community. 
The timber thereon was being rapidly consumed by 
the large mines in that district. One mine alone has 
an output of $50,000 of bullion a day. An immense 
amount of timber is used for mine props in our 
western country. Other reservations and National 
parks are in process of formation in Arizona, espe- 
cially in the neighborhood of Tucson, the largest city 
in the territory. In this town an Indian school] and 
the Territorial University are located. j 
In Utah there are three reservations, the Uintah, 
Payson, and Fish Lake. The Uintah Reservation em- 
braces the land on both sides of the Uintah Mountains, 
