NEWS AND NOTES 



Grand Canyon National Forest Made 

 Game Preserve 



Till 1 ". President has signed a procla- 

 mation adding' approximately 942,- 

 400 acres i 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 

 ( irand 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 ( iame 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 Grand Canyon Forest 

 Reserve*," providing "That the Presi- 

 dent of the United States is hereby au- 

 thorized to designate such areas in the 

 ( irand Canyon Forest Reserve as 

 -hould. 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 . .f the 

 United States within the limits ,,f -aid 

 areas -hall be unlawful, except under 

 such regulation- a- may be pre-cribed 

 from time to time by the Secretary of 

 Agriculture: and any person violating 

 such regulations or the provisions ,f 

 this act shall be deemed -uilu of a mis- 

 demeanor, and shall, upon conviction in 

 any United S'ate- Court of roinpetenl 

 jurisdiction, be fined in a sum not ex- 

 ceeding $I,OOO, or by impri-oiiment for 



a period not exceeding one \ear, or 

 shall suffer both tine and imprisonment, 

 in the discretion of the court." 



Section 3. "That it i- the purp 

 of this act to protect from trespass the 

 public lands of the I'nited State- and 

 the game animals which mav be there- 

 on, and not to interfere with tin- opera- 

 tion of the local game law- as affect- 

 ing private, state, or territorial lands." 



The extension of the Game I're-erve 

 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 gp>u-e, and occasional small 

 bunches of antelope in the vicinity oi 

 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 (irand 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 ac 

 an 1 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 cour-e of time tin- 

 wild animals may become abundant. 



,i. ,. ,.j 

 Arizona's Mountain Forests 



ARI/< >XA has the reputation of IK-- 

 iiiL: a dry. hot country, and much \ 

 it justifies tin- reputation. TK>-r -liot- 

 oughK acquainted with the territory 

 know, however, that there are moun- 

 tains in Ari/ona. and on these moun- 

 tains precipitation in the form of both 

 rain and s t io\v is -urpn'singK high. I 1 or 

 example. Mr. Graham ri-e- from the 

 desert in southeastern Ari/ona to an al- 

 titude of o\er ! and i' 



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