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STATUS OF FOEESTBY IN THE UNITED STATES. 



contain such other conditions as are necessary for the protection of 

 National Forest interests. 



PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS. 



Permanent improvements have during the past two fiscal years 

 been provided for by special appropriations from Congress. Roads, 

 trails, and bridges for readier travel and transportation and the pro- 

 tection of the Forests; telephone lines — one of the greatest aids in 

 reporting fires and getting together a fire-fighting crew, as well as 

 in the transaction of ordinary Forest business; drift and pasture 

 fences for the control of stock, and watering places for their use; 

 houses, barns, and corrals for various purposes, are transforming 

 the Forests and insuring the safety and convenience of settlers and 

 users. 



The following table shows, by States, the kind and amount of 

 permanent improvement work done in 1908: 



Permanent improvements in National Forests, fiscal year 1908. 



State or Territory. 



Trails. 



Roads. 



Tele- 

 phone 

 lines. 



Fences. 



Houses. 



Drift. 



Pasture. 



Arizona 



Miles. 



266i 

 582i 

 4221 



Miles. 

 ^ 

 21f 

 42J 

 120 

 45§ 



Miles. 

 106* 

 490 

 517 

 193§ 

 436 

 92 



Miles. 

 25 

 5§ 

 57f 



I, 



ii 



58§ 

 2 



Miles. 



47 



93f 



? 

 •P 



39 



17 

 28 

 151 



23 



California 



61 





49 



Idaho 



37 





53 



Nebraska . 



1 



Nevada 







5 





2361 



521 



41 



28 



Oklahoma . . 



1 





437 



24 



78 



23 



South Dakota 



5 



Utah 



107i 



311| 



32i 



341 

 4 



365i 



102 



194i 



5J 



24 





22 



Wyoming 



16 







Total 



2,970 



363i 



2,523f 



171f 



4371 



348 







State or Territory. 



Barns. 



Corrals. 



Bridges. 



Watering 

 places. 



Amount 

 expended. 



Arizona 



10 



28 



17 



10 



32 



1 



2 



8 



1 



2 



4 



4 



6 



6 



2 



3 

 14 



7 

 16 



7 



6 

 4 



7 



1 



S27,872.95 

 85, 910. 48 

 65,700.86 

 78, 402. 48 

 94, 750. 72 



CaUfornia 



Colorado 



1 

 5 



Idaho 



Montana 



Nebraska. . 







2,985.54 

 3, 748. 13 



Nevada 









New Mexico 



1 



1 



1 



31, 463. 51 



Oklahoma 



1, 462. 00 



Oregon 



2 



4 





55, 191. 33 



South Dakota 







Utah 







6 



I 



27 



31 542.66 



Washington 





44,022.34 

 15, 945. 48 



Wyoming 



3' 









Total.... 



131 



14 



66 



« 



544,435.00 





a Equipment on hand in the supply depot, Ogden, Utah, raises this total to 8551,938. 

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