FOREST RESERVES IN IDAHO. 27 



Senator Heyburn to the President. 



Wallace, Idaho, August 27^ 1901^. 

 llie President, 



Washington^ D. C: 

 Mr. Gifford Pinchot, Chief of the Division of Forestry, visited this 

 section recently for the purpose of investigating the sentiment among 

 mining men, prospectors, and residents generally in regard to the cre- 

 ation of a forest reserve covering the Coeur d'Alene mining country. 

 I assume he will report to you the result of his visit. I desire, how- 

 ever, to state it from the standpoint of those interested here. Not 

 only is the sentiment universally against it, but the Republican party 

 and State platform took a broad stand against the withdrawal for 

 forest reserve purposes or the creation of forest reserves, such as that 

 proposed in this section of the State. 



Respectfully, yours, - W. B. Heyburn. 



Senator Heyburn to tbe President. 



Washington, March 30, 1905. 

 The President: 



I am advised on inquiry at the General Land Office that on the 21st 

 day of March, instant, a telegram was sent to the register and receiA^er 

 of the Coeur d'Alene and LeAviston land offices, in Idaho, directing 

 that toAvnships 42, 43, 46, and 47 north, range 2 east; township 44 

 north, range 3 east, and toAvnship 45 north, range 4 east, Boise 

 meridian, were withdrawn from settlement for forest-reserve pur- 

 poses. 



It Avill be obserA^ed that the townships do not form a compact body, 

 but represent selected townships Avithin the timber lands of Idaho, 

 for some of Avhich applications for survey have been made, some of 

 Avhich are under contract for survey, and all of Avhich should be 

 surveyed and open to either selection by the State under its authority, 

 pursuant to its constitution and the act of admission, or to settlement 

 by bona fide settlers. 



It looks to me as though this was indirectly using the right to make 

 withdrawal for forest-reserve purposes to preA^ent settlement, rather 

 than to preserve forests. 



I understood at our last intervicAA with reference to forest reserves 

 that no more Avithdrawals were to be made in Idaho AAdthout some 

 conference and concurrence of action on my part. 



The accompanying sheet will show you the disconnected area of 

 these AvithdraAA^als. 



Very truly, yours, W. B. Heyburn. 



Senator Heyburn to Mr. Barnes. 



^Y ashing ton ^ April '/, 1906. 

 Dear Sir: Before leaving, the President requested that T submit 

 the matters pertaining to the creation of forest reserA^es in Idalio to 

 him, and I haA^e formulated the same, Avhich I hand you herewith. 



