anaheim-gazette 1909-05-13

EXTENDING THE BOUNDARIES NATIONAL FORESTS IN WEST WILL BE ENLARGED Agricultural Land to Be Excluded, and Great Areas of Outside Land to Be Included—Gifford Pinchot Issues Important Letter to Service [Correspondence to The Gazette] San Francisco, May 11.—Through the establishment of 6 headquarters in the west, the work of the forest service has advanced so far that it is now possible to undertake a thorough-going examination of national forest boundaries and an inquiry into the character of any interior areas which may appear to be not suitable for national forest purposes. In a letter to the district forester in this city, Forester Pinchot says: "Plans formulated here last winter and approved by the secretary of agriculture call for a systematic and complete going over of all national forest boundaries during the present field season. The work which you have been constantly doing in this direction is along the right lines, but the plan adopted calls for more concentrated effort in this work throughout the service during the coming summer. With the field force at your command and your close knowledge of local conditions and of the national forest officers, you can so organize this effort in your district as to insure a thorough going over of your part of the 60,000 miles of national forest boundaries by competent men, whose reports as to the character of the land within and" WHAT IS ALWAYS UNLAWFUL Points from Recently Enacted and Game Laws To buy, sell, offer for sale, bake or trade, at any time, any quail, pheasant, grouse, sage hen, ibis, plover, rail, or any deer or deer skins. To hunt wild birds or animals out a hunting license. To have in possession doe fawn skins. To take or kill, at any time, fawns, elk, antelope, or mountain sheep. To take or kill any wild pheasant, grouse, sage hen, swan, bob-wilde quail, mountain quail or any imprinted quail, partridge or wild turkey. To run deer with dogs at any except to follow a wounded deer open season. To shoot half hour before sunrise or half hour after sunset. To fish for any trout or whitefish from one hour after sunset to hour before sunrise. To trap or hold protected game birds of any kind without having procured written authority from fish and game commission. To take, possess, or destroy nests or eggs of any birds. To ship game or fish in concessions packages, or without your name address. To buy or sell trout less than a pound in weight. To take or have in possession any time Sacramento perch, female crabs, crabs less than 6 inches across the back, sturgeon under 25 pounds any black or green abalones, or abalones less than 17 inches in circumference. throughout the service during the coming summer. With the field force at your command and your close knowledge of local conditions and of the national forest officers, you can so organize this effort in your district as to insure a thorough going over of your part of the 60,000 miles of national forest boundaries by competent men, whose reports as to the character of the land within and without the forests and whose recommendations as to lands which should be excluded or included, checked by the information already possessed by the forest service, can be relied on. "To do this work in one summer will make severe demands on you, but it is not beyond the capacity of the service, as now organized. Please give it your best efforts until the work is completed, and bear in mind especially that the quality of the work must be unimpeachable. "This work should all be completed by the close of the present field season, and each district forester at that time should be able to vouch for the correctness of the proposed boundaries of his forests. If, however, there are some changes recommended by examiners which you feel are questionable, such cases may go over for checking until the next field season, in order that no mistakes may be made. Possible additions should be noted as carefully in the six states where congressional action is necessary to create additions to forests as elsewhere. "As you know, the policy of the service has always been to exclude from the boundaries of a national forest all agricultural land, except, as congress clearly intended, areas so small that they could be handled more acceptably under the act of June 11, 1906. We want all the land put to its best use, whatever that use may be. A good deal of time and money has been spent by the service in this most important work. I believe, however, that there is still land which would serve the public interest best outside of national forests and which could therefore be excluded to the public advantage. I believe, too, that adjoining many of the forests throughout the service during the coming summer. With the field force at your command and your close knowledge of local conditions and of the national forest officers, you can so organize this effort in your district as to insure a thorough going over of your part of the 60,000 miles of national forest boundaries by competent men, whose reports as to the character of the land within and without the forests and whose recommendations as to lands which should be excluded or included, checked by the information already possessed by the forest service, can be relied on. "To do this work in one summer will make severe demands on you, but it is not beyond the capacity of the service, as now organized. Please give it your best efforts until the work is completed, and bear in mind especially that the quality of the work must be unimpeachable. "This work should all be completed by the close of the present field season, and each district forester at that time should be able to vouch for the correctness of the proposed boundaries of his forests. If, however, there are some changes recommended by examiners which you feel are questionable, such cases may go over for checking until the next field season, in order that no mistakes may be made. Possible additions should be noted as carefully in the six states where congressional action is necessary to create additions to forests as elsewhere. "As you know, the policy of the service has always been to exclude from the boundaries of a national forest all agricultural land, except, as congress clearly intended, areas so small that they could be handled more acceptably under the act of June 11, 1906. We want all the land put to its best use, whatever that use may be. A good deal of time and money has been spent by the service in this most important work. I believe, however, that there is still land which would serve the public interest best outside of national forests and which could therefore be excluded to the public advantage. I believe, too, that adjoining many of the forests throughout the service during the coming summer. With the field force at your command and your close knowledge of local conditions and of the national forest officers, you can so organize this effort in your district as to insure a thorough going over of your part of the 60,000 miles of national forest boundaries by competent men, whose reports as to the character of the land within and without the forests and whose recommendations as to lands which should be excluded or included, checked by the information already possessed by the forest service, can be relied on. "To do this work in one summer will make severe demands on you, but it is not beyond the capacity of the service, as now organized. Please give it your best efforts until the work is completed, and bear in mind especially that the quality of the work must be unimpeachable. "This work should all be completed by the close of the present field season, and each district forester at that time should be able to vouch for the correctness of the proposed boundaries of his forests. If, however, there are some changes recommended by examiners which you feel are questionable, such cases may go over for checking until the next field season, in order that no mistakes may be made. Possible additions should be noted as carefully in the six states where congressional action is necessary to create additions to forests as elsewhere. "As you know, the policy of the service has always been to exclude from the boundaries of a national forest all agricultural land, except, as congress clearly intended, areas so small that they could be handled more acceptably under the act of June 11, 1906. We want all the land put to its best use, whatever that use may be. A good deal of time and money has been spent by the service in this most important work. I believe, however, that there is still land which would serve the public interest best outside of national forests and which could therefore be excluded to the public advantage. I believe, too, that adjoining many of the forests throughout the service during the coming summer. With the field force at your command and your close knowledge of local conditions and of the national forest officers, you can so organize this effort in your district as to insure a thorough going over of your part of the 60,000 miles of national forest boundaries by competent men, whose reports as to the character of the land within and without the forests and whose recommendations as to lands which should be excluded or included, checked by the information already possessed by the forest service, can be relied on. "To do this work in one summer will make severe demands on you,但 it is not beyond the capacity of the service，as now organized. Please give it your best efforts until the work is completed,and bear in mind especially thatthe qualityoftheworkmustbeunimpeachable. "This work should all be completed bythecloseofthepresentfieldseason,andeachdistrictforesteratthattimeshouldbebabledtovouchforthecorrectnessoftheproposedboundariesofhisforests.If,however,thearesomechangesrecommendedbyexaminerswhichyoufeelarequestionable,suchcasesmaygooverforcheckinguntilthenextfieldseason.inorderthatnomistakesmaybemade.Possibleadditionsshouldbesnotedascarefullyinthesixstateswherecongressionalactionisnecessarytocreateadditionstoforestsalselsewhere. "Asyouknow,thepolicyoftheservicehasalwaysbeentoexcludefromtheboundariesofa nationalforestallagriculturallandexcept,a CongressclearlyintendedareassosmallthattheycouldbehandledmoreacceptablyundertheactofJune111906.Wewantallthelandputtoitsbestusewhateverthatusemaybe.Agooddealoftimeandmoneyhasbeenspentbytheserviceinthismostimportantwork.Ibelievehowever,thethereisstilllandwhichwouldservethepublicinterestbestoutsideofnationalforestsandwhichcouldthereforebeexcludedtothepublicadvantage.Ibelieve,too Thatadjoiningmanyoftheforests Areareaswhichthecausetheserviceduringthecomingsummer.Withthefieldforceatyourcommandandyourcloseknowledgeoflocalconditionsandofthenationalforestoffacilitiesorwithoutyournameaddress.Tobuyor selltroutlessthanpoundinweight.TotakeorhaveinpossessionanytimeSacramentoperch,female crabs,crabslessthan6inchesacrosstheback.sturgeonunder25poundsanyblackorgreenabalones,或abaloneslessthan17inchesincalumference.Totaketrout,blackbassorstealthtroutexceptwithhookandlipperorto shiporcarrytroutoutofstate.Totakesalmonwithanetlessthan61-2-inchmesh.orto takeshoreorstripedbasswithanetlessthan51-2 inchmesh.Touseanyset-net,.Chinesestegonlines.setlines,或anyfixcontrivanceforkatchinganyfish.Tofishforprofitwithoutafisherman'slicense.Tofishforsalmon.shadorstrivedbasswithnetsSaturdayandSunday.Totakefishinanymanner.with50feetofa fishway.Totake,buy,sellorhaveinpossessionatanytimestripedbassletherthan3poundsinweight.ortobuysellshiporofferforkipmentarestripedbass,duringMayandJune.Totakeorkillmeadowlarks,rubins,或anyothernon-gamebirdexceptbluejays，Englishsparrowsharp-shinnedhawk，Cooper'shawduckhawk,greathornedowl，Californialinnet.To shooton enclosedordultivatelandwithout permission.Toexportdriedshrimporshrimpshells.Touseanyanimalasablind,either thana dog，toapproach anywillduck，geese，curlew，ibis，ploverofterwaterfowl.To shootatanykindofwillduckfromanyboatpropelledbysteam,gasolineorotherpowerwhilsuch boatisinmotion.Totakelobstersorcrawfishfromthewatersofthisstate.To haveinpossessionanydressedcatfishlessthan8inchesinlength.Totakeyellow-fin，或spotfincroakeroranyCaliforniaWhitinga 1906. We want all the land put to its best use, whatever that use may be. A good deal of time and money has been spent by the service in this most important work. I believe, however, that there is still land which would serve the public interest best outside of national forests and which could therefore be excluded to the public advantage. I believe, too, that adjoining many of the forests are areas which, because of the value of the timber they support, their importance under a proper forest cover for watershed protection, or because the best public use of the existing forest can be brought about only through their inclusion, should be added to the national forests. "In considering changes of boundaries the character of the land and its future usefulness for forest or agricultural purposes, the protection that it may give to watersheds at the head of streams from which the towns, cities and irrigation projects draw their supply, areas which need reforestation, and areas which should be included from the standpoint of the public welfare generally, should all be carefully considered. Whenever a change of boundary is recommended the reason for it should be plainly shown. When the proper boundary of the forest does not conform to the exterior limits of the timbered areas the reason should be given plainly. Dr. G. W. Closson, veterinary surgeon, has located at Oliver Hill's City livery stable, and will give prompt attention to all work entrusted to him in his line." To shoot at any kind of will duck from any boat propelled by steam, gasoline or other power while such boat is in motion. To take lobsters or crawfish from the waters of this state. To have in possession any dressed catfish less than 8 inches in length. To take yellow-fin, or spot-finned croaker or any California Whiting, so known as surf-fish, except with hook and line. NAKED MAN NEAR BEVERLY Sherman, May 10.—Cass Clark, a motorman who left Sherman at 5:45 o'clock this morning, says that just after his car passed Beverly he saw a naked man walking east on the opposite track. The car was going at a rapid rate and passed the man a short distance west of Beverly. He was without a single garment. In appearance he was about 23 years of age, of swarthy complexion and had long black hair. Several weeks ago reports were heard in Sherman of a man who made midnight appearances on side streets in scant attire. He had not been seen for several weeks, however. It is believed the man seen this morning may have escaped from a sick room or hospital. Men employed in adjacent oil fields say they have seen a similar figure stalking along the track and road near by for several mornings recently. Fireless cookers at Dickel's. ALWAYS UNLAWFUL Recently Enacted Fish Game Laws L, offer for sale, barter any time, any quail, dove, mouse, sage hen, snipe, trail, or any deer meat Birds or animals with license. Possession doe or skill, at any time, does, antelope, or mountain Skill any wild pheasant, hen, swan, bob-white, quail or any import-dge or wild turkey. With dogs at any time saw a wounded deer in hour before sunrise after sunset. Any trout or white fish after sunset to one rise. Gold protected game or land without having first en authority from the commission. Gress, or destroy nests of birds. Or fish in concealed without your name and trout less than one inch. Save in possession atamento perch, female more than 6 inches across beon under 25 pounds, green abalones, or red than 17 inches in cir- SPREADING FLOOD WATERS Important Project of Reforestation Committee Under Way Plans for spreading out the flood waters of the Santa Ana river, at the mouth of Santa Ana canyon are going forward with marked success. The movement, first conceived by the tri-counties reforestation committee, is being carried through under the auspices of that body, and the prediction is made that this scheme will practically solve the water question of the counties of San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange, which depend upon the San Bernardino watershed for the irrigation supply. The mountain streams are running to the flood level, and instead of this immense volume of water going to waste, much of it in former years having rushed through the drainage system into the ocean, it is being caught and made to percolate into the artesian basin of this valley. From this the flow becomes gradual into the basin of the Riverside valley, which commences just this side of Colton, in the Bunker Hill section, where nature has built an impervious underground retaining wall. Escaping over the top of this, entirely underground, the surplus fills the Riverside artesian basin, and then flows over a similar natural wall at the lower end of the Riverside orange grove belt into the Santa Ana basin. The gradual raising of the water level in these three basins, which is indicated by the flow from artesian wells which dot the basins, attests the success which is attending the spreading out of the waters on the gravel beds at the head of the Santa Ana where quite an average has CALIFORNIA FORESTS Improvements Being Rushed by Southern Counties San Francisco, May 10.—Sectors of the national forests in eastern California are bending effort toward the completion of and firebreaks planned for construction during the past winter. Hustle is accounted for by that the dry season is fast approaching and the danger from forest is becoming imminent. On the Angeles forest one most urgent needs in connection with the system of government fire has been that of telephonic notification with interior sections mountains not covered by communications. To meet this need, there has, during the past winter, counted forty-five miles of private phone line which will bring instant communication practically to the ranger headquarters on the west, and thus enable help to be cured at the earliest possible moment. In the construction of this telephone practically all the work was by the local rangers, assisted by telephone expert from the San Cisco office. Although designed marily for use in connection with patrol, the telephones will be able for use by the local seafront when that use will not interfere with the interests of the government. COST OF WATER H. Culberson of El Cajon town on Thursday obtaining data on the cost of irrigating plants and as of pumped water. He was a save in possession at amento perch, female than 6 inches across been under 25 pounds, green abalones, or red 17 inches in cirblack bass or steelwith hook and line, harry trout out of the on with a net less mesh, or to take shad with a net less than net-net. Chinese sturlines, or any fixed catching any fish. profit without a fishmon, shad or strips Saturday and Sunany manner, within way. sell or have in posme striped bass,less weight, or to buy, or for shipment any going May and June. meadow larks, roner non-game birds, English sparrows, awk, Cooper's hawk, horned owl, or closed or cultivated mission. shrimp or shrimp mal as a blind, othapproach any wild new, ibis, plover or any kind of wild boat propelled by other power while otion. or crawfish from state. session any dressed 8 inches in length. v-fin, or spot-fin California. Whiting alerside artesian basin, and then flows over a similar natural wall at the lower end of the Riverside orange grove belt into the Santa Ana basin. The gradual raising of the water level in these three basins, which is indicated by the flow from artesian wells which dot the basins, attests the success which is attending the spreading out of the waters on the gravel beds at the head of the Santa Ana, where quite an acreage has been set aside by the government for the purpose. Similar withdrawals of land for the purpose will be made along the mouth of the canyon on the south side of the range, and the same methods employed, thus assuring a permanent supply for the three basins. Eventually the water interests will have at their command sufficient water to irrigate every foot of land within the three basins the year round. CLYDE TAYLOR ESCAPES Jumps from Train While Being Taken to San Quentin Clyde Taylor, convicted of grand larceny and sentenced to serve three years at San Quentin, escaped from custody Sunday morning shortly after 1 o'clock near San Luis Obispo and got clear away. Taylor was being taken north by Deputy Sheriff T. L. Jackson of La Habra who left Santa Ana with him Saturday about noon. Sunday morning at 4 o'clock Sheriff Lacy was called to the telephone by Jackson, who was at a little station on the Southern Pacific just north of San Luis Obispo, to tell him that Taylor had escaped and had not been recaptured. Jackson said he left Taylor in charge of a man while he went to the toiletroom and on his return found his prisoner had levanted, after telling the man with whom he had been left in charge, that he wanted to go into the Pullman car just for a minute. Jackson searched the train but failed to find Taylor and when the train stopped at the next station he got off and telephoned back to Sheriff Lacy. Lacy ordered Jackson to at once man while he went to the toiletroom and on his return found his prisoner had levanted, after telling the man with whom he had been left in charge, that he wanted to go into the Pullman car just for a minute. Jackson searched the train but failed to find Taylor and when the train stopped at the next station he got off and telephoned back to Sheriff Lacy. Lacy ordered Jackson to at once return to San Luis Obispo and acquaint Sheriff Chauncey McFadden with the facts and ask him to assist in a search for Taylor, and later in the day Sheriff Lacy heard from McFadden that the latter had caused to be printed full descriptions of Taylor and had put all his available force at work in search of the escaped prisoner. Sheriff McFadden telephoned that he had come back as far as Santa Barbara, but had not been able to locate Taylor, but that the search would be kept up until the country in that locality had been thoroughly searched. Before Jackson left with the prisoner he was warned not to take any chances and to handcuff him, but it is understood Jackson neglected the warning and did not handcuff his mah. All kinds of wood or brick well pit and cesspool work done in a prompt and workmanlike manner. Old pits repaired. Rates reasonable. Call on or address Ben Cook, Anaheim, Cal., or leave orders at the office of Judge Howard. If you use my ice once you will use no other. W. E. Duckworth. CALIFORNIA FORESTS Events Being Rushed in Many Southern Counties San Francisco, May 10.—Supervisory national forests in South California are bending every effort the completion of trails breaks planned for construction the past winter. This accounted for by the fact that season is fast approaching danger from forest fires being imminent. Angeles forest one of the most needs in connection with of government fire patrol that of telephonic communication interior sections of the spot covered by commercial meet this need, the service the past winter, construct miles of private telephone which will bring into information practically all of headquarters on that forms enable help to be seen earliest possible moment. Construction of this telephone all the work was done by rangers, assisted by a report from the San Francisco Although designed prime in connection with fire telephones will be available by the local settlers, we will not interfere with the government. AST OF WATER Mon of El Cajon was in Thursday obtaining data of irrigating plants as well as water. He was a guest SALINE DEPOSITS OF SODALAKE Unlimited Supply Discovered in San Luis Obispo County The lowest portion of the Carriso Plain, which extends along and within the northeast boundary of San Luis Obispo county, Cal., is occupied by a lake, known locally as Soda or Salt lake. It is about 5 miles long and a little over a mile wide at its widest point, and includes an area of nearly 3000 acres. It receives the drainage from the Carriso Plain and the adjoining flanks of the bounding ranges through numerous small gulches, and canyons, whose mouths discharge upon the gravelly slopes of its margin, but it nevertheless remains practically dry except in extraordinarily wet seasons. The bed of this lake contains a series of saline deposits which are briefly described in a report by Ralph Arnold and H. R. Johnson, issued by the United States geological survey as an advance chapter from Bulletin 380 (380-L), Part I of "Contributions to economic geology, 1908." According to this report the deposits, whose chief constituent is sodium sulphate, offer an almost unlimited supply of the mixed salts, and profitable exploitation will depend almost entirely on transportation facilities, which are at present inadequate. The terminus of the Sunset branch of the Southern Pacific railroad lies about 32 miles to the southeast and 1200 feet lower than the lake; the McKittrick branch of the same railroad is only about 15 miles distant, but the Temblor range, which must be crossed in making the trip, presents a considerable obstacle. If a rail telephones will be availby the local settlers, we will not interfere with of the government. ST OF WATER on of El Cajon was in sunday obtaining data of irrigating plants as well water. He was a guest over night. He departmorning for Coachella. in is collecting this davernment, and will make in Orange, San Diego portions of Riverside counormation will be pubreclamation bureau for attending settlers in arid for sale at Dickel's. profitable exploitation will depend almost entirely on transportation facilities, which are at present inadequate. The terminus of the Sunset branch of the Southern Pacific railroad lies about 32 miles to the southeast and 1200 feet lower than the lake; the McKittrick branch of the same railroad is only about 15 miles distant, but the Temblor range, which must be crossed in making the trip, presena considerable obstacle. If a railroad is constructed, as contemplated, to San Luis Obispo by way of the Carriso Plain, the commercial development of the deposits will be greatly assisted. Bulletin 380-L contains also a list of the survey's publications on the salines, including salt, borax, and soda. 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