The Secretary of Agriculture has authority to permit the use of rights-of-way through the National Forests for conduits, reservoirs, power plants, telephone and telegraph lines to be used for irrigation, mining, and domestic purposes and for the production and transmission of electric power. No rental charges are made for the telephone and telegraph rights-of-way, but the applicant must agree to furnish such facilities to Forest officers and to permit such reasonable use of its poles or lines as may be determined or agreed upon between the applicant and the District Forester.
Figure 79. This is only one of the thousands of streams in the National Forests of the West capable of generating electric power. It has been estimated that over 40 per cent. of the water power resources of the western states are included in the National Forests. Photo by the author.
Figure 80. View in the famous orange belt of San Bernardino County, California. These orchards depend absolutely upon irrigation. The watersheds from which the necessary water comes are in the National Forests and are protected by the Forest Service. Some of the smaller watersheds in these mountains are said to irrigate orchards valued at $10,000,000.
[APPENDIX]
TABLE OF LAND AREAS WITHIN THE NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARIES
June 30, 1917
| State and Forest | District Number | Headquarters of Forest Supervisor | National Forest Land (acres) | Patented and other lands (acres) | Total area (acres) |
| ALASKA | |||||
| Chugach | 6 | Ketchikan | 5,418,753 | 113,682 | 5,532,435 |
| Tongass | 6 | Ketchikan | 15,451,716 | 29,284 | 15,481,000 |
| ARIZONA | |||||
| Apache | 3 | Springerville | 1,182,782 | 93,618 | 1,276,400 |
| Chiricahua[1] | 3 | Tucson | 348,157 | 10,691 | 358,848 |
| Coconino | 3 | Flagstaff | 1,601,598 | 161,799 | 1,763,397 |
| Coronado | 3 | Tucson | 959,304 | 39,676 | 998,980 |
| Crook | 3 | Safford | 870,130 | 14,870 | 885,000 |
| Dixie[1] | 4 | St. George, Utah | 17,680 | ...... | 17,680 |
| Kaibab | 4 | Kanab, Utah | 1,072,375 | 525 | 1,072,900 |
| Manzano[1] | 3 | Albuquerque, N. M. | 27,708 | 29,724 | 57,432 |
| Prescott | 3 | Prescott | 1,433,366 | 186,589 | 1,619,955 |
| Sitgreaves | 3 | Snowflake | 659,337 | 234,883 | 893,720 |
| Tonto | 3 | Roosevelt | 1,994,239 | 39,521 | 2,033,760 |
| Tusayan | 3 | Williams | 1,602,750 | 186,068 | 1,788,818 |
| ARKANSAS | |||||
| Arkansas | 7 | Hot Springs | 626,746 | 331,544 | 958,290 |
| Ozark | 7 | Harrison | 291,840 | 237,338 | 529,178 |
| CALIFORNIA | |||||
| Angeles | 5 | Los Angeles | 820,980 | 240,723 | 1,061,703 |
| California | 5 | Oriental | 807,444 | 255,178 | 1,062,622 |
| Cleveland | 5 | Escondido | 547,981 | 265,635 | 813,616 |
| Crater[1] | 6 | Medford, Ore. | 46,977 | 10,045 | 57,022 |
| Eldorado[1] | 5 | Placerville | 549,392 | 286,408 | 835,800 |
| Inyo[1] | 5 | Bishop | 1,269,980 | 67,800 | 1,337,780 |
| Klamath[1] | 5 | Yreka | 1,470,841 | 263,824 | 1,734,665 |
| Lassen | 5 | Red Bluff | 936,877 | 384,466 | 1,321,343 |
| Modoc | 5 | Alturas | 1,182,986 | 399,873 | 1,532,859 |
| Mono[1] | 5 | Gardnerville, Nev. | 784,620 | 90,241 | 874,861 |
| Monterey | 5 | King City | 316,058 | 44,436 | 360,494 |
| Plumas | 5 | Quincy | 1,144,835 | 288,025 | 1,432,860 |
| Santa Barbara | 5 | Santa Barbara | 1,688,571 | 239,723 | 1,928,294 |
| Sequoia | 5 | Bakersfield | 2,194,926 | 274,344 | 2,469,270 |
| Shasta | 5 | Sisson | 803,448 | 783,432 | 1,586,880 |
| Sierra | 5 | Northfork | 1,489,934 | 172,626 | 1,662,560 |
| Siskiyou[1] | 6 | Grants Pass, Ore. | 349,069 | 52,726 | 401,795 |
| Stanislaus | 5 | Sonora | 810,399 | 294,013 | 1,104,412 |
| Tahoe | 5 | Nevada City | 542,226 | 666,851 | 1,209,077 |
| Trinity | 5 | Weaverville | 1,430,547 | 315,600 | 1,746,147 |
| COLORADO | |||||
| Arapaho | 2 | Hot Sulphur Springs | 634,903 | 46,371 | 681,274 |
| Battlement | 2 | Collbran | 651,227 | 26,113 | 677,340 |
| Cochetopa | 2 | Saguache | 905,723 | 24,497 | 930,220 |
| Colorado | 2 | Fort Collins | 847,328 | 302,266 | 1,149,594 |
| Durango | 2 | Durango | 614,129 | 89,871 | 704,000 |
| Gunnison | 2 | Gunnison | 908,055 | 43,255 | 951,310 |
| Hayden[1] | 2 | Encampment, Wyo. | 65,598 | 6,402 | 72,000 |
| Holy Cross | 2 | Glenwood Springs | 576,905 | 28,795 | 605,700 |
| La Sal[1] | 4 | Moab, Utah | 27,444 | 176 | 27,620 |
| Leadville | 2 | Leadville | 934,017 | 122,503 | 1,056,520 |
| Montezuma | 2 | Mancos | 700,082 | 112,018 | 812,100 |
| Pike | 2 | Denver | 1,080,381 | 175,731 | 1,256,112 |
| Rio Grande | 2 | Monte Vista | 1,136,884 | 84,256 | 1,221,140 |
| Routt | 2 | Steamboat Springs | 833,459 | 86,487 | 919,946 |
| San Isabel | 2 | Westcliffe | 598,912 | 52,288 | 651,200 |
| San Juan | 2 | Pagosa Spgs. | 617,995 | 127,005 | 745,000 |
| Sopris | 2 | Aspen | 596,986 | 59,014 | 656,000 |
| Uncampahgre | 2 | Delta | 790,349 | 77,511 | 867,860 |
| White River | 2 | Meeker | 848,018 | 23,012 | 871,030 |
| FLORIDA | |||||
| Florida | 7 | Pensacola | 308,268 | 367,152 | 675,420 |
| IDAHO | |||||
| Boise | 4 | Boise | 1,058,941 | 59,173 | 1,118,114 |
| Cache[1] | 4 | Logan, Utah | 513,617 | 31,447 | 545,064 |
| Caribou[1] | 4 | Montpelier | 681,540 | 30,090 | 711,630 |
| Challis | 4 | Challis | 1,259,237 | 10,753 | 1,269,990 |
| Clearwater | 1 | Orofino | 785,103 | 122,743 | 907,846 |
| Coeur d'Alene | 1 | Coeur d'Alene | 662,611 | 127,623 | 790,234 |
| Idaho | 4 | McCall | 1,193,439 | 15,841 | 1,209,280 |
| Kaniksu[1] | 1 | Newport, Wash. | 198,757 | 260,220 | 458,977 |
| Lemhi | 4 | Mackay | 1,095,924 | 4,638 | 1,100,562 |
| Minidoka[1] | 4 | Oakley | 509,536 | 21,584 | 531,120 |
| Nezperce | 1 | Grangeville | 1,624,582 | 41,497 | 1,666,079 |
| Palisade[1] | 4 | St. Anthony | 283,495 | 9,820 | 293,315 |
| Payette | 4 | Emmett | 831,926 | 31,748 | 863,674 |
| Pend Oreille | 1 | Sandpoint | 676,014 | 198,724 | 874,738 |
| St. Joe | 1 | St. Maries | 493,925 | 481,743 | 975,668 |
| Salmon | 4 | Salmon | 1,621,707 | 21,653 | 1,643,360 |
| Sawtooth | 4 | Hailey | 1,203,387 | 16,743 | 1,220,130 |
| Selway | 1 | Kooskia | 1,693,711 | 108,289 | 1,802,000 |
| Targhee[1] | 4 | St. Anthony | 283,495 | 9,820 | 293,315 |
| Weiser | 4 | Weiser | 562,609 | 98,291 | 660,900 |
| MICHIGAN | |||||
| Michigan | 2 | East Tawas | 89,466 | 74,412 | 163,878 |
| MINNESOTA | |||||
| Minnesota | 2 | Cass Lake | 190,602 | 121,874 | 312,476 |
| Superior | 2 | Ely | 857,255 | 411,283 | 1,268,538 |
| MONTANA | |||||
| Absaroka | 1 | Livingston | 842,467 | 145,243 | 987,710 |
| Beartooth | 1 | Billings | 662,537 | 19,393 | 681,930 |
| Beaverhead | 1 | Dillon | 1,337,223 | 27,777 | 1,365,000 |
| Bitterroot | 1 | Missoula | 1,047,012 | 108,856 | 1,155,868 |
| Blackfeet | 1 | Kalispell | 865,077 | 202,013 | 1,067,090 |
| Cabinet | 1 | Thompson Falls | 830,676 | 195,874 | 1,026,550 |
| Custer | 1 | Miles City | 428,922 | 83,888 | 512,810 |
| Deerlodge | 1 | Anaconda | 833,178 | 130,822 | 964,000 |
| Flathead | 1 | Kalispell | 1,802,905 | 285,815 | 2,088,720 |
| Gallatin | 1 | Bozeman | 564,855 | 344,575 | 909,430 |
| Helena | 1 | Helena | 687,983 | 232,497 | 920,480 |
| Jefferson | 1 | Great Falls | 1,039,766 | 135,919 | 1,175,685 |
| Kootenai | 1 | Libby | 1,336,061 | 287,279 | 1,623,340 |
| Lewis and Clark | 1 | Chouteau | 811,161 | 15,199 | 826,360 |
| Lolo | 1 | Missoula | 850,677 | 330,341 | 1,181,018 |
| Madison | 1 | Sheridan | 958,691 | 77,169 | 1,035,860 |
| Missoula | 1 | Missoula | 1,031,529 | 336,662 | 1,368,191 |
| Sioux[1] | 1 | Camp Crook, S. D. | 96,743 | 17,798 | 114,541 |
| NEBRASKA | |||||
| Nebraska | 2 | Halsey | 206,074 | 11,744 | 217,818 |
| NEVADA | |||||
| Dixie[1] | 4 | St. George, Utah | 282,543 | 7,807 | 290,350 |
| Eldorado[1] | 5 | Placerville, Cal. | 400 | ...... | 400 |
| Humboldt | 4 | Elko | 690,562 | 35,978 | 726,546 |
| Inyo[1] | 5 | Bishop, Cal. | 72,817 | 2,513 | 75,330 |
| Mono[1] | 5 | Gardnerville | 464,315 | 19,204 | 483,519 |
| Nevada | 4 | Ely | 1,220,929 | 39,871 | 1,260,800 |
| Ruby | 4 | Elko | 342,405 | 91,165 | 433,570 |
| Santa Rosa | 4 | Elko | 269,658 | 30,302 | 299,960 |
| Tahoe[1] | 5 | Nevada City, Cal. | 14,853 | 47,274 | 62,127 |
| Toiyabe | 4 | Austin | 1,907,286 | 17,514 | 1,924,800 |
| NEW MEXICO | |||||
| Alamo | 3 | Alamogordo | 603,779 | 269,877 | 866,656 |
| Carson | 3 | Taos | 856,647 | 68,654 | 925,301 |
| Chiricahua[1] | 3 | Tucson, Ariz. | 126,478 | 2,674 | 129,152 |
| Datil | 3 | Magdalena | 2,670,412 | 270,790 | 2,941,202 |
| Gila | 3 | Silver City | 1,463,708 | 136,292 | 1,600,000 |
| Lincoln | 3 | Alamogordo | 551,427 | 81,540 | 632,967 |
| Manzano[1] | 3 | Albuquerque | 754,772 | 488,007 | 1,242,779 |
| Santa Fé | 3 | Santa Fe | 1,354,545 | 122,148 | 1,476,693 |
| NORTH DAKOTA | |||||
| Dakota | 1 | Camp Crook, S. D. | 6,054 | 7,866 | 13,920 |
| OKLAHOMA | |||||
| Wichita | 7 | Cache | 61,480 | 160 | 61,640 |
| OREGON | |||||
| Cascade | 6 | Eugene | 1,021,461 | 73,024 | 1,094,485 |
| Crater[1] | 6 | Medford | 793,044 | 286,281 | 1,079,325 |
| Deschutes | 6 | Bend | 1,292,423 | 217,437 | 1,509,860 |
| Fremont | 6 | Lakeview | 884,494 | 86,782 | 971,366 |
| Klamath[1] | 5 | Yreka, Cal. | 4,401 | 4,492 | 8,893 |
| Malheur | 6 | John Day | 1,057,682 | 205,158 | 1,262,840 |
| Minam | 6 | Baker | 430,757 | 49,056 | 479,813 |
| Ochoco | 6 | Prineville | 716,564 | 102,466 | 819,030 |
| Oregon | 6 | Portland | 1,031,926 | 108,994 | 1,140,920 |
| Santiam | 6 | Albany | 607,099 | 112,884 | 719,983 |
| Siskiyou[1] | 6 | Grants Pass | 998,044 | 257,206 | 1,255,250 |
| Siuslaw | 6 | Eugene | 544,178 | 289,263 | 833,441 |
| Umatilla | 6 | Pendleton | 485,786 | 79,199 | 564,985 |
| Umpqua | 6 | Roseburg | 1,011,097 | 210,294 | 1,221,391 |
| Wallowa | 6 | Wallowa | 964,601 | 104,810 | 1,069,411 |
| Wenaha | 6 | Walla Walla, Wash. | 425,504 | 36,540 | 461,954 |
| Whitman | 6 | Sumpter | 884,485 | 115,008 | 999,493 |
| PORTO RICO | |||||
| Luquillo | 7 | None | 12,443 | 53,507 | 65,950 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | |||||
| Black Hills[1] | 2 | Deadwood | 483,403 | 118,608 | 602,011 |
| Harney | 2 | Custer | 548,854 | 79,093 | 627,947 |
| Sioux[1] | 1 | Camp Crook | 75,524 | 7,744 | 83,268 |
| UTAH | |||||
| Ashley[1] | 4 | Vernal | 982,493 | 9,607 | 992,100 |
| Cache[1] | 4 | Logan | 265,594 | 53,987 | 319,581 |
| Dixie[1] | 4 | St. George | 432,784 | 26,106 | 458,890 |
| Fillmore | 4 | Ritchfield | 699,579 | 79,711 | 779,290 |
| Fishlake | 4 | Salina | 661,245 | 62,145 | 723,390 |
| La Sal[1] | 4 | Moab | 519,384 | 16,286 | 535,670 |
| Manti | 4 | Ephraim | 781,800 | 65,070 | 846,870 |
| Minidoka[1] | 4 | Oakley, Idaho | 72,123 | 20,157 | 92,280 |
| Powell | 4 | Escalante | 689,927 | 14,773 | 704,700 |
| Sevier | 4 | Panguitch | 729,061 | 73,599 | 802,660 |
| Uinta | 4 | Provo | 988,602 | 54,533 | 1,043,135 |
| Wasatch | 4 | Salt Lake City | 607,492 | 56,913 | 664,405 |
| WASHINGTON | |||||
| Chelan | 6 | Chelan | 677,429 | 46,681 | 724,110 |
| Columbia | 6 | Portland, Ore. | 784,498 | 157,702 | 942,200 |
| Colville | 6 | Republic | 754,886 | 61,114 | 816,000 |
| Kaniksu[1] | 1 | Newport | 257,859 | 118,904 | 376,763 |
| Okanogan | 6 | Okanogan | 1,486,325 | 54,675 | 1,541,000 |
| Olympic | 1 | Olympia | 1,534,689 | 117,311 | 1,652,000 |
| Rainier | 6 | Tacoma | 1,315,891 | 245,579 | 1,561,470 |
| Snoqualmie | 6 | Seattle | 698,043 | 343,957 | 1,042,000 |
| Washington | 6 | Bellingham | 1,454,214 | 35,786 | 1,490,000 |
| Wenaha[1] | 6 | Walla Walla | 313,434 | 8,397 | 321,831 |
| Wenatchee | 6 | Leavenworth | 665,276 | 491,724 | 1,157,000 |
| WYOMING | |||||
| Ashley[1] | 4 | Vernal, Utah | 5,987 | 73 | 6,060 |
| Bighorn | 2 | Sheridan | 1,119,725 | 16,475 | 1,136,200 |
| Black Hills[1] | 2 | Deadwood, S.D. | 144,759 | 34,362 | 179,121 |
| Bridger | 2 | Pinedale | 710,570 | 7,407 | 717,977 |
| Caribou[1] | 4 | Montpelier, Idaho | 6,547 | 813 | 7,360 |
| Hayden[1] | 2 | Encampment | 322,175 | 43,445 | 365,620 |
| Medicine Bow | 2 | Laramie | 469,786 | 41,596 | 511,382 |
| Palisade[1] | 4 | St. Anthony, Idaho | 250,501 | 3,119 | 253,620 |
| Shoshone | 2 | Cody | 1,576,043 | 32,957 | 1,609,000 |
| Targhee[1] | 4 | St. Anthony, Idaho | 84,970 | 480 | 85,450 |
| Teton | 4 | Jackson | 1,922,947 | 48,245 | 1,971,192 |
| Washakie | 2 | Lander | 852,653 | 12,220 | 864,873 |
| Wyoming | 4 | Afton | 899,980 | 12,020 | 912,000 |
| Aggregate for the 147 National Forests | 155,166,619 | 21,085,541 | 176,252,160 | ||
| [1]Area of National Forest in more than one State. | |||||