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About Klamath tribune. (Chiloquin, Or.) 1956-1961 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1960)
BULK MTC U. S. POSTAGE PAID Pirmlt N. 2 rtrw 3547 S.--.i 3 Klamath County Ubra 126 S. 3rd Klamath Falla. 0rO CHILOQUIN. OREGON VOL 5 NO. 12 KLAMATH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM DECEMBER 1960 Students Tour U. S., Gain Personal Insight Into History, Many Educational Subjects y 'J ; V ' V 3 0 " - i 4 1 1 t I Ready at the S. P. depot in Klamath Falls Oct. 19 for departure on their nation-wide tour were Campfire Girl (left to right) Karen Jenkins, Barbara Nicholson, Cherry Wolff, Miclci Wolff, Ramona Soto, and their leader Mrs. Gerry Wolff, far right. Taking a grand tour of the L'nited States during the latter part of October and early in No vember were Cherry and Micki Wolff of Chiloquin, Karen Jenk ins and Barbara Nicholson of Ft. Klamath, and Ramona Soto t of Klamath Falls, all girls being under the supervision of Mrs. Gerry Wolff of Chiloquin. Both Karen and Ramona are Klamath tribal members. While the trip was primarily for the purpoe of attending the Campfire Girls convention in New York City commemorating the 50th anniversary of the organiza tion, the girls readily admit that they absorbed plenty else both enroutc and on the way home. The trip was minutely planned by Mrs. Wolff, an active campfire leader, in the months preceding the actual .departure date to en compass the maximum that could be Men in the allotted time of 3 weeks. The girls, all high school students, were granted leave from school to make the trip on the basis that it would be of higlr educational value. Faculty at Chiloquin High School made doubly sure the four CI IS stu dents" (Barbara, Cherry, Karen, Micki) learned the boundless les sons of history, geography, poli ties, government, economics, arts, etc., the trip had to offer by keep ing day-to-day diaries. Thee diaries of the trip became special writing projects in their English classes for which the students were graded. Moreover, they did homework for their regular studies along the way. Taking the train from Klamath Falls Oct. 19, the group went to Berkeley, Calif., where they tour ed the University of California campus. This the girls found im pressive from the standpoint that (Continued on Page 4, CoL 3) Sub-Comm. Considers Game Problems, Hears Trustee Report on Forest, Ranch Operations Hunting and fishing problems on the remaining area got prim ary attention from the non withdrawing sub-committee at their meeting with the U. S. Nat'l Bank, trustee, Dec. 12. With a general meeting of remaining members scheduled for Dec, 20, the sub-committee sought to formulate recommendations in the control of hunting and fishing on the remaining area for the consideration of the remaining group as a whole. Discussing first the question of who should be ac corded tribal hunting and fishing privileges on the remaining area, it was determined that only the remaining members-on -the final tribal roll should be allowed to hunt and fish. The feasibility of selling a limited number of hunt ing and fishing permits was also discussed at length.; It was noted that sale of a limited number of such permits would return rev enue that could be used in polic ing the hunting and fishing. Joe Ball pointed out that if the re maining group showed sufficient interest in game conservation, various state agencies would co operate in promotion of conser vation through policing, etc. A decision was reached to recom mend to the Dec. 20 meeting that there be a sale of permits for duck hunting but no sale of deer hunting permits. . Deer Hunt Limit Discussed The possibility of limiting deer hunting on the remaining area to a certain period of the year was also considered. Boyd Jackson observed that the seasons would automatically limit the hunting. He felt that the pressing question was what was going to happen to the deer outside the remaining area. He pointed out that game had, until termination, flourished on the reservation which acted, in effect, as a refuge. Outsiders had been the main cause of game waste, he indicated. A considera tion of restrictions in regard to number of deer in possession, spotlighting, c o m m e r c i a I i . i n g was left open pending a proposed meeting with the (iaine Com mission in the near future. The trustees advised that a petition has been made to the Klamath County Court for the vacating'of most "Public Roads" that were turned over 'to the County by the Bureau of Indian .t lairs. It is telt by the trustees that the presence of public roads through the trust area which are confined to the trust area and do not affect access to other prop erties jeopardizes unnecessarily the forest resources, including game. A further step contem plated by the trustee in protect ing game and other forest-pron 'erties is the placing of signs in strategic places designating the private, Klamath Indian Forest and informing the public that no hunting, fishing, or tree cutting is allowed except by peru)it. Forest Statistics Provided The forestry phase of the trust operation was reported comprehensively by the trustee. Regarding salvage "logging in the Cave Mountain burn, it was noted that this salvage operation was completed Nov. 1, 1900. Total volume cut in the burn was 41, 711 M fbm with a total value of $1,057,058.98. This volume cut ex ceeded original estimates by 25?c. Estimated volume left in the burn is 14,472 M. Problems of disposal of slash left by burn logging were also discussed at length. Reforestation work on the burn as of October, 1960, was found "reasonably successful" with over 500 trees per acre on most of the rc-sccded area. In November 2,000 acres were beetl ed by helicopter with 480 acres of the area seeded in 1959 re-seeded because of logging disturbance ami poor original germination. Planting of some 330 acres t contemplated for next spring. Regarding the economic unit 30 contract, the trustee's report stated that Simplot Lumber Co. "has been relieved of all cutting (Continued on Page 3, Col. 1)