1924 Gila Wilderness was created
"The head of the Gila, Mr. Leopold says, is ideally adapted for a wilderness hunting ground...There are a few cow outfits in the area but there continued operation would by no means interfere with the function as a wilderness. On the contrary the presence of a few old-style frontier cattle operations ad to the interest for recreation."
wildlife
hunting parties
Cattle Drives
1940 Ranches were bought adjacent to wilderness
1951 stock is removed underbrush will grow, fires predicted
1964 Testimonial Before congress of Wilderness Act
Sect 4 The grazing of livestock where established prior to the effective data of this act, shall be permitted to continue subject to such reasonable regulations as are deemed necessary by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Remove Mining devoted to multiple uses
Sect 4 The grazing of livestock where established prior to the effective data of this act, shall be permitted to continue subject to such reasonable regulations as are deemed necessary by the Secretary of Agriculture.
1979 Legal assuranceof grazing under the law
1980 Proposed Wilderness River closed by usfs
