The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-17
SAVE OUR TIMBER LANDS.
HOW THEY ARR NDEEED ny
OFETTTIL CONTTT
4 system of ThieyihR chat Shonii be Broken
up neforc the Governments Valuable Ke-
served Tracts arc stripped Of Timber.

4 system OF ThieyinR chat Shonid be Broken
up neforc the Governments valuable Re
served Tracts arc stripped Of Timber.
wAsur~Grox, Jan 10.-The appointment
OF committee by the House OF Rcprsseuta-
tlycs ON Friday to look after the timber thieves
on the uds reserved 10y The Government for
naval purposes has caused great deaf OF un-
casiness In certain quartcrs here, as II no doubt
has by this time nt various poiutsin Florida, Ala
bama, and the other states IN which these lands
are located; aud II tho committee discharge
their duty foarlessly, system of robbery equal
70 anything yet developed under the present Ad-
ulniatration will be brought 30 ltght.
The act Of Congress by which these lands
were reserved for Government purposes was
passed In 1891, and provides for the punishment
of offenders who cut, destroy, or remove live
oak or other timber. This law, however, has
been a dead letter so far as the provision
relating to timber thieves is concerned, al
though evidence Of robbery and the names
Of the culprlts have repeatedly been furnished
the Government
These naval reserved lands arc located in
Georgia, Florida. Alabama, Mississippi. Louis l.
ana, and rcxas. ond were selected by commits
sioners appointed at different tines for that
purpose. They are covered With the finest
q ality Of red codar, yellow pine, and live oak
to be found ia the country ani we're selected
for thiI very reason.
The largest Of those reservation. are To-
Gated IA Florida, and I'm consrulence Of the
facility with which timber cin bc shipped from
the GIit coast aud the neglect Of Jverntnent
oni,i ,i. or else their compllcifv with the ras-
Gala, the dcpredriions there are iiy far thc most
eNtenrive. In Nolilsi1 county, ucIr Mosquito
Inlet, - silver Sprine, on the Ililsooro. Shwance
! aud i'hal9rpotC me rvers, on Pslse creek, and
| ~. Andrews, Chocfawatcnie, Santa Ros 1, Esram-
! h.l, n,st. and perdido nNs; are resery tions OF
! go hnest timber to b. fpuni in the south,
'riol Is RAPIDLY disnpearing under the ldwless
3D.. 4 he timber thieves.
/ no denfcda,ors tonrne their largest opera
. us - the valuable red cod ar trees III the Gulf
tons, and n IL estimated tnat the quantity
len in single year. 4 cut and sold oy the
pvrtnment. would pay for toe cxoense II car
' ilg for those tlud4 rmauN wears. Large guam
/ u'ies of this wood sre sold TO the different pen
/ cii mtn ;ae urcr, IN thi1 country, while tho l.
| sands Of feet arc annually cxpo teu to Gernlny,
| Franco, ard Erritud. as these estahli shnents
! have agents ~ REGULAR points On tho cost, VINO
| tIc ready t. turclaau from any seller.
The yellow rinr woods ON the r. scrva:ions are
rendered woftilcs- toy tue turpentine gatnerers.
| wlo b x iu" pine tr - f1r the sap. cont nuing
the process uutii the trecs are often scurincd to
D., lgnt of 80 on feet, drawing all the llie ouI
pcprdations 70 also carried on over the Gov.
cfu'p"ut aAdf Olen to settlement. The rOhbcr'
| EIrr nn.rOC .ft good wN-cs, use them to locate
Homestead uron pin.-timherei land. tncy ruy.
tnI tnc nrcts .ry ices Ht tac Land once, aud
then. urd. pretencc oi murovement. ut dow'
! the t''F lpt "a Tier ot p"N them i"r turpen
time. Or noth. Aner one locality i exhausted
new p'Arei, selected general! ON some neavil },
! tuhcrcI >tr. IN. Nhtl~e transportation to the
u'ili is easy, and catrIcs are ma InIer new
nau.ca.
Toe lands reserved for naval purposes and
| known a, 90 naval res r,cu thinner lands" are
under the chHrge of tine Nsvy De iartn.iit. u,
Is reap of Construction and Repair having $40
Supposed 90 be looked after ~ tho nyIl con
structor on duty at the Pensacola NNy Yard
but thcy get no attention whatever from him
rha nrcnts wn1 are plid TO look out Tor thes,
lands aie ch 'raei wiia being In lesg 10 with ih'
tNlcNc., and from the fhct that tre business %
carving on the tiuper l5 carried on WIN I'm
purity 10 IA uieit, good evidence that the cnarg
Is NOT errunGic me three years agn on
rrenf wno was too honest To How himself to b
used hy tner seals made % thorough insi ertiOl
4 thr resrrva.ifps, nrd found large quautitie
" tuur"r cut ready for shipment, fan reports o
wntrn, WIN the nam of - lie rcia'ors, wer
-rtt to the NaVY De-. mcut. as may ne seen d.
r.irrn4 20 ;rc tec',us. y .tlIns. n ,wevrr, va
/ Gone about it. tnd 90, titeyr- Wcte not only en
ruur .,ed in their nef 10 I.is business, hO.t tlc
q ilIe ~ucc "ded in having the honest agent re
C,p.J.C. vsciic.r. L. : was detailed b.
! tNr NHtN fcpHf ut TO examine these lands
alfcr comp. .,tli- ni- n'r.. r"cuuI fuenIins th
7 $50 f'il uueuf hy fNe Navy ID pirtuent Of tn
".l'nir.' a,H tn' ,rp.,n' D,ui, - c1m t,en,
ua.lr ui th"-e "d-, nut no need a. paid to hi
An.rr..t tl.c.i q ~ fen,a 'ola WIS At one TIM
removed loo ui'u-rit beng cugh-cd ia pilnder
tug tn. noYrcuuent OF tnis .impcr. a salary 90
sl.@n per sun1m, house, ala the Lana ne de
sired TO cultivate, or tnse grove, and bo.t un'
Loatucn to tcni hm, we're not enough u
| minister TO MA Pleasures, so he de 'idcd to hav
"a Aacht, ana in Very snort time hls friend
were Invited 80 a AL il lie Little Hilas, whic
materials irom The navy vari, aud aItcrw r,
| used Tor carving stolen timber from VariOd
/ points to Fen- 'rpla for sale ana snipment.
lor tue p.-t Two Yeats tha Naty DeplrI men
hove hpi 1iut 90 s lgeuis 20 look after these iand
uumner oi ignorant negroes. most Of whoI
can sc4!erlS rcd or wtitr, ana not one Of WhUt
r'ni1 hni "A .rY'y'rs ma in the woods t
locAe section range, or township; and II on