New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-01
PINE LAND DGPREDATIONs.
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VIGOROUS MEAS R1s ~ PRDGRE-5 To STOP THE
DuPEEpArONs AND 'iAKG PEOPLE PAY FOR THE
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WASHINGTON, July 31.-ln 1875, when
Thomas A. Hendricks Wis Comm ss.ones Of ia, General
Land OGice circular va. ned directing the Registers
and Receivers 3f pubic Ian % look after the timber be-
longing 90 The Cuit.d states. Do prey, mt depred1ous
upon i ana to collect the value OF that should be
Under these regulations the pine timber on the public
ami has never been propc.ly protected Ia twenty
years the total receipts or the Government from this
s,ulre have been only $4,000, while the expenses Of
collecting nave Amounted. 20 100000. Persons who have
cut timber the pubic Land, have generally made tnei:
estimate or le amount ANA yLiu5 ol 10 tn'y nave
aogsht that the Register and Receiver knew oi The cut
u-, hut much NOR. reIIc1Jy tley ni7c pail nothing
- extensive have these d-prsdt0n, d. mat one re-
port puts the number Or ms Oh toe sabine RIVER and IN
tIat vicinity ID louisiana engaged saving lumber cut
On Government land 40 eighteen; and regular iines Of
vessels are now engaged IN carrying their product 10
market. TIE Government las not received payment Tor
one tenth Ol this timber.
in March new poIcy adopted Special agents
were sent b. MINI and Louisiana. with INSTRUCTIONS
20 inycst- ate Inc WIn.e subject fully. These agents
nave made personal Inspection OF tne Government ands,
aud have made o.. the amount u timber cnt upou
ileL during tlc past ,eas0u Tley haze since then
seized the os. auI u0y7 possession " them. The
number OF io4- seized IN Louisiana. is about 60C0)'
worth $4,000 M Minnesota T,0JDOOO FEET Of lUg,,
board measure. nave dllrduF Dfei oFll ~ III
me booms en- The Mississippi AID ST. Cr0.X
E.yers were a. least $4,000 worth Ot!i,r
lois VII bc seized As they dogn Il s the purpose
Oltle Government make compromise with The
VINO have eat thout getting their u. Yluc
and II thc courts do throw obstacles I'D the way,
expected that obey viii sold ~ the regular narAet
price, ana the money viii be- turned INTO tue Treasury
Ifts ,cDcnt is successful, the G0yernm, nc via not
only have received more money FOR LOGS cut on public
lands during tue .as- tIan during twenty years
before tnai bu. viii have done much to stop Gepreda
daiou- Iu the future.
Congress Will probably be asked at lis next session 10
modify tle law, relating safe Of pine Lands. sucA
lands can now De acq urel only Dy prednption under
ir Homestead Laws, except by the location oi certain
nd. ot scrp but .etupGou settlement under the
Honest, ad Laws is utterly impossible. No man can
make a flrm OF pine lands All to gain legal pos
,,.sIon Of them he must swear % q he IRIS prevents
ho occupation o amy Of tie lands except by unprnclped
persons who are wiling I'd RESORT 10 evasion 60 secure
thc The change hir mas been talked a. ia to have the
lands properly appraised AMI s0Ii 80 Pa. price. The
pine lands OF Minnesota are worth tv.raye from
$40 to $50 AN acre. and 10 is held ldt trr. - reason
Why they should not be sold Those The clande,
tine cutting OF TIMBER Government lands INJURIES them
far more tan tine OF the timber cut Oh, because
linbcIutn dislike 70 buy lands from which the best
trees ntye cut. and Wiling to pay much less
proportional price