The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1891-05-16
Order Regarding Cutting of Timber.

earal Land once. Win the aPPAOsoi
of Secretary Noble, has issued TO
Registers and Receivers an impor-
tant circular letter OF instructions
which shall govern them in carrying
into effect the sections Of the General
Land act of March 5, 1891, relating to
the cutting OF timber from public
land. The sections only refer 10 the
States of Colorado, Montana, Idaho,
North Dakota, Wyoming and Nevada,
the Territory of Utah aud the District
of Alaska. The important features
of the circular are as follows:
Settlers upon public lands, miners,
farmers, and other bona fide residents
in either the States. District or Ter
ritory named in this act, who have
not a sufficient supply OF timber on
their own claims or lands for hre-
wood, fencing or building purposes,
or for necessary use in developing
the mineral or other resources OF the
lands owned or occupied by them,
are permitted to procure timber from
the public land strictly for the pur-
poses enumerated in this section, but
not for the sale or disposal or use on
other lands or by other persons; but
this section shall not be construed TO
give the right to cut timber on any
Appropriated or reserved public lands,
and the Secretary OF the Interior re-
serves the right to prescribe and re-
woke such privileges.
rat i'm N I'M
desire to cut timber from the public
lands for the purposes of merchandise
or for any other use whatsoever other
than is defined in section ,, and
of these regulations, must first sub
init an application therefor to the
Secretary of the Interior, designating
the lands by sections, township and
range, if surveyed, and if not sur
veyed describing the lands 10y natural
boundaries, and the estimated num-
Der of acres therein. They must also
define the character of the land and
the kind of trees or timber growing
thereon, giving the estimate IS 10 the
quantity OF each kind. stating which
particular kind or kinds they desire
authority TO cut or remove, and the
specified purpose or purposes for
which the timbe or the product
thereof are required. The application
must be sworn to and witnessed By
not less than four reliable aud respon
sible citizens OF the State. District or
Territory in which the land - stu
ated, and who reside in the locality
of the particular land descibed. Tire
petitioner or petitioners should also
submit with the application such eyid-
ence as can be procured to conclu-
sively show that the preservation of
trees or timber on the land desert bed
is not required for the public good.
bat that its use as lumber or other
product, and for the purposes named
ia the application, is public neces.
sity, and IL deemed for the public
interest the desired permission will
be granted.
In order that farmers who desire to
have forests preserved in the interest
of water supply for irrigation, and
all others having adverse interests,
NAV have due notice of such appli-
cation, the parties making application
once a week for three consecutive
weeks, in a newspaper OF general cir
culation in the State, District or Ter
ritory. and also in a newspaper in the
county, or where there is more than
one county, in each of the counties
where the land is situated, and a
printed copy of the published notices
must be submitted with the applica-
ton, together with the affidavits of
the publisher or foreman of each
newspaper attached thereto, showing
the same was successfully inserted
the requisite number of times and the
dates thereof.
The cutting or removing of any
timber from the public lands describ-
ed in the application by or for the
applicant, before his authority has
been officially granted by the Secre-
tary of the Interior, will render the
party so offending liable to prosecu-
ton for trespass and subject his ap-
plication to rejection.
Saw-mill owners, lumber dealers |
and others, who in any manner cause |
or procure timber to be cut or re- |
moved from any public lands in vic.
lation of law, or these rules and regu-
lations, whether directly or by men
in their employ, or indirectly through |
contract or by purchase are equally |
guilty of trespass with individuals |
who actually cut or remove such /
timber and are alike liable to GRIM |
inaI nroaocufion