The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-07
TIMBER CUTTING.
An Important Circular to REGIS
tiers and Receivers.
Who May Take Timber from the Public Lands
How Sawmill Owners and Lumber
Dealers May Get it.

WASHINGTON, May 6.-COmmlSSio ner
Carter, of the general land Office, with the
approval of Secretary Noble, has issued to
registers and receivers an important cir
cular letter of instructions which shall
govern in carrying into effect the sections
OF the general land act of March 3, 1891. re-
lating to cutting timber from the public
lands. These sections only apply to the
states OF Colorado, Montana, Idaho, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Ne
vada, the territory of Utah and the district
OF Alaska. The important features of the
circular are the following:
Settlers upon public lands, miners. farm
ers and other bona fide residents in either
OF the states, district or territory named in
this act, who have not a sufficient supplv
of timber on their own claims or lands for
hrewood, fencing or building purposes, or
Tor necessary use in developing mineral or
other natural resources of lands owned or
occupied by them, are permitted to procure
timber from the public lands strictly for
the purposes enumerated in this section.
but not for 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 tlmper on any appropriated or reserved
pubic lands; and the secretary of the in
terror reserves the right prescribed to re-
woke such privileges.
Persons, firms or corporations who de-
sire TO cut timber from public lands for
purposes of merchandise or for any other
use whatsoever other than as defined in
sections 2, 8 and of these regulations
must first submit an application therefor
IN writing to the secretary of the interior.
lcir tinrr rl.,1 o,, A., l.
and range, II surveyed, and if unsuryeyed.
describing the lands by natural bound
aries and the estimated acres therein. They
must also define the character of The land
and trees or timber growing thereon, Civ
ing an estimate as to the quantity of each
kind, stating which particular kind or
kinds they desired authority to cut or re-
move,and the specified purpose or purposes
Tor which the timber or product thereon is
required. The application must be sworn
to and witnessed by not less than four reli-
able and responsible citizens of the state
district, or territory in which the land is
situated, and who reside in the locality of
the particular land described. The petit
toner or petitioners should also submit
with the application such evidence as can
be procured to conclusively show the pre-
servatlon Of the trees or timber on the
land described is not required for the pub
product and for the purposes named in the
application is public necessity. If deemed
Tor the pubic interest the desired permis
sion will be granted
In order that the farmers who desire Tn
have forests preserved in the interest of
the water supply for irrigation and that all
others having adverse interests may have
due notice of such application, the parties
making application shall cause to be pub
llshed at least once a week for three CON
secutlve weeks in newspaper of general
circulation in the state, district or terri
tory, and also in newspaper in
the county, or where there is
more than one county, in each of the coun-
ties wherein the lands are situated and q
printed copy of the published notice must
be submitted with the application, together
with the affidavit of the publisher or fore. |
man of each newspaper attached thereto |
showing the same was successfully in.
serted the requisite number of times. and |
the dates thereof. The cutting or remov
ing OF any timber from the public lands !
described in the application by or for the |
applicant, before authority has been Off
clally granted by the secretary of the inte |
rior, will render the party so offending liza |
bic to prosecution for trespass and subject |
his application to rejection.
Sawmill overs, lumber dealers and others |
who in any way or manner cause or pro- |
cure timber to be cut or removed from !
public lands in violation of the law or these
rules and regulations. whether directly by |
men IN their employ or Indirectly through |
contract or by purchase, are equally guilty |
u trespasS with the individuals who actin |
Ally cut or remove such timber. and are |
alike liable to criminal prosecution.