The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-06-02
The Timber Question.

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o. S. Land Commissioner, Carter, giving
the regulations adopted by the Land
Commissioner and approved by the Sec
retary OF the Interior, for carrying out
the provisions of the act OF Congress Of
March 3, 1891, relating to cutting timber
on the Public Lands. This act and the
regulations adopted have elected somuch
inquiry and have such an important
bearing upon the industries of Owyhee
county that we have thought it advisable
to publish the full text of the circular.
A letter addressed by the editors to the
Receiver of the Land Office for this dis
trict, elected the reply that that. officer
had not yet received any further advice
in the matter than that contained in the
circular Our advertising columns will
disclose the fact that parties thought it
advisable not to await further instruc-
tions, blanks and forms, but are giving
notice already of their intentions of maxi
ing applications to cut timber in certain
localities. Numbers of others are only
waiting for blanks ETC., to make similar
applications The fuel and timber ques-
tion is serious and important here.
THE CIRCULAR.
LAND OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. c., May
5, 1891. By virtue of the power vested
in the Secretary of the Interior by the
act of March 3, 1891, entitled IAN act to
amend section eight of an act approved
March third, eighteen hundred and
ninety-one. entitled AN act to repeal
timber culture laws and for other pur-
poses, ," the following rules and regula-
tions are prescribed:
l. The act, so far as it relates to tim
Der on the public land, applies only to
the states OF Colorado, Montana, Idaho,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
and Nevada, the District of Alaska and
the Territory of Utah.
2. The right of railroad companies to
procure timber for construction purposes
from the public land adjacent to the lines
OF their roads, authorized by the several
granting acts and the act of March 8,
1875, (1S Statutes, 1927 is in no way en-
larged by this act.
8. The act of June 8, 1873, 40 Stats,
S8), authorizing the cutting of timber for
building, agricultural, mining and other
domestic purposes, from public lands
which are known to be mineral and not
subject to entry under existing laws of
the United States except for mineral en-
try, is not repealed by this act, but re-
mains in force subject to the rules and
regulations prescribed hereunder by the
Secretary of the Interior.
4. Settlers upon the public lands,
miners, farmers and other bona fide res
idents in either OF the States, District or
Territory named in this act, who have
not sufficient supply of timber on their
own claims or lands for firewood, fencing
or building purposes, or for necessary
use in developing the mineral and other
natural resources of the lands owned or
occupied by them, are permitted to pro-
cure timber from the public lands strict
ly for the purposes enumerated in this
section, but not for sale, or disposal or
but this section shall not be construed to
give the right to cut timber on any APP
propriated or reserved public lands, and
the Secretary of the Interior reserves the
right to prescribe such further restric-
tions as he may at any time, deem nee
essary, or to revoke the permission
granted hereby in any case or cases
wherein he has information that persons
are abusing the conceded privileges, or
where it is necessary for the public good.
5. Section 2461, U. S. Revised Stat
utes is still in force in the States, Dis
trict and Territory named in this act, as
well as in all other States and Territories
of the United States. Its provisions may
be enforced as heretofore against any
person who shall cut or remove, or cause
or procure to be cut or removed, or aid
or assist or be employed in cutting or re-
moving any timber from public lands Of
any character or description, or for any
other use or purpose whatever than as
above defined in sections 2, 3 and A of
these rules and regulations, unless spe-
cial permission is first obtained from the
Secretary of the Interior, specifically des-
ignating the particular sections or tracts
from which timber may be cut, and un-
der what restrictions and limitations.
6. Persons, firms or corporations re-
siding in either Of the States, District or
Territory named in this act, who desire