, 1891-06-11
SAVING THE FORESTS.
A Circular Sent out From the Gen.
eral Land Office.
Public Reservations to be Made by
Proclamation.
The Special Land Agent Instructed
to Investigate.

Commissioners Garter oil the general
land office has sent out the following CIR
cular to special agents:
Your attention is hereby called to sec
ton "a OF the act OF congress approved
March g. 1891, entitled an Act to re-
purposes, which reads as follows:
Section "a. That the president OF the
ou.t "a.es may niOu luz um DC.
having nubIic lands hearing forests in any
covered with timber or underground,
wheGnel Vi omneIc'a SSiue UT uoS, s
shall bv nnbI;c n-Toclamation declare the
establishment OF such reservations and the
limits thereof.
To carry into effect said provision it be-
comes important to reserve all public
ianus bearing forests OF covered WIN l,n-
Der OF On winch tue 'lhoer
Is not aosolutely requireu lor the ieSi'l-
mate use Auu uecessl'ies vi cue resiuenos
oil the state or territory IN "hich the lanus
are situated, oil LOT tue promotion OF SET
tlement or deVelopment oil the natural re-
sources oil the section oil the state or terri
tory In the lmmedlate vicinity oil the par
ticular lands 10 question.
In so dong 1t Is oil hrst importance 10
reserve all pubic lands III mountainous
and other regions whleh are covered VII
TIMBER or underground at the
OF rivers and along tue banks oil streams
creeks and ravines' where such timber OF
u~ndergroWth Is the means provided py
nature to absorb and check mountain
torrents ana 10 prevent tue suuueh anu
rapid melting oil the winter SHOWS ana
the resultant ~inunuatlon OF the Valeys oe,
y nv ueo' u l
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ror the purpose OF securing the neces'
sary data upon "hich 10 base recommend
ATOMS ior suen FOREST reservations Tue
ioio"ln Instructions are issued opeeial
agents upon oeinR uetaleu 10 secure 'n'
uata IN question: VIII proceeu' without un'
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IN recomuneui"s eserFa'r"nS u
,AnuS' spec'al aEtn's snou'u ueso!'oe Su'n
iAnus O' natural ura'naRe Oas'uS' anu
whenever 1t Is IN Tue interests Vi tue III,
uuS',le7 "!ieu vi 'u' uis'i'o' " A''eI'
a"S i~"u' "'.nin s"'u OaSiu' iion 'o9ei'H
'ion ny pernltlnE Cue ''hoer oe ou' u
meet the wants OIL the people Such eA,
cePVeu tracts slou'u pe ueserlOeu ID apu
ounce terms, Us sections to"nshlps'
ranges etc out when surveys nave mol
oeen EXTENDED over 'he ianus .uus except
co. the ianaS Shoulu DC ueScr'oeu DS
natural oounua'ies !" suou manner INA
'heS may DC resuhy ilon
other 'anus' anu 'na' proper proFisiOn 'oi
eneir survey oi iAnu ohce metnous may
oe ihaue'
After making an examination OF thu
TIMBER and OF any drainage basin and