The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-07
FOREST RESERVE REGULATIONS
Substance of the Coming Report of thu
National Acaeemy of Science.

National Acaeemy OF Science.
Washington, April 6.-The substance
OF the detailed and voluminous report TO
be submitted by the government forestry
commission. the body designated by the
National Academy of Science is enlbrac-
ed in the following letter which has just
been submitted by the commission to
the secretary of the interior in advance
OF the formal report TO be made early in
May:
1.-The legislation relating to reserved
forest lands Of the public domain, which
the commission Of the National Academy
will recommend in its final report, now
in course of preparation, provides for the
following: y g.
"First-That authority be given to the
secretary of war to make details Of
troops al the request Of the secretary OF
the interior to protect temporarily and
until the forest reserve iso rganized, the
property Of the government in the forest
reservat tons from fire and trespass and
TO enforce such rules and regulations as
he may make for their care.
sSecond-The establishment Of per-
manent forest bureau In the department
Of the Interior consisting Of trained Off
GERS. to administer and maintain and
preserve the forest lands.
''Third-The appointment Of a COM
mission to institute as rapidly as posi-
bic, under the supervision Of the director
Of the geological survey. typographical
surveys of the reservations and deter
mine what portions Of them should be
permanently reserved on account Of their
forest covering and what portions should
be reopened 60 entry and sale.
"Fourtf--To authorize the secretary
OF the interior to issue the necessary
rules and regulations for the protection.
growth and improvements Of the forests
on the reservations. for the sale Of TIM
Der, frewood and fencing from them TO
actual settlers in and adjacent to the res
ervations and to owners Of mines legally
located therein for use in such mines;
for granting permits 70 sawmill owners
to enter the reservations for the purpose
Of manufacturing such lun1Aer as may
be sold to actual settlers In and ada
cent to the reservations and to the own
ers Of mines located therein; for allow
ing actual settlers who have no timber
on their own claims to take from the
reservations firewood, posts. poles and
fencing material necessary for their i'm
mediate personal use; for allowing the
public to enter and cross the reserva-
TONS: for granting 10 county commits
sioners right of way for irrigating ditch
es, fumes and pipes and for reservoir
sites, and for permitting prospectors I'M
der such rules and regulations as he may
from time TO time establish, to enter the
reservations in search Of valuable miner
ais
"The commission will recommend that
the reservations be opened to the ioca-
ton o. mining claims under the general
mineral laws and that the owners OF
valid mining locations in the reservations
and held in good faith shall be permitted
10 fell and remove from their claims the
timber growing on them for actual min
ing purposes In connection with the par
ticular claim from which the timber 3
cut. L will also recommend that the
owners OF the unprotected bona fide
claims or patents of land included in the
forest reservations bep ermitted 20 re-
iinouish their claims to the government,
in lieu. tracts OF vacant land
open TO settlement. but not exceeding IN
area the tracts covered by their claims
TO the patents: and that the owners OF
such unprotected claims shall not be sub
jected 10 additional charges for entries
or record, and that credit shall be allow
cd them for the time spent on the relin-
quished claims. The commission VIII al
so recommend that the secretary OF the
interior be authorized 10 enter into nego-
tiations with thel AMI grant railroad com
panies for the purpose OF concluding /
agreements by which these companies |
may relinquish 10 the United States the
title acquired by them 10 lands within /
their grants and indemnity limits. when |
these landsl IL within the boundaries OF /
fores. reservations and may accept other |
unappropriatei lands in exchange from
-;1a even number sections within their /