Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-01
FOREST RESERVES.
Rules and Regulations Recommended
by the Land 0llo'.
THE MArTiR OF FOREST FIRES.
Prospecting, Construction Of Roads,
Pas uring Of Live Siock aud
sal, Of limb r

MfSHlNGTOH, July L. MUM ~
tention has been paid recontly by the
general land office to the preparation
OF rules and regulations applicable to
the government OF al Tue various
forest reserves I 1 the u nite states, and
Commissionsr Herman has now
formulated theie Tor the approval OF
tn secretary OF the interior
Attention lie called to tbb matter OF
ioies, fires which annually 10 20 much
damage thr ugh careleeslees and the
law is specially referred TO which i'm
poseH peually Tor willnliy setting
fire TO timber or carelessiy suffering
FIRE to burn unattended near any
timber and which punIshes suoh
fisnse by tine or imprisonment. The
law provides that beiOge breaking
cpmp, fres shall be ttioiiy exin-
eUishud.
Prospecting, locating tnd deveiop-
lug the mineral RESOURCES Of forest
reserves are permitted. Lands ior
school houses and churches are pro-
vided, ami water for domestic, mining,
milling and irr cation purposes is
| also slluweO.
The construction OF wagon roads is
autbunz d and the right OF way
cross t. = reserves Tor iTfiyating canals,
dltches, fumes and reseivoirs IN per.
United. Too p5sturins o. i've stock
ntne reserves is permit,el except ae
to sheep, whicb, in View OF their In.
uries to the forest cover, are prohibit
cd In regions Whole the rainfall Is
| limitei and the present exception IN
| tnis regard 10 extended only to the
reserves In the State Of Oregon ana
Washington, because a the con-
| linupus moisture aud abundant rain
fall OF the cascades OF the
| Pac flc coast roads. Even there
permis.ion must be had which VIII
10 revoked II pss,uring extends
| to Bull Run reserve, Crater Lake or
| places where ibiuiy may be done.
Where persons have unprotected bonn
| fide claims within the reserves they
may rslinquish tho fanie anu select
| vacant public lands els sw here without
| charge IN CAGES wbeie pteviOuo fees
| had been paid.
The mineral lands OF the forest re-
| setvts are subject TO location anu
| entry under the miutng laws In the
| usual N tanner. Owners al mining lOca.
| lions are authorized to 'eli and remove
| from their mining ciai n2 any timber
growing thnteUii, Cor .s'ual mining
purposes upon their particular claim.
| the Tree use OF timber is allowed to
| bona fide settlers, mineIs, residents
| and prospectots Tor minerals, Tor fire.
wood, fencing. buildings, etc. This
| privilege 10 restricted to persons resi-
| dent within the forest reserves who
have not sufii Gent supply OF timer
on their own claims.
The sale OF timber from the reserves
| will be permitted In limited quantities
| Tor the purpose OF preserving the live
| ing and growing timber anu permit.
| ling the younger growth OF timber on
the reserves. Dead, matureu or large
| growths OF trees lOunu upou the RI
ssrves snail be designated and ap.
praised 30 far as the tRme may not be
| ecessary Tor the forest preservation
| anu water cover ana may b. sold for not
| lese than the appraised value in such
| quantity as shall DO prescribed TO
| each purchaser and to be USED In the
| state or territOIy In which the reserva.
| ton may be. Sixty days notice pub
| lished in the county where the timber
| is situated 10 to be given before sale.
| Payments are to be made to the re-
| c.iver OF the local land office OF the
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| Before sale the timber will be examined
| and appraised under the dire oilon Of
| tho department. In order to avoid
| monopoly tue department may In
| sales in excpss of $500 make allOimente
| OF q uRDtity to the several bidders and
| the right n reserved TO reject any or
| all bids. Within thirty days after an
| award OF timber o bidder, payment
| must be made in tuil and within one
| year II must be removed. Where II
| may he found necessary to erect tenn
porsry saw mills for use in saw mills
| purchased on the gruunds a permit
| will be- necessary. All timber 30 cut
must be useu in the slate or territory IN
which the reservation Is situated.
Supplemental instructions are given
| to ali special agents OF the interior de-
pnr,ment to especially take coRnizance
OF unlawful cutting OF timber anu
| depTeuations upon the public uomsiB,
including tne iorest reserves. and here
/ alter n Wig ilant watch will be directed
toward the matter OF forest fires.
The law further provides that in the
case OF Iands more applicable for
mining and agriculture than for
| toresiryipurposes, upon proper show
| ing made, the simeImay he eliminated
entirely from the forest reserve and re-
stored to public domain.
As to the forest reserves which have
| lately been suspended by the recent
| act OF Congress, the geological survey
| III now busily engaged III examining
the land ami extending the exterior
lines on property embracing the re.
! serves. In this manner large portions
| enormously heretofore embraced IN
reserves will be restored TO public
entry and other p rlions which were
emitted from the n serves Will be enl-
braced within them.
Tho restored ara OF the existing
forest reserves 10 is, 993, $50 scrsf. The
| estimated area OF ihs suspended
forest reserves Is 1881, 800 acres.
Tue aggregate area OF the existing
and suspended Reserves Is 3S, 941 $40.
This 10 greater than ths area VI any
state east OF the Mississippi river and
Of several west Of II.