The evening times., 1897-07-03
PROTECTING THE FORESTS
Preparation of a Code TO Govern
the Western Reserves.
RIGHTS OF ACTUAL SETTLERS
Road CONSTRUCTION lhorized ana
Live stock, with the Exception of
sheep, Permitted 10 Pasture NJ
disturbance ot Existing Laws.
Restoration of Land to Entry.

Commissioner Hermann, of the General
laad OCfice, has submitted 10 The Secretary
os the Interior code for the government
OF TIE forest reserves.
Commissioner Hermann pays espe'ial at
tcniion 10 the necessity for enforcing, as
far a. possible. thai law which provi'les
that hunters, prospcctors ana Others on
forest reserves shah eNtinguish an fires
uchtca by them before breaking camp.
Tiiose failing TO 40 this shall render Them
selves laule 10 fine or Imprisonment The
commissioner believes that vast datuasse 10
the florists IL done by fire caused Us the
<arclcssncSs of prospeCtors, campcrs sheep
b,ricrs aud Others. The commissioners
recomuiendk the rigid enforcement OF the
Law winch proyiGes penalties for willfUlly
Getting fire 10 any timber on the public
domain. OF for carelessness in permitting
any fire TO burn unattended near such ttll-
ter Prospecting, locating ana dcr .iop-
ing the mineral resources Of forest re-
serves are permitted Lands for school
houses and churches are provided, and
waters for Domestic. mining milling ana
irrigation purposes are also allowed.
Road construction is authorized and the
right Of way is 10 be granted 10 irrigat'ng
canals. daches. fumes, and reseroirs-
Live stock shau be permitted TO pasture
on the reserves Sheep are excluded from
this privilege because Of the INJURY which
they work TO the reserves.
Settlers who nave unprotected bona fle
claims in the reserve may reliHquish and
take up a claim ON other public land with
cut extra fees
The mining laws in their application 10
mineral lands within the forest reserves
are not disturbed owners Of mineral
claims tnay fell ior their Iocajinns such
timber as they may need in actual mining
on that aIticular claim.
Theu~eOft tinbpri is Ia be allowed bona fide
SETTLERS. miners. proSpectQrs and residents
farthe usual domestic purposes. Trough this
privilege il restricted 10 people living
within The reserves who have not enough
timber on their particular claims Tie sale
of tiibcr in limited quantities viii he per
nitteG where this is done fOI the purpose
orplrScr wing he living and growing timber
and &c du1it the growth OF youn ger timhrr.
Dead ma'Ured OF large erowthS OF trees
aud appraised. 10 FAR a. the same may not
be necessary for the preservation OF the
water cover, aud may be sold for not less
than tie appraised value, in such quantity
as shall be prescribed to be used in the
Sfa,e or Territory In which tie reServa-
tion may be.
In order to avoid a monopoly, the depart
mont may, in sales I'm excess az $500, make
allo,urnts OF quantities TO the several
ltid icrs. and the right is reserved to iect
any or all bids within thirty da ys after IN
award of tintber to a bidder payment must
D. made Ia full 10 the receiver at the local
Hand orli6c before the purchaser will toe
allowed to cut or dispose OF the timber.
Instructions are TO be sent TO al spe-
Cial agents of the Department OF the In
tetiOI To take special c0-nizanCe Ol the uh-
lawrcl cutting of timber or her tiepreda
tip9s ou the public domain. Hereafter they
are "a keep vigilant watch on forest fires.
with view t. preventing their spread
snd 10 the appr. hension of the offending
parties
The estimated area of the existing FOR
est reserves is lS.993. ESQ acres The es-
tltHat"' area OF the suspended forest re
serves is ~ S5l. $50 acres TIE agcre-
gate area OF the existing and suspended
Reserves is 3S.94i.640 acres This is B.
500 900 acres more than the combined
area oi the states OF New Hampshire. Yer
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con-
nccticUt. New Jersey, Delaware and Mary
land. aud is greater than the area of any |
state east Of the Mississippi RiEer aud
spvrr;h west of it,
As =, the Tpspl yes which have iatrlr
brca suspended by recent act Of Congress. |
tn" Geological Survey is now buSily en- |
gagged IN examining then, and extending |
the exterior lines properly embracing such |
Reserves. In this manner large Portions /
ctroncously heretofore embraced i'm re- /
81 rveS viii DE restored t. public entry. aud /
other portions witch were omitted from /
tn reserves will be embraced within them |