Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-05-10
The ENGLISH SYSTEM
Patrolling Forests to Be Is
tabIiShed in Oregon.
0RMSBY CAN ISSUE PERMITS
Wardens to Be Stationed Each 7
Miles on the Township Lines.
0RMSBY CAN ISSUE PERMITS,


Under a recent date Capt. 5. B.
Ormsby addressed The following letter
tn Fred w. Wilson. secretary OF the
Oregon " OOl Growers Association at
The Dahes, in answer to that gentle
mems inquiry IN behalf OF a large
number Jf sheepmen deeply inter
ested in the subject: (Tbe letter is
taken from the last number OF The
Dalles Tunes Mountaineer)
"Dear Sir: AS secretary OF the Ore
gon Wool Grnwers' Assoc alton, l
think 1t well that you know some
thing OF the matter Of government
control ui the grazing lands on the
Cascade reserve, 50 far as it has pro-
gressed TO the present time. The
commission has now under advise
ment plan for granting permits to
Craze the coming season, aud ] ex-
pect very soon to hear Of the decision.
UOtil that time can only say that
| belieyc those who desire to occupy
the same ranges as heretofore will be
per nitted TO do so. A time will be
liked, think about July LIST, for
crossing the line going in"
Yesterday Captain Ormshy received
full aud explicit instructions from
Commissioner Binger Hermann, OF
the United States general land office.
which are preliminary to general
system OF leasing the reserve lands to
stockman, now in course OF formation.
The orders from headquarters pro-
vides:
That all parties who desire to use
the lands in the Oregon and Wash
ington reservation for pasturaEe pur-
poses shall make formal application,
10 writing TO Captain B. Ormsby, as
special agent and supervisor Of the
forest reserve, with headquarters at
this city, for permit; stating owners
name In full, his postoffice address
the number of sheep IN bands, the
numter of bands, the locality in
which the grazing is to be done, all in
specific terms, whereupOn permits
will issue, preference being given as
far as may be to those who have long
used certain localities in the past.
All stockmen will be held to a
strict observance OF the rules and
regulations il force and applying tC
the federal reservations, and no shee
will be permitted to pass the lines OF
the reserves until the 18th day OF
June, the time of leaving being op
titiODal with the owner.
No fees of any sort will be de-
manded in the premises. All disputes
that may arise as to territory under
the several permits must be referred
to Supervisor Ormsby, with the right
of appeal to the commissioner Of the
general land Office.
The purpose of the order and re-
strictions IS to give as large and uni.
form use of the government lands al
possible to those who will employ the
concessions most intelligently, anC
reduce the chances OF fire and othel
destructive elements within the
forest domoin to minimum; to give
government full and regular informa
tion as to the actual conditions or
the range and afford facilities FOL
accurately testing the question as Il
whether sheep are detrimeut to for
est growth or not; to afford a COM
prehensiye and reliable means o.
checking forest fires by patrol, IT,
self most largely interested in such
precautions; to limit the time annually
deyOted TO grazing To the real re
Quirements of the wool growers
and stop the useles feeding of rang,
grasses TO point OF injury; tnat th'
inspector may know just who is within
the territory, where they are, and tn,
extent Of their iiocks, and TO generally
and successfully manage the grea
| III btiS SOililliOu "
all.
Quite number of applications hav,
been filed already, though no permit,
have as yet been issued. Captain
Ormsby will proceed TO issue permits
in ample time to allow all fiock-mast
ers to get onto the ground by the tim,
fixed for their entry.-Salem States
man.
|
Mountain bouleyards are to be cut
through the Cascade mountain tim
Der land reserves on each township
line, and a warden Is to be stationed
and patrol these open avenues sever
miles each way. They are TO guart
against forest fires and stealing tim
her and Will live on these boulevards