Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-04
CUTTING FOREST RESERVE TIMBER
Services of Governor Otero Were Useful Il
Miners.
(Silyer City Enterprise.)

(Silver City Enterprise.)
A few weeks ago Captain M. Cooney,
who is largely interested in mining en-
terprises of the Mogollon district, wrote
| Governor Otero asking him to call he
| attention of the authorities at Wash
ington to the ultra-officiousness of some
Of the range riders who We're causing
no end of annoyance t. mine operators
of that district. Governor Otero took
the matter up and Captain Cooney very
soon received the following from the
commissioner of the general land office
at Washington:
Department Of the Interior, General
Land Office, Washington, D. c., October
II, 1S99.-Mr. M. Cooney, Socorro, N. M:
Sir-I am in receipt, through the gov
ernor of New Mexico, of your letter to
him of September II, 1899, complaining
that "a forest reserve rider has forbid
den the mine owners Of the Cooney
mining district t cut any more timbers
for their mines, or firewood for their
mills" and requesting, in consequence,
that certain described townships be
eliminated from the ella forest reserve.
In reply, I have to inform you that
you appear to be under a misapprehen-
sion regarding the provision made for
the use of timber within forest reserves
by miners.
The act of June 4, 1897 go Statute, a.
36), for the administration of forest re-
serves, and the regulations nresorihoh
Hereunder by this department, June
80, 1897, and reissued, with amendments
August 5, 1898 copy herewith), make
special provision for the free use OF
timber within such reserves, by miners
to a certain extent and for certain pur-
poses, and further provision for the
purchase of timber when required II
larger quantities (see pages Z to IL In
elusive of the inclosed CIRCULAR.
Under these rules and regulations
abundant provision is made for the le'
Ultimate acquiring of needed pubic
timber supplies from forest reservation:
by miners and others.
1t does not, therefore, appear tina
there Is any need to eliminate from tn
reserve the townships referred to II
order to secure public timber privileges
to the miner in that locality.
If any forest reserve officer has II
any wise unduly restrained the use o
public timber within the reserve, l vii
thank you to furnish this office nj
name and a full statement of his actiol
in the premises; with a view to havini
the matter subjected to an official ex
animation and report thereon. Very re
~spectfully, BINGER HERMANN,
Commissioner.
The people Of Mogollon felt yer,
grateful to Governor Otero for the In
terest he displayed in their affairs, an
for the success of his efforts, an
through Captain Cooney presented thei
grateful acknowledgment in the folio"
ing letter to the governor:
Cooney, N. NJ, October q, 1S99.-Ho
M. A. Otero, Governor of New Mexico
Dear Sir--I am in receipt Of a lette
from Binger Hermann, land commits
sioner, in which he states that the mir
!, ers must not be deprived of their rigf
to cut frewood and timber In the Coon
ey mining district, and asking that an
range rider who may annoy them be re
, ported to him. You have my thanks
and that Of one thousand citizens wn
, are dependent upon the mining INDUS
/ try Of this district, for a livelihood, Il
the prompt manner in which you intel
yened in our behalf. Very respectfull.
" M rOONEY.