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Circular Letter.

The following circular letter has been
received by the United States land Office
at Rapid City and contains rules and
regulations governing the use of timber
on public mineral lands.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, :
WASHINGTON, ID. g. February TO- 1900. }
BY virtue Of the power vested in the
Secretary OF the Interior by the act OF
March 8, 1891 (26 Stat, lO93), the fol.
lowing rules and regulations are hereby
prescribed:
l. The act so far as it relates to tim
ber on public lands, as extended by the
act of February l3, 1898 (27 Stat, 444),
applies only to the States of Colorado,
Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, South
Dakota. Wyoming, Nevada and Utah,
and the Territories of Arizona and New
Mexico. The act originally extended to
the District of Alaska, but in that re-
spect 1t has been superseded by section
IL of the act Of May IA, 1893 go Stat.
499), under which other and separate
regulations are prescribed for the Dis
trict of Alaska.
2. The intention Of the act of March
3, 1891, is to enable settlers upon public
lands and other residents within the
States and Territories aboye named to
secure from public timber lands timber
or lumber for agricultural, mining, man
ufacturing, or domestic purposes for use
in the state or territory where obtained,
under rules and regulations to be made
and prescribed by the Secretary of the
Interior.
3. Settlers upon public lands and
other residents Of the states and terri
tories above named may procure timber
free of charge from unoccupied, unre-
served, nonmineral public lands within
said states and territories, strictly for
their own use for firewood, fencing,
building, or other agricultural, mining,
manufacturing or domestic purposes, but
not for sale or disposal, nor for use by
other persons, nor for export from the
state or territory whore procured. The
cutting or removal Of timber or lumber
TO an amount not exceeding in stumpage
value 500 in any one year will not be
permitted, except upon application to
the Secretary Of the Interior, and after
the granting of a special permit. Ex-
cept as above provided, it Is not neces-
sary for actual residents to secure per-
mission to take timber from public
lands in said states and territories for
the purposes aforesaid. The exercise of
such privilege is, however, subject at all
times to supervision by the Department
with view to such restriction as may
be deemed necessary.
4. In cases where qualified persons
are not in position to procure timber
from the public lands themselves, it is
allowable for them to secure the cutting,
removing, saving, or other manufacture
Of the timber through the medium of
others upon an agreement with the par
ties thus acting as their agents that they
shall be paid sufficient amount only to
cover their time, labor and other legiti-
mate expenses incurred in connection
Herewith, exclusive of any charge for
the timber itself; but no person, wheth-
er acting for himself, as an agent for
another, or otherwise, will be permitted
to cut or remove in any one year timber
or lumber to an amount exceeding in
stumpage value $50 except upon spplica-
ton to the Secretary of the Interior,
and upon the granting of special per-
NIT.