, 1900-02-21
As TO USE OF TIMBER
RULES AND REGULATIONS GOV
ERNING IT'S REMOVAL FROM
PUBLIC MINERAL LANDS.
Circular From the Acting Commission
er of the General Land Office Con-
tanning Regulations Which Should
be Studied by the People of the
Mountain Districts of the State.

The general land Office has requested
the publication of the following cirCu-
lar. 1t will be OF interest to many PEG,
Pile in the mountain districts of Albany
county:
Department of the Interior, General
Land Office, Washington, d. c..
January 10, 190O.-By virtue of
the power vested in the sec
rotary of the interior by the first
section of the act of June 3. 1878, en-
titled IAN act authorizing the citizens
of Colorado. Nevada and the terrific
ries to fell and remove timber on the
public domain for mining and domestic
purposes" the following rules and reg
ulations are hereby prescribed.
/. The act applies to the states Of
Colorado, Nevada, Montana, Idaho,
Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dako-
ia, and Utah, and the territories of New
Mexico and Arizona, and all other min
eral districts Of the United States.
2. The land from which timber may
bV lNilcu VI lShlONtu NUT lie plO-
visions of this act, must be known to
be of a strictly mineral character and
not subject to entry under existing
laws Of the United States, except for
mineral entry" Parties who take tim
Der from the public lands under assum-
ed authority of this act must stand pre-
pared to show that their acts are with
in the prescribed terms of the law
granting such privilege. the burden be-
ing on such parties Of proving by a
preponderance of evidence that the
land from which the timber is taken is
mineral within the meaning of the
act.
3. The privileges granted are confn-
ed to citizens of the United States and
ether persons, bona 6de residents of
the state, territories and other miner
al districts. provided for in the act.
4. The uses for which timber may
be felled or removed are limited by the
wording of the act to building, agri-
cultural, mining, or other domestic
purposes"
5. No timber is permitted to be fell
ed or removed for purposes of sale or
traffic, or to manufacture the same in
to lumber or other timber product as
an article of merchandise, or for any
other use whatsoever, except as defined
in section 4 of these rules and regula-
tions.
6. No timber cut or removed under
the provisions of this act may be trans
ported out Of the states or territories
where procured.
Z. No timber is permitted to be used
for smelling purposes, smelling being a
separate and distinct industry from
that of mining.
8. No growing trees of any kind
whatsoever less than eight inches in
diameter are permitted to be cut.
8. Persons Telling or removing tim
Der under the provisions of this act
must utilize all of each tree cut THAI
can be protitably used, and must dis
pose of the tops, brush and other re-
fuse in such manner as to prevent the
spread of forest fires.
10. These rules and regulations shall
take effect February Is, 1900, and all
existing rules and regulations hereto
fore prescribed under said act by this
department are hereby rescinded.
W. A. RICHARDS,
Acting Commissioner.
Approved, January IS, 1900.
E. A. HITCHCOCK.
Secretary.