Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-21
Announcement.
CUTTING GOVERNMENT TIMBER.
New Regulations Of the Interior Depart
ment On This Subject.

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Land office officials have al impor-
tant circular letter regarding the cut
ting Of timber on government lands
which have been taken up under the
mining laws. 1t provides that land that
timber is cut from under this provision
Of the law must be actually mineral
land. A filing will not be accepted as
proof of such character, and there must
be undoubted proof that the land has
veins of mineral in it before timber can
be cut thereon.
The circular, dated January IS, is as
follows:
BY virtue of the power vested In the
secretary of the interior by the first
section Of the act of June 3, 1878, enti-
tied "An act authorizing the citizens
of Colorado, Nevada and the territories
to fell and remove timber IN the public
domain for mining and domestic pur-
poses," the following rules and regula-
tions 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
be felled or removed under the provi-
sions Of this act must be known to be of
a strictly mineral character, and mot
subject to entry under existing laws OF
the United States, except for mineral
entry" Parties who take timber from
the public lands under assumed author
ity of this act must stand prepared to
show that their acts are within the
prescribed terms of the law granting
such privilege, the burden being 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.
8. The privileges granted are con-
fined to citizens Of the United States
and other persons, bona f1de residents
of the states, territories and other min
eral 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 pur.
poses."
5. No timber Is permitted to be felled
or removed for purposes of sale or traf.
fic, OF to manufacture the same into
lumber or other timber product as ar
article of merchandise, or for any Other
use whatsoever, except as defined ir
section 4 Of these rules and regulations
6. No timber cut or removed under
the provisions of this act may be trans
ported out of the state or territory
where procured.
Z. No timber Is permitted to be used
for smelling purposes, smelling being 9
separate and distinct industry from
that of mining.
8. No growing trees of any kind
whatsoever less than 8 inches in diam
eter are permitted to be cut.
9. Persons Telling or removing tim.
Der under the provisions of this ACT
must utilize all of each tree cut that can
be %profltably used, and must dispose Of
the tops, brush and other refuse in such
manner as to prevent the spread OF
forest fires.
10. These rules and regulations shall
take effect February Is, 1900, and all ex.
listing rules and regulations heretofore
prescribed under said act by this de.
partment are hereby rescinded.