Arizona silver belt., 1902-03-06
FOREST RESERVE TIMBER.
,i,rms,icn Ressroins the free Use of Forest Reserve Timbef..A Privilege snd
 Not a Right

Not . NRnl.
 The department of the interior has
 ,..rpd the following circular under V Hate of January p, 1902: 3 The matter is a privilege and
 rot a right. It may Ue refused to any & person.
 # Who can get timber under free ps- provisions of law-lt is usually H Hrr,nted to settlers, farmers, pros & p,rtorS and others residing within N ar in the ueighborhood of forest re- g &serve.
 & Who cannot get it-lt is refused N to corporations, companies, Sawmill k nartieS and owners of large establish N mentS, who require larger quantities & and are expected to purchase, and to & ron-residentS of the state in which & inc reserve is located
 f l. How much is given, and by
 ybDm-PermitS for an amount not N Nsyceeding S2O in stumpage value may N ha granted by the forest supervisor. s &Psrmits for a larger amount, and & &witbin the Stumpage value of $l00,
 are granted only by the secretary of 4 the interior.
 & 5 How often the same person can & &apply-NOt oftener than once year. S. How long permit holds good sk kSiy months from the date when it was & &issued; or less time, in the discretion of the forest supervisor. 2. Whatcan be Obtained-All kinds & of timber; generally dry tirewood, dry & poles and logs; also, if really needed, &green timber.
 N $ How Obtained-ApplicatiOn must &be made to the forest supervisor. #Blank form of application is furnished Isf he forest officers, and is filled out
 eItsigned by the applicant. If neces. ksary the forest officer will lend as Ssista& "a in filling out the blank appli- scation. The timber must be located bby a forest officer before any cutting is done.
 g. Terms of this privilege-Only the timber applied for can be cut For instance, no green timber may be taken if dry wood is applied for Only so much can be cut as was applied for, and it must be measured, either stand iDg or in the pile, before being hauled away. No unmarked live timber can be cut. There must be no cutting across the line of the area assigned. |Cuttipg across the line is trespaSS. The rules about cleaning up tops and brush must bo Obeyed, The cutting
 area must be left in good. clean con- dition. The rules generally govern ing forest reserves must be observed. The wood, timber or material derived from it is to be used only at the place .stated in the application. The use of lit elsewhere, and especially the sale of it, makes the cutting trespaSS, and the applicant becomes liable to 1. Suit and is always debarred thereafter from the privilege of free use. The .cutting of the timber by local mill iS permissible; but the saving must De paid for in cash, and cannot be done on shares, Moreover, the saw ling and hauling of the lumber must be done in manner required by the forest officer, and in such ways as to .enable him to determine whether or ,nOt the timber and lumber are really used in the place and manner prom sised in the application. In placing a svaluatiOn on tim2e given under the 'free-uSe" act $l per NJ for timber, green or dr,, and twenty-five cents sper cord for fuel wood, will be the .minimum price considered. Appli- scatiOnS for shakes" etc.; involving
 waSteful use of timber, will be re- sfuSed wherever more economical utilization and satisfactory cleaning Snp Of the tops and lOps is not guaran- steed
 The circular is signed by Blnger Herman, commissioner, and approved Toy Secretary Hitchcock.