Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-02-26
FOREST RESERVES.
Instructions Received by Superinten-
dent Hanna as to Sheep Grazing.
THE RESERVATION RULES.

Superintendent of Forest Reserves.
/. b. Hanna, received from the depart.
ment of the interior, the regulations
which are to govern the grazing of
sheep on forest reserves on which
sheep grazing is to be permitted. in
the case of New Mexico that being
only the ella reserve. The matter of
making allotments is to be left to the
Wool Growers association of the dis
trict interested, but as New Mexico
has no wool growers association. the
matter is LETT in the hands of the for
est supervisors and superintendent.
The rules governing the making of ap-
plications and allotments can be pro-
cured from Mr.. Hanna, whose office is
in the federal building at Santa Fe.
The number of sheep to be permitted
upon the ella River reserve this sea
son is POO, 900 until August 81, 1902,
but not more than 100000 shall be
sheep of owners living outside of the
reserve, the other 80. 900 being re-
served for actual residents within the
reserve. The actual residents will
have the preference whether they rep
resent yer or under 80, 900. In other
words, outsiders cannot have more
than $50 600, no matter how few are
owned on the reserve, and if the re-
serve residents own more than $4,000
then the 10000 for outsiders must be
reduced so that the total number APP
piled for by residents and the outsid-
ers combined shall not exceed 200 600.
The reserve residents being provided
for at not less than so 900, then the
persons who own permanent ranches
within the reserve but who reside out
side, come second for consideration.
Then the persons who own no ranches
or farms in the reserve but who live
n%eighbors to the reserve come third.
and all other persons who have some
equitable claim to the use of the re-
serve are to be considered last.
The following penalties are imposed
upon the holders of permits for graz
ing on the reserve for a violation of
the rules: For obtaining or attempt
ing to obtain a permit on false repre-
sentations; for wilful trespass upon
areas where not permitted, either on
closed areas or the range of others;
for setting out fires to clear range; for
wilful negligence in leaving camp or
other fires; for refusing to observe
promptly any direct order from the de-
partment requiring an observance of
any rule, the permits to be Cancelled or
refused.
The penalty of reducing Is per cent.
the number of sheep covered by any
permit will be imposed for the follow-
ing causes: For crowding onto a
neighbours range without the consent
of said neighbor; for bedding sheep
more than six nights in succession in
any one place. except when bedding
bands of ewes during Landing time;
for entering the reserve prior to the
date authorized; for remaining on the
reserve after the permit has expired;
for c~orralling within 500 yards of a
running stream or living spring. for
gross carelessness in leaving camp
fires; for failure to aid in eXtinguish-
ing a fire occurring within the range
occupied when possible so to do; for
failure to remove sheep promptly upon
order of forest officer when damage
is being done to the range; for failure
of herder to corral for count, upon or
der of forest officer or ranger, when
number of sheep appears to be greater
than the number covered by permit;
for such minor violations of the rules
as may occur.
On the Pecos river forest reserve no
grazing of sheep and goats will be per-
mitted under any circumstances.