Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-03
TIMBER REGULATIONS.

mcnse loss to the people ON the western
slope OF the Rocky Mountains is In
nictcd by fires which destroy the tim
Der necessary for building purposes
FOR mining operations, for fuel, ETC..
These expensive CONGREGATIONS are usu-
ally caused by the careessness ana In
difference to consequences exhibited by
campers In the mountains Fires are
Nnded FOR cooking and Tor warmth,
and are left QnoxtIngushed' when they
gradually spread among the leaves and
underbiush until they reach valuable
timber and large areas are denuded
and lcft blackened and barren.
"Reminiscences against this have
been made every year, but they seem
to De uuhecded by many unreasonable
PEOPLE. The attention Of Congress and
the Department Of the Interior has
been called 10 these outrages, and 1t Is
now determined that the act Of Con-
gress Of May 9Th 1900, shall be rigor-
ously enforced. That act is an amend
ment to the law approved Feb. % 1887,
and reads AS follows.
Thal any person VINO Sh"ll "lllu'!y
OF maiiclo9sV set on iyg' W 49, ,..,s,, w.
or grass uron the public domain, on
shall leave on suffer Ore 10 burn unat-
tended near any u'' ll,p OF o'n ,.. ,. in
n ,rIi nt misd"meanor ana mon
conviction thereof in any district court
Of me United states having lurlsllcllon
more tban ave thousand dollars. OF be
imprisoned for term of not more
,ban' ,,yo vears on botb.
oSec. That ans person who shall
build a Ore In or near any forest, tm-
her or other innHmmable material, up
On tbo nnblic domain shau. before ieav.
inc sold fire totally extinpulsh the
game ANY uerson fniljpg To do so shall
Inc doomed gpiltv of n misdemeanor.
and uron eonviction thereof In any dis
trlct CONT IN thc United states having
tr,5sdictior ~ tbe same shan be fined
IN a s,n NOD more tban one thousand
do,inrs or lac inprisonpd for term OF
rot ,noro man one wear. or both
"san p 1h@t In 0ll cases arising un.
o.. ,sis ont tho 6rrs collected ehatI he
uoid in,o the nubllc-srhool nlnd of the
ll" ''r n, ,,bich Inc londs whore the
ofranso ,,as Cnmrnittod are situated
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In order that the public may be IN
formed on TINS matter warning hot''es
"ill be posted AZ u'''e'eh' POINTS u".
der direcuon OF INC COMM 'Ss'o'er u
the seherai lanu OMIT '""'"'''''s NV
Following speeih' o''eet'plH'
DIDO not build d larger Ire than
you need ,,o.
,,oa.os =" ~ ~" vI,n i ooyss am and otber
combustibe material whore the nre Is
sure TO spread.
10 "ul pu,p Iuur u,s ~ $500 ings
"beyo +, rooiiires m1ch more work aud
| time Ia put the fire out than you are
willing to expend, ana Where you are
r r"a',, a NV co,ouietoi, oy,i,cnisha1 "
"i-In windy weather and IN danger
Gus places, dig a fire hol2 and clear OF
a place to secure yoyF"e' you "''
sax 1s N Evor ~ NV, NM a. sbonld no com.
| pletely nut out before leaving camp.
"6,--Do not build fires TO clear on land
ana lot o'uvs Sll.,l,ao p" rdu W,.'V tHa
snnervisor so that he may assist YOU,
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-, 49,. asa,sn.,,a, 90 c,,a.,
- ,o''g''@ w." -, ,.,',.a.....n
""yS' W ',D'' -. ,9 ", ~ -. ..1 y,
W Nv, 49, h.. n..,.
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A. 10 necessary IN the proner authorl.
,ies that lnfroctlons Of the law ma,
meet with lust punishment. Some nj
The regulations Of the land office Fl
reference 10 the timber laws as the,
o0oct This region arc noedlesslv strin.
gent ana are NOT for tbe, general yelfar,
put those rules and directions. which
we have given above. are essential I,
tho nrotection Of the timber lands and
| forest reserves and ought ia be 70.
snec,ed and observed
In This connection we are pleased I,
state that the land office denartmen,
recognizes the fact that there sboul,
bo evcent,ons In tbe general repula.
tions as to cutting timber in this noun
| tain roe,on boratsa yood for fnel ane
| 49,, ....
| uuiper lo' nuV'Sf"'5 u"ih'suc pulpose'
and for buildings In newly settled dis
tricts. are absolutely essential and pro-
| ,,t.,on sbo,1d Oo maj 90 tbo, th.,. an,
] '"'' 'V ','"'
| De Optalheu without NlolauhB lhe law
In This district Colonel sn,yprs win
-, NV .''.I
| ~ wen anu i"No'"pIS Nn""H 10 tue pun
lie, is authorized to receive and grant
| applications for the cutting of wood
| 81 ,t,,,,,. co. ho ,,,,,,,,,,,.. ,,,,r,,,,,oi
"''N ''',D'' Wv F''
above lie IS thoroughly iahl'laF WIN
! conditions here, as well as with the
| la,rs rotating IN tlrnhar lands and fores,
-. 80 ..,5 - -, -.
reserves "''" van pe u'le"u'' ul'u "
| give the proper information on all these
points. We commend these notices Il
| ~. a,,o,,ion ~ th, .,,.noroi ,u,,,lo ma.
| ''r Wv
| nope tnat uley VIII prove euecuNe II
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