Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-07-04
FOREST REGULATIONS.
AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT.

Large Clotn posters are DelHS plac-
ID on the boundaries OF the forest re.
serves In New Mexico and other parts
OF the United States. There seems
tc be notion prevailing among some
people in the vicinity of these reserves
that the establishment of forest re.
serves is an imposition upon them.
These posters are being put up for
the purpose of briefly acquainting any
who do not know why forest reserves
are established with the reason and
briefly describing the benefits of the
reserves. The object of the reserves
as stated in the posters is
/. ITO protect a growth OF timber
on land which 1t not NJ to grow other
kind of crops.
2. ITO keep a growth OF vegetation
especially timber, on land which
would otherwise wash and gullyTh
timber and other vegetation protects
the ground against this washing and
thus il does two things; 1t prevents
the rain and snow waters from rush.
ing of as fact as II otherwise would
and thus prevents floods. IL main.
tains a pervious layer OF earth into
which the water can soak and be
stirred up for the summer months.
when 1t is needed for irrigation.
g. 1T is for the welfare of the peo-
pie OF this particular region more
these reserves are created; II is for
the settler and homebuilder of the
adjacent region that the reserves are
created and the government spends
large sums of money to insure to the
home of these homebuilders. the ben.
eft Of future supplies of timber and
water and a protection against food
and drought
The principal regulations governing
forest reserves are as follows:
l. Agricultural settlement of any
kind and under any claim is forbid
den.
2. Timber may be obtained under
the free use permit, which entities set.
tiers and prospectors to use the tim.
her for their own use only. II may
also be purchased. hut no one is al
lowed to use the timber without first
having obtained permission to do so
from the superintendent of the re-.
serve.
3. Persons desiring to Craze stock
on the reserves other than pack, riding
or team animals, must apply to the
supervisor for permission TO do so. A
permit is also necessary to take
herd of cattle across the reserve.
4. Persons desiring to erect build.
lngs for occupancy for purposes other
than mining must first obtain a per.
NIT to do so from either the reserve
superintendent or from the secretary
Of the interior.
5. prospecting and mining is per.
mitted anywhere in the reserve but
the taking up of land as mining
ground does not entitle the prospector
to use the same for any other purpose.
6. Rangers and other forest Of
ficers are by law maze game wardens
within the reserve, and they are re.
quired to assist In the enforcement
of the loeal laws in the reserve"
Attention is also called to the law
which relates to forest fires. Persons
convicted of malciously firing the for
ests OF the reserve are liable to max.
imum fine of $4,000 and two years i'm
prisonment or both, and those who
are responsible for fires In the re.
serve through carelessness are liable
to a maximum fine Of $1,000 and one
years Imprisonment, or both. The
law provides that such fines are TO go
20 the school fund in the county in
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