Gunnison news-champion., 1904-03-18
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mining canp IN the -s.aie f'ui n ~
ma The remaeal u Iaerchaut.4tle slna-
Der thai should be iearea IL Is a
fare csoeFdIau esen m ths spruce
tIn,her th.ii ans considerable growth
ID r-ss- L.rgs easaaA far iamber -
f1uuI ODD ans gwen ACRE. aud yoI
-ureIr nIa-i aErte that wIih tnc re
n.aeI I'D thc larEir growth better
aaauas b. bad Or lal growth Il the
smaller aress. ] subnIi b. ypg thai
if ue have lumber a. eur own daors
6 meau- a great deal D. the PceF'le
1t Dll r881 tnaf lAey ulsy hc aide D.
u-e fhaf -spriy aud uaj 5c clmpelled
ln -suI ia San fraHci-e8 0r chicago
nr thr lmmher Necessary o. carry on
luF g.raas bullaIHg enterprises. Ia
MANY instances che success oi enter
ari-e- ia Colorado depends largely
4u rrrunrz tAe necessary timber.
and o. uf aEree with yoa that
ahara ba- been auv c1nsIdeTable
waste. al laa-i m1re than must neces-
-lrv ss-t And H1w 8i the con
fa.f af IHa government in establish
uE these reserves.
% ia uH bsIicVo H any depart
uauf lI government has There been
sual % klr-- ezrrci-c ID power an
wisely conferred Vast areas has
becu withduvu from settlement
under tbe various laws provided by
congress Men have been denied
the night uf procuring government
land fIr homes without amy reason
whatever s5 FAR a. the lands are
necessary o. conserve water. and 1t
would seem that the government do
main. instead 1f being exploited by
some theorists and department that
! must say can be but little advised
of the actual facts in the case, should
be held iealously for the settler or
for the use of those engaged in gain
ful occupations, whether in agri-
culture, mining, stock raising or
Otherwise
You possibly will not be surprised
when ! tell YOU that in the western
states and territories there is today
withdrawn from public settlement
more than 100000 square miles Of
territory, an area equal in extent to
the great stale of Colorado, as large
as Alabama and Arkansas combined
greater than the entire area Of the
New England states.
As matter of fact we know in
the last ten years that there has been
a very rapid settlement of lands suit
able for hay and grain at altitude ex-
ceeding 5000 feet, and those of us
who are familiar with conditions sur
rounding agriculture at these alti-
tudes know that ordinarily it is more
profitable than at lower attitudes, and
is absolutely essential for the sue
cessful operation of the cattle indus
try, and this brings us to another
point Of difference.
W hat may we expect in the ad-
minlstration Of the forest reserves SO
far as the night Of pasturage is con-
cerned2
i think we may presume that the
same practice will be had as obtains
in the sale Of Indian reservations at
the present day, where ii seems to
be fad that these lands should be
sold at public auction or sealed bids
to the highest bidder, thereby driv-
ing out every poor man who has not
got the money to compete with his
rich neighbor, and so | say Of this
matter the probability is that even
tually the right of pasturage will be
determined by bids, and the large
operator with plenty of money will be
IN a position to crowd out the small
man.
Again, what is to become of the
mining industry?
We have a very delightful hold
ing by the department to the effect
that the timber on one claim cannot
be used in mining another unless
they are contiguous and form a group
SO that man owning a thousand
acre placer covered with timber. if
he should be so fortunate as 10 own
a lode mine, cannot use the timber
that he removes from the placer in
the operation Of the lode and then
you must know that the interminable
red tape found in the department
Will make 1t practically impossible
10 have your matters adjusted in
time or under terms that will make
At advisable to enter ON any Of these
enterprises Of which / speak.
But there Is another and greater
consideration tomy mind against this
mdIscrIminate withdrawal and that