Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-04-15

Department of The Interior, Washing
ton, April 1, 1904
'Hon. B. S. Rodey, House of Represen
tatives.
"Sir-I have the honor to acknowl
edge the receipt of your letter of the
14th ultimo, in which you have quoted
from letter you received from Hon
l.. B. Prince, Ex-Governor of New Mex
leo, protesting against the Withdrawal
of certain lands in Rio Arriba County
New Mexico, from settlement, with 8
view to the establishment of the Ric
Jemez Forest Reserve.
''In answer thereto l enclose copy
of the report on your letter by the
commissioner of the general land OF
fee, under date of the 26th ultimo.
"You are advised further that as
recommended by the commissioner
secretary of agriculture for considera
ton by the Bureau of Forestry.
every respectfully,
"E. A. HITCHCOCK,
Secretary
Letter From Commissioner Richards
Commissioner Richards of the gener-
al land office in the following letter re.
plies to the instructions of the secre.
tary of the interior.
"The Honorable, the Secretary of the
Interior
"Sir--I am in receipt, by reference
from the department, on March 1S,
1904, of report of a letter dated
March IA, 1904, from Hon. B. S. Rodey
United States House of Representa-
tives, wherein he states that he has re-
ceived letter from Hon. l.. B. Prince,
Ex-Governor of New Mexico, protesting
strongly against the proposed Rio
Jemez Forest Reserve for which tenn
porary withdrawal was made on No
vember 1, 1903, upon the recommends
tion of the United States geological
survey including certain lands in Rio
Arriba County, New Mexico. The let
ter from Hon. l.. B. Prince is quoted
by Mr.. Rodey.
Regarding this proposed reserve,
have the honor to report that, follow
ing the recommendation from this Of
flee to the department, dated Novem-
Der 8, 1908, the duty Of making inves-
tigatiOn and report as to what portion,
if any, of the lands temporarily with
drawn for this proposed reserve,
should be permanently reserved, was
assigned to the Bureau of Forestry OF
the department of agriculture. | re-
spectfully recommend, therefore, that
the enclosed letter from Hon. B. S. Ro-
dey, be referred to the secretary OF
agriculture for consideration by the
Bureau of Forestry.
Very respectfully,
'W. A. RICHARDS,
Commissioner
A Prompt Investigation.
The matter has been taken up by
the department of agriculture as the
following letter indicates:
Department of Agriculture, Office OF
the Secretary, Washington, April 5,
1904:
"Hon. B. S. Rodey House of Represen-
tatives. Washington, D. G.
Sir-I am in receipt, by reference
from the Honorable, the Secretary OF
the Interior, of your letter OF March
IA, to the commissioner of the general
land office The lands you refer to in
Rio Arriba County were temporarily
withdrawn from settlement on Novem-
Der l. 1908, upon the recommendation
of the u S. geological survey and am
glad to inform you that field exami'
nation of this region will be made by
the Bureau of Forestry within the next
two months. AS result of this exam
ination all lands which are found un-
suited to forest reserve purposes will
be released from the order of with
drawal and restored to the public do
main. Very respectfully,
JAMES WILSON,
Secretary