Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-06-30
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l. Timber viii b. sold. bosh 1--we
and dead wherever the resnoval of
such material will be benehc.al. or
at least no, detrsmeutal. H. the
forest reserves
2 In the disposition Il this
material the Lcal demand will have
preference. and. IA localities where
this locsl demand is 80 great tina,
all available timber Is likely TO be
needed applications involving the
export Of the material 10 distant
points will he refused
How THE TIMBER MAY ~ ~ HCHAsEp.
l. The applicant who wishes to
purchase timber viii apply, IN per
san or IN wiring ~ the supervisor
oi the reserve, stating
Ia How much timber he wishes
To buv:
(b The Kind of material desired,
tc) where the timber is located;
:. As soon ss practicahle the
supervisor or his assistant viii 60
over the ground with the applicant,
and determine whether the timber
NAV be sold, under what conditions,
and at what price
). After an agreement is reached
the applicant should sign definite
appllcatlon, prepared ON the regular
form, with the assistance Of the
forest officer
A. After this, the forest officer
marks out the block or area where
the timber may be cut, maps IT, and
estimates the amount of timber ON
the whole, and also the particular
Kind applied for. He also makes a
general forest description of the
tract, block, or quarter section.
5. Then the application, to-
gether with the forest officers des-
criptlon and Recommendation, is sent
to the Department at Washington.
6. II approved, the timber will
be advertised in a local paper for
thirty days sixty in California;.
This advertisement will be waived
only in cases where the amount in
volved in the sale is of 500 stump
age value, or less
Z. Bids ON this timber will then
be in order These bids, together
with a deposit (ensurlng the good
faith of the bidder, should be sent
by the bidders TO the receiver Of the
local land Office, and the bid will be
forwarded from that office to the
Department.
s. At the end of thirty days
(sixty days in California;, the timber
will be awarded to the highest bid
der; and if the applicant is the sue
cessful bidder, the deposit is credit
ed on the sale; if not, the money will
be refunded
9. When the timber is awarded
the applicant will sign contract
containing the specifications con
tanned in the original application,
as to manner Of cutting, scaling,
and cleaning up, etc, and, if the
case seems to justify it, he will be
asked to give a bond, usually in an
amount double the value Of the
timber, to secure the proper fulfill
ment of the contract
10 Cutting may then begin.
IL. The material will be skidd-
ed or piled in the customary way by
and the purchaser is required to
mark the tops of the logs to facili-
tate scaling.
The scaling will be done in the
customary way by the old Scribner
rule.
Square-hewed goods are measured
like sawed timber, as solid pieces.
Thus, an by II inch l6-foot
timber contains l2S feet b. NJ.
Railway ties are simply counted,
and
80 ties, feet in length, equal
200 feet b. N.
40 ties. feet in length, equal
1000 feet b. NJ.
Cordwood is measured in the or
dinary way. Where green timber,
s inches and over in diameter, is cut
into cordwood, ii is charged as
timber, and two cords are consider
cd equal to 1000 feet b. NJ.
l3. The scaling viii be done ac-
cording to the conditions of the case.
Ii the cutting is on a Sufficiently
large scale, it will be done in such
a way as to keep up with the work;
otherwise, the scaling will be done
at set times.
IA. All timber must be marked
with the United States stamp before
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