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LAND IN FOREST RESERVES.
Rules 10 be Observed in Making En-.
tries-Dlstrlct Court Business.
Special Correspondents


Provo, July i2.-An act OF Congress
entitled AN act 10 Provide for the
Entry Of Agricultural Lands Within
Forest Reserves approved July II
1906, authorizes the secretary Of agri-
culture upon application or otherwise
TO examine and ascertain the location
and extent OF lands within forest re-
serves which are chiefly valuable for
agricultural purposes, and which may
be occupied for such purposes without
injury To the forest reserves. and have
the same opened TO entry under the
homestead laws.
Rules OF procedure under this act
have been formulated by the depart
mcnt Of agriculture and forwarded 70
Supervisor Pack In charge OF the Tin
tah Forest reserve.
The following Is a copy Of the rules:
J. only lands chiefly valuable for
agriculture and not needed for admin
istraiive purposes by the forest ser
vice or Tor some other public use. Will
be classified and listed under the act
>. Land covered with merchandise
growth OF timber will not be declared
agricultural except upon the strongest
evidence OF It's value for agricultural
purposes. both as TO productiyeness and
accessibility 10 a market.
3. Areas known to have been occu-
pied by actual settlers prior 20 January
!. 1905. will be examined FIRST. and when
such areas are found chiefly valuable
FOR agriculture they will be- listed, In or
der that the occupant may make en-
Try under this act The mere fact
tina a man has settled upon the land
will. however. not influence the decision
with degard TO lis agricultural charac-
ter.
4. Application for classification and
listing under the act must be forwarded
by mail 70 The Forester Washington.
u. {.
s. An applicants must give the name
of the forest reserve and describe the
land. examination N which Is request
ed. by legal subdivision, n surveyed
hut n unsuryeyed, by reference 10
natural objects. streams or improve
ments. with sufficient accuracy 10 iden-
tlfy the land, and when convenient by
a sketch map.
6 No examination ~ more than
one quarter section will be- ordered on
the application ~ the same person,
hut n an application IS Withdrawn or
rejected. a second application may be
made Tor other land.
T. The question ~ prior right IN
land applied for can Doe determined by
the department OF the Interior only,
and the forest service viii not inVes-
tigate 10 determine whether such land
g. appropriated by n prior right The
applicant should satisfy himself upon
this point for his own protection.
s. Tho first application received IN
Washington for any one tract D. the
one on which examination will be
made. and all applications received in
the same mail viii b. treated a. sim
ultaneous Notice will b. given NJ all
simultaneous and conflicting applica-
tons.
2. The allowance ~ entries and the
Issuance ~ patents upon them, under
the act are entirely within the iuri--
dictlon ~ the secretary 81 the Interior.
10, Special attention Is called 20
section ~ the act, which provides
that nothing therein contained shall
be held 10 authorize any settlement
after Dec. 81. 1905. IN any lands
within forest reserves until such lands
shall have been opened 90 settlement
a. provided IN the act.
n. Settlement after Dec 81 1905,
and IN advance ~ opening by the Sec
retary ~ the interior WIN confer no
rights and will constitute trcspass.
Such trespassers viii be elected.
i2. Special attention is called 20 that
portion ~ the act which excerpts from
lis operation certain counties 81 Calf
fornla. and its provisions relating 10
the Black HIS forest reserve IN South
Dakota
The rules are signed by clifford Pir-
chot. forester. and approved hy James
Wilson. secretary.
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT.
The jury In the case OF the state vs.