Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-16
FOREST RESERVE
OFFICERS HERE.
EXPLAIN BY WHAT MEANS WE
CAN CUT AND HAUL
WOOD,

natiohal forests mean, and by what
means we can II wood and haul II
from the public domain. David Bar
nett, deputy forest supervisor, ac-
companied by M. j. McVean of the
washington Office of the forest sery-
ice, have been here for several DAYS.
Mr.. Barnett has for the object of
his visit, the settlement with those
who have transgressed in the pre-
cincts of the reserve.
The principal transgressor han
pens to be the Tonopah United Water
company, for it is claimed that they
nave been getting all their wood for
the plant at Rye Patch from the
government reserves and not paying
anything to Uncle Sam for the wood
There should be "stumpage" at the
rate of $3.50 a cord. How many
cords that that stumpage may be due
upon, 1t Is impossible to say. but
there has been a technical seizure of
the wood now on hand. The wood IS
being used just the same, for if ii
were not our water supply would be
discontinued.
National forests" said Mr.. Mel
Vean, were established early this
spring, under the authority confer
red on the president by the act Of
March 3, 1891, to reserve public
yands for the care and protection of
the timber thereon.
The forests are created to pre-
serve a perpetual supply of timber
Tor home industries, to prevent de-
struction of the forest cover which
regulates the flow of streams. and to
protect local residents from unfair
competition in the use OF forest and
range. They are patrolled and pro-
tected at government expense for the
benefit of the community and the
home builder.
The principal question of import
ance to this section is the wood bus
mess. Under the regulations. limit
ed amounts of timber can be secured
free by bona iide settlers, miners,
residents and prospectors for fire.
wood, building, mining and other do
nestle purposes. To others besides
those mentioned, the wood will be
sold in limited quantities by the
government
Fol instance, a man with a claim,
can use n Woo that may happen
to be there, for whatever purpose he
may desire in the way of developing
his claim; but he must not haul 1t
off the claim II anyone else desires
to purchase any amount up to 500.
he can do SO from the forest reserve
supervisor; If he wants more THAI
that amount he must make applic9- {
ton to the forester, Clifford Pinchot, {
at Washington. It is understood {
h a 1t is the intention of the depart
ment to place an officer at Tonopah I
Tor the better accommodation of the {
people here. At present, your Of {
Is located at Austin. Mr.. Bari /
nett, who is now deputy, will shortly l
be the forest supervisor, having S
over the Toiyabe, Toquima e
and Monitor reserves, all three of :
which ! think are in Nye and Lander @
counties. The forests of the United c
states are under the jurisdiction Of n
he forest service bureau Of the de- |
1artment OF agriculture. Il
Steps + to be taken to survey a
ma plainly mark all the boundary i
mes OF your three national forests, II
n order to avoid question as to o
where the land lies. 1t has been i'm il
possible to send as many forest Of
leers as are required into the field. ,
which in a measure accounts for tho 0
ack OF general information on the f
core of national forests. Mr.. Bar. q
lett's visit is principally to effect g
settlements with parties who have II
inkuoWingly cut wood within the ma c!
ional forest boundaries. There Will II
'e no penalty attached to the settle
nents, besides paying for the wood
has been taken. The people -
done the work are called limo.
ent traespassers. -
All the proceeds from the use Of
national forests go into the ;,
jnited States treasury. Ten per cent
i all such proceeds are annually u
urned over to the county where the
crest Is located. All payments are OF
lade to the fiscal agent at Washing ~
on, the supervisors never handling c,
ny money. When a claim has been "
atented, the government has moth TO
ng further to do with it, or the tim. AZ
er upon IT," a.
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