Alaska sentinel., 1908-08-20
RULES FOR
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Interior Departments Revised
 Ruling on Use of Timber

Following are the rules of the Depart ment of the Interior, governing the sale and use of timber on the unreserved lands of Alaska, approved June 24, 1908;
 Climber upon the public lands in AL sska will be sold only in such quantities as are actually needed and will be used from year to year in the district of Alas ka, and not for export therefrom.
 Applicants to purchase must file with | the receiver of the United States land office for the district wherein the lands to be cut over are situated, petition | subscribed and under oath setting forth | the name or names, postoffice address, residence and business occupation of the | petitioners who apply to purchase tim. Der; the amount, in board feet or other unit of measurement, of timber it is de- sired to purchase; the place in Alaska where such timber is to be used, and the proposed use; the necessity for taking said timber, and that the use contem- plated will consume the whole thereof within twelve months from the date of authorization to cut; a description, by reference to survey, or other natural boundaries, and courses and distances, of the vacant, unoccupied, nonreserved Alaska public lands from which it is proposed to cut, sufficient to properly identify such land; statement that the petitioners will pay reasonable stumpage for said timber or for the api praisal thereof, and that there is to said petition attached draft or postoffice money order payable to the above re- ceiver of the local land office in the sum of $50, as an evidence of good faith. to be applied to the purchase price of said tim Der, or its appraisal cost if purchase is not made; that no trees will be cut under said petition other than those of the size, kind and maturity or in excess of the total amount which shall be des- ignated by the person making the ap- praisal for the government; that each tree cut will be used to diameter in the top specified by the person making the appraisal, or to a smaller diameter; that all lops, tops and necessarily cut underDrush maie-in taking said tirnbs will be piled in small compact piles or otherwise disposed of as required by the person making the appraisal, in a man. ner to prevent danger of forest fires.
 "As soon as the special agent shall &C., rant ca iJ Tpapou ordor Ira ft or carti6ad check and shall secure the petitioners signature and indorsement as above re- quired. petitioners may commence talk ing timber under said petition and sale.
 "No special agent or other officer shall In any event appraise any timber suitable for sag timber or mine timber at less than s1 per 1000 feet board mea- sure, nor any poles 30-foot or less at less than one-fourth cent per lineal foot, nor any poles or piling 50-foot or over at less than one-half cent per llneal fcot, nor any shingle bolts a. less than 50 cents per cord, nor any wood suitable only for fuel or mine tagging at less than p cents per cord. Subject to such minimum price, the agent will, in the absence of competitive market, determine stump age value by deducting from the manu- faotured-article price for like material the cost of manufacture plus fair profit upon the time and capital required to manufacture.
 "At convenient times during cutting Tor after any sale, the special agent will examine the lands cut over, and submit report as to compliance with the terms of the sale, or if cutting is being con- ducted in violation of the terms of sale, will immediately stop the cutting and report the matter for action.
 "Settlers, residents, individual miners and prospectors for minerals may take, in amount, not exceeding $50 in value in any one calendar year, free of charge and without application or previous per init, timber for their o8n actual needs for firewood. fencing, buildings, mining, prospecting or other domestic purpose, but not for sale, or use by others, Where such persons are unable to take such timber in person, they may employ servant or agent to cut and deliver the timber so taken, No person, servant or agent shall in any calendar year take hereunder timber of the stumpage value of more than $50.