Gunnison news-champion., 1912-03-01
Gls - 49,

ses. - ~ 0uoosooo On . bueiDeuo
tssp. H. sss ssAsd bs Niece
CAa~psas ts 60 issssssrs oa shs
sss.asoss of shs fsssss sesv.ce wash
sAs pss>sscsos. and psspes~d shs
toltowsaH sseAs0snt:
"Tksss has bsss uwch nissndss-
standing ssd . essss deal II eS-
sepsesrssssiea regarding the pei
ssoa skieh the foass servsce tAkss
sessFd.ax pro~pecssaG wstnla the
ssssoasl fosssss. To begin With The
tossss sers,cs eosld not, il il 80 d.
sssed, psssest any psa~pectos fEosa
ensersaE within the nsssosal ioses,s
and prospsct'ns ~hereser and in
whatever manner he saw ht. In the
sscond place there has never besa
sny intention or desire on the part
Of the service 70 tske sseh posssioa.
trosa the sssadPosst 81 increased sss
oi the fosssss, which useaas iacsssssA
ssceipss, the logical posisioa ios to
service 10 tske wosld be the e.coSs-
aeemes, Of psospsctiae becssse .
considerable psoportioa II the timber
sold froa the sstiossI fovesss within
Colorado 10 used in the 1iass saA
psospscsiaN is. of cossse, sessssssy
befose mining
Following the isstrscsioss inssi-
tsted by Pvesidsst Roosevelt vhsa
he wss in Office, the fosest service
has coopessasd with the general
land ofIice in reporting on elaine fos
which pasest 10 applied for wishis
the lowest The srrvice does not in
any way psss Spos the validity f
sny clsia but nsesely prssents The
facts 10 the Gsssssi lsnd ofIics for
decision and mssa prove iss caas ia
the ss1s asssss - psivsss isdi-
vidsal il . claim 10 contested.
Prospectors sss allowed free timber
for the construction of cabins and
for timberine their shafts whenever
there 10 not sufficient ON their own
claims for this purpose
They are allowed to Craze their
work and pack smimals without
permit The forest service has in
the past FIVE years built and made
passable over 1900 miles of trails
within the state. The policy Of the
service 10 TO protect from grazing BY
large bands Of cattle and sheep areas
which are needed for the grazing
Of the prospectors' stock and in
other ways TO assist and encourage
the prospecsor.
"The laws governing prospecting
and patenting Of mining claims
within the national forests are iden-
tical with those outside of the forest
and they are executed in the same
manner.
THE first duty of the forest
service is to protect the timber in
the mountains from fire. An avail
able timber supply is one of the
most essential things for profitable
mining, and it is believed, therefore,
that the protection of the forests
from which this timber supply can
be taken without excessive cost is .
great benefit to the prospectors and
to the mining industry. Chief
among the causes for the falling off
of prospecting in the last few years
is, no doubt, the fact that the mar
gin Of profit in mining has become
smaller on account of lower prices
for ore or larger expenses for mining.
The selling price must always be
above the cost of production if the
industry is to thrive and intimately,
If not in the Immediate future, the
protection cf an adequate timber
supply will be material factor in
keeping down the cost of produc-
ton"
Mr.. Morrell told representative
Of News Champion that the forest
service was interested in road con-
struction in the forests only so far
as such improvement aided the ser
vice the building Of automobile
highways was not within its prov
inoe. He stated that applications
for APPROXIMATIONS for road building