The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-27
Tlmber Renerve Nd. 1

In rapidly developing sections or AlaS- lka and In certain placer mining re- gions.
 Timber Reserve No. i
 The act of March 12, 1914 (38 stat, 9O5), authorized the President to To- cate, construct. and operate railroads In the Territory of Alaska. Recently tho government purchased the prop erty of the Alaska Central Railway Co.,, the successor of the Alaska Nor. thern Railway Co.,, and is now eugag- ed in extending the line to Fairbanka. A branch line is also being construct ed into the Matanuska coal fields.
 On June %. 1915. an order was is- sued, reservlng for the use of the United States. in connection with the construction and operation of the rail- road, the timber upon the public land north of the chugach National For est, extending miles in width along the northern shores of Knik Arm and Cook Inlet. between the mouth of the Knik River on the east and the mouth of Susitna River on the West, thence North on each side of the Susitna River from its mouth on the South. to the mouth of the Yentna River on the North. The reserve also embrac- es the timber on an area miles in width on each side of the right of way of the main line of the proposed railroad through the susItna Valley to Broad Pass, and similar areas on each side of the right of way of the proposed branch line, extending into the Matanuska coal fields.
 Subsequently the order was amend ed so as to include within the reser- yation the timber upon strip of land miles in width on each side of the proposed right of way from the main line of the railroad. beginning at Broad Pass, and extending down to the Nenana River and up Goldstream Creek to Fairbanks.
 The purpose of the reservation is 70 prevent the timber needed for the construction of the railroad and It's branches from falling into the posses Iion of individuals or corporations, in which event 1t would be necessary for the government to purchase tim Der which 1t once owned. It IS not the intention of the government, how ever. to make any unnecessary re ,trictions which will tend to retard the development of the Territory Of Alaska along the lines of the railroad or it's branches. and in the withdraw al order the interests of the public are conserved in every way possible Only the timber on the land not the and itself, was reserved. The land Is still subject to location, settlement or entry under the public land laws md 1t is provided In the withdrawa' order that the Secretary of the Inter or may permit settlers and those en gaged in business in the locality tc obtain such timber as they require or their own uses, provided that the timber Is not needed for the construc .lou of the ra 'lroad. It Is not the pur pose of the government to withhold he issuance of final certificates and latents to the land within the tim Der reserve until the Alaskan Engin ,ering Commission shall have requir ed such timber as may be needed by t. When it shall be determined thai no more timber is needed within a To cality. the lands within that locality will be eliminated from that reserve md persons entitled to patents for he lands will receive them, together with the timber that is remainine thereon. Such elim.nations will be made from time to time and with as much dispatch as the circumstances will warrant.