Forest Leaves, Volume 16Pennsylvania Forestry Association., 1917 |
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... west of the Alleghenies , to secure Legislative permission to purchase the surface , leaving the mineral rights in the hands of the present owners . There are serious objections to this plan ; but it is a fair subject for discussion and ...
... west of the Alleghenies , to secure Legislative permission to purchase the surface , leaving the mineral rights in the hands of the present owners . There are serious objections to this plan ; but it is a fair subject for discussion and ...
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... western industries and to local welfare . " By making provision for the continued pur- chase of forest lands in the East ... West to be per- manently alienated . I would respectfully urge that it is unwise to permit alienation of the ...
... western industries and to local welfare . " By making provision for the continued pur- chase of forest lands in the East ... West to be per- manently alienated . I would respectfully urge that it is unwise to permit alienation of the ...
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... west would be digni- fied by the name of " canyons . " These ravines are water - worn channels cut down , say , on the average from 800 to 1,200 feet into a lower geo- logical formation , known as the Catskill red sand- stone , number ...
... west would be digni- fied by the name of " canyons . " These ravines are water - worn channels cut down , say , on the average from 800 to 1,200 feet into a lower geo- logical formation , known as the Catskill red sand- stone , number ...
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... western part of the State . This could be done if the present price of $ 10 per acre allowed by the law were high enough to purchase the land , but such is usually not the case , as on account of the valuable minerals found in the ...
... western part of the State . This could be done if the present price of $ 10 per acre allowed by the law were high enough to purchase the land , but such is usually not the case , as on account of the valuable minerals found in the ...
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... western sec- tion of the United States are owned by the gen- eral government , the total area , exclusive of pur- chases under the Weeks Act now being 155,420 , - 280 acres , a decrease since last year of 860,786 acres , due to the ...
... western sec- tion of the United States are owned by the gen- eral government , the total area , exclusive of pur- chases under the Weeks Act now being 155,420 , - 280 acres , a decrease since last year of 860,786 acres , due to the ...
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