Pamphlets on Forestry, Volume 91900 |
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Page 20
... mining operations . Large investments have been made in the mining of copper , marble , mica , corundum , talc , asbestos , slate , kaolin , and other minerals , and the mineral products are said to amount to several million dollars ...
... mining operations . Large investments have been made in the mining of copper , marble , mica , corundum , talc , asbestos , slate , kaolin , and other minerals , and the mineral products are said to amount to several million dollars ...
Page 21
... mining of coal overshad- ows all other mining operations . This is one of the richest coal fields of the United States . The great mines which have been developed require annually millions of feet of timber , and will continue to ...
... mining of coal overshad- ows all other mining operations . This is one of the richest coal fields of the United States . The great mines which have been developed require annually millions of feet of timber , and will continue to ...
Page 25
... mining , and insects con- tribute to the injury in a local way . Although the area of the forest is much less than formerly , these agencies are at work more actively than ever before . Their combined influence , if unchecked , is suffi ...
... mining , and insects con- tribute to the injury in a local way . Although the area of the forest is much less than formerly , these agencies are at work more actively than ever before . Their combined influence , if unchecked , is suffi ...
Page 38
... mines , which consume great quantities of wood . Often the profita- bleness of mining is determined solely by the presence or absence of a good supply of mining timbers . To farming and fruit growing the national forests should give ...
... mines , which consume great quantities of wood . Often the profita- bleness of mining is determined solely by the presence or absence of a good supply of mining timbers . To farming and fruit growing the national forests should give ...
Page 68
... mining , and other industrial operations over the watersheds in which they gather . Millions of acres in mainland United States have been defor- ested unnecessarily , and the floods and low waters ascribed to this cause have in some ...
... mining , and other industrial operations over the watersheds in which they gather . Millions of acres in mainland United States have been defor- ested unnecessarily , and the floods and low waters ascribed to this cause have in some ...
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acres agricultural amount Appalachian Mountains average Black Hills boundary Cascade Cascade Range cent clear trunk Commission Congress corner of section corner of township covered Douglas fir east eastern slope Engelmann spruce entry floods flow forest fires forest lands forest reserves forestry Government grazing GROVER CLEVELAND growth important increase Interior irrigation Lake length of clear line between ranges lodge-pole pine miles millions mineral mining Mount Hood national forest national park navigable northeast owners portion precipitation present President Priest River protection public domain public lands purposes railroad rainfall recommended red fir region regulations River Secretary seedlings settlement settlers sheep soil southeast corner Southern Appalachians spruce square miles streams supply thence easterly thence northerly timber timber lands tion tract trees United unsurveyed range line valleys valuable Washington watersheds westerly western White Mountains white pine wood yellow pine
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Page 25 - Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States land office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law. and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired: Provided, That this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman.
Page 4 - ... by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State in which such national forest is situated, to be expended as the State legislature may prescribe for the benefit of the public schools and public roads of the county or counties in which such national forest is situated : Provided, That when any national forest is in more than one State or county the distributive share to each from the proceeds of such forest shall be proportional to its area therein...
Page 13 - An act to repeal timberculture laws, and for other purposes," "that the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof...
Page 68 - An Act to enable any State to cooperate with any other State or States, or with the United States for the protection of the watersheds of navigable streams, and to appoint a commission for the acquisition of lands for the purpose of conserving the navigability of navigable rivers...
Page 30 - Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing or settlement was made.
Page 15 - States, by virtue of the power in me vested by section 24 of the aforesaid act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a public reservation all those certain tracts, pieces, or parcels of land lying and being situate in the State of...
Page 42 - Such public park shall be under the exclusive control of the Secretary of the Interior, whose duty it shall be, as soon as practicable, to make and publish such regulations as he may deem necessary or proper for the care and management of the same. Such regulations shall provide for the preservation from injury or spoliation of all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonders within the park, and their retention in their natural condition.
Page 139 - ... conviction, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Page 29 - And whereas the public lands in the State of California, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation; Now, therefore, I...
Page 20 - President shall; by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof " ; and Whereas the public lands in the State of Utah, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation ; Now, therefore, I...