(From the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture , 



San Francisco Office ) 



LANDS IN LASSEN FOREST 

 :PENED TO HOMESTEAD ENTRY 



The Secretary of Agriculture has approved tho reports of 

 G-xperts of the Forest Service and of the Bureau of Soils on the Hat 

 Oreek land classification project within the Lassen National Forest. 

 The project embraces an area of 91,675 acres, of which 25,246 acres 

 sre in private ownership. An area of 58,274 acres was classified a^ 

 non-agricultural r and the final classification as to 6,745 acres wac 

 suspended. This area will be re-classified, after the sale and removal 

 of the timber in order to determine what part of it is agricultural. 



An area of 1,410 acres was found to be chiefly valuable f o 

 agriculture under present conditions and will be listed with the De- 

 partment of the Interior for restoration to entry under the Forest 



orne stead Law at once. These lands are in Township 32 north, 4 and 5 

 east; 33 north, 5 east; 34 north, 4 and 5 east; 36 north, 3 east. 



No information can be given at the present time a s to 

 v:hen the lands will be restored to entrjr. When they are restored to 

 entry notice to that effect will be posted in the Sacramento U. 3 . Jan- 

 Office and advertised in the local newspapers. 



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