(Srom the Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



San Francisco Office) 



IAHT IIIMIUA5I5 FROLI 



SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST 



^n April 27 the President signed a Proclamation 

 eliminating approximately 77,440 seres of lend from the Sierra 

 National Forest, California. This action results from recom- 

 mendatiens made by the Secretary of Agriculture, b-sec? on ex- 

 aminations and reperts submitted by the Forest Service. The 

 lands elminiated are situated along the western boundary of 

 the National Forest in what is locally known as the Sierra 

 ?oot Hills region. The greater portion of the land excluded 

 has been found upon examination in connection with the gen- 

 eral lend classification of this Forest to be mainly agri- 

 cultural rnd grazing in character. A great portion of the 



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lane 1 has already been acquired bv rrivate parties, either 



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under the ^eneral land laws prior to the inclusion of the 

 lane, wi'thin the National Forest or under the Forest Homestead 

 Act of June 11, 1906. In view of the heavy percentage of 

 alienation and the agricultural character of the land -^ener- 

 rlly, it was felt that the remaining areas of Covernment 

 lands excluded, from the National Forest should be eliminated 

 therefrwm in order that they might be acquired r.nd used in 

 connection with the surrounding agricultural Irnds already 

 appropriated. 



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