THE USE BOOK. 51 



prior withdrawal for National Forest purpo g ^ g ( A p- 

 penclix7~p. 279.) 



All States and Territories alike may make indemnity 

 selection of unreserved public lands in lien of school 

 "sections included within a National Forpst^ whether the 

 title of the State has or hasnot been perfected byTKe 



'(Appendix, p- 278.) 



"The removal of timber from unsurveyed lands within 

 a National Forest without permit is trespass, and will 

 be promptly reported in all cases, notwithstanding; the 

 fact that after survey such lands may turn out to be 

 State or railroad sections.^" 



RAILROAD LANDS. 



A railroad does not acquire title to nor the right to 

 use, lease, or sell land within the primary limits of its 

 grant before Government survey (Appendix, p. 284), 

 nor wijjnn_its_mdemnity limits before Government sur- 

 vey and approval of selection. When the plats and 

 fielcT notes of survey show land in National Forests 

 to be numeral in character, use, lease, or sale bv < a yaj.1- 

 road will not be allowed, unless its ^el^ctjon^ of sjicji 

 landpas / been approved by the Department of the jjn- 

 tertpjgT"' 



f H" ADMINISTRATIVE SITES. 



Public lands within National Forests, and, where nec- 

 essary, Outside them, may be withdrawn from all forms 

 oTentry, for administrative uses._J 



Lands needed for supervisors' and rangers' headquar- 

 ters, gardens, or pastures, for planting stations, reser- 



