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these lands for grazing purposes, pending final action upon the 

 validity of the selections. 



In permits based upon the right to the use of unapproved 

 State selections the following clause should be inserted : 



And provided, That the issuance of this permit gives no 

 right to the use of the above-described lands except for 

 grazing purposes, and in case the selection made by the 

 State is disapproved this permit shall be null and void. 



The use of^ railroad lands within the primary limits of a 

 grant made by act of Congress, whether selected or not, which 

 has been surveyed and classified as nonmineral, and the use of 

 railroad land within the indemnity limits which has been sur- 

 veyed and selected, will be allowed for grazing purposes under 

 the same conditions as unapproved State selections. The right 

 to use nnsnrveyed railroad lands will not be recognized, but 

 persons who reside upon and have entered into an agreement to 

 purchase nnsnrveyed railroad lands may be allowed to occupy 

 not more than .'Ji'O acres under a special-use permit at a nominal 

 charge of two dollars ($2) per annum. 



Persons who are in legal possession of unperfected valid 

 mining claims have the right to use such portion of the grass 

 and other forage as is needed for grazing live stock used in the 

 development of the claims, but they have no right to dispose of 

 the grass or forage to any other person, or to collect any rental 

 for the use of such claims for grazing purposes. 



The owners of patented mining claims are in full possession 

 of the lands and are entitled to every use allowed the owners 

 or lessees of any other patented laud, but no permit must be 

 issued allowing stock to be grazed free of charge in exchange 

 for the use of unperfected mining claims. 



When the title to the land has been determined by comparison 

 with the Forest Atlas or by reference to the Forester, if private 

 land is unfenced and the owner or lessee desires to waive the 

 right to its exclusive use, an examination should be made by a 

 Forest officer to determine the grazing capacity of the land. In 

 no case will a free permit be issued for a larger number of 



