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Creek, Trinity, Shasta, Klamath, Siskiyou, and Stanislaus National Forests, to con- 

 fer with and assist the supervisors in their special-use business. 



Mr. C. S. Brothers, of the section of Special Uses, will, during July and August, 

 visit the headquarters of the Pikes Peak, Leadville, Holy Cross, Battlement Mesa, 

 Salt Lake, Wasatch, Uinta, Payson, Manti, Fruita, Ouray, Uncompahgre, and Gun- 

 nison National Forests for the same purpose. 



Agricultural Settlement (act of June 11, 1906) 



The particular attention of the examiners is called to section 8 on Form 110. In 

 every case complete information must be furnished under this section of any claims 

 established or asserted and the date of alleged settlement given. These facts are 

 absolutely essential before a withdrawal for the purpose of an administrative site is 

 made. 



Reports on lands applied for under the act of June 11, 1906, on Form 110, should 

 set forth definite reasons for or against the listing of lands. The general statement 

 that the lands are valuable for agriculture or for Forest purposes is not sufficient. If 

 a part of a tract is recommended for listing the report should explain why it is 

 desired and also give clear reasons why the other lands can not be listed. 



Examiners on the agricultural settlement work when they believe lands should be 

 withdrawn for administrative purposes should, while on the ground, make a com- 

 plete examination and survey in accordance with both the instructions for agricul- 

 tural settlement (Form 110) and the survey of administrative sites. Both of these 

 reports will be presented to the supervisor for his approval and will be forwarded in 

 the usual manner to the chief inspector for transmittal to the Forester. It should 

 be noted that these instructions cancel the former order, which simply required that 

 a recommendation for withdrawal only was necessary. If it is decided to recom- 

 mend the tract for administrative purposes, arid should an adverse claim exist or 

 be asserted, supplemental reports, on new Form 654 for mineral entry and Form 655 

 for agricultural settlement, will be required. 



Boundaries Administrative Sites 



Supervisors in transmitting recommendations for the withdrawal of proposed ad- 

 ministrative sites must bear in mind that no final action can be taken unless all 

 adverse claims, if such exist, are fully reported upon. Mineral claims must be 

 reported upon on new Form 654 and agricultural settlements on Form 655. 



The attention of all Forest officers in charge of National Forests is called to the 

 importance of complying with the instructions given in paragraphs 34 and 35 of part 

 4 of National Forest Order 23, which reads as follows: 



34. All plats and descriptions hitherto received which could possibly be accepted 

 as sufficiently definite have been accepted for withdrawal. Therefore all recommen- 

 dations for ranger stations sent to the Washington office before April 15, 1907, for 

 which no notification of withdrawal has been received by officers in charge prior to 

 Junt 1, 1907, should be considered as rejected and be resubmitted as promptly as 

 possible in accordance with this order. 



35. In all cases in which the original descriptions were not sufficiently definite to 

 enable the tract to be readily relocated, or in which more land than is needed has 

 been either recommended or withdrawn,. new descriptions should be submitted as 

 soon as possible definitely locating the precise tracts needed. 



