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PARAGRAPH XXXIX. 



ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL WOODLANDS. 



The federal woodlands consist of national parks administered 

 by the arni}^ ; form part of military reservations administered by 

 the army; form part of Indian reservations administered by 

 the Department of the Interior; consist of vacant public timber 

 lands administered by the General Land Office; and consist 

 of national forests administered, since 1Q05, by the Forest Ser- 

 vice in the Department of Agriculture. 



None of the governmental divisions, save the Forest Service, 

 have created a special staff for the administration of the wood- 

 lands entrusted to their care. In all other cases, the ordinary 

 staff of the governmental branch a staff without any technical 

 education is employed for work concerning forests. 



With reference to the management of the Indian forests, there 

 did exist- for a few months during 1908 a special agreement 

 between the Department of Agriculture and the Department of 

 the Interior, extending the activities of the Forest Service in 

 the Department of Agriculture over the Indian forests. 



The General Land Office in the Department of the Interior is 

 charged with the logging operations on the ceded Chippewa 

 lands (Act of June 27th. 1902). The same office employs, in 

 case of timber trespass on vacant public lands, a force of special 

 agents under special instructions. 



Of the woodlands under militaiy control, those situated at 

 West Point are managed on forestry principles. 



In the national parks, there exists no forestry administration 

 proper, in as much as these parks are meant to be left to nature 

 uninfluenced by man. 



The administration by the Forest Service of the national forests 

 is based on the Forest Reserve Act of June 4th. 1897. The 

 administrative principles thus established refer to: 



