3 8 THE FORESTER. February, 



General Land Office, to give bond in a sale, with an estimate of the number of 

 satisfactory surety company to the Gov- feet, board measure, therein, and an 

 ernment of the United States, to be ap- estimate of the value of the timber as it 

 proved by him, such bond stipulating stands. These petitions must be filed in 

 that the makers thereof will pay to the the proper local land office, for trans- 

 it nited States for any and all damage to mission to the Commissioner of the 

 the public lands, timber, natural curi- General Land Office, 

 osities or other public property on such Before any sale is authorized, the 

 reservation or upon the lands of the timber will be examined and appraised, 

 United States, by reason of such use and other questions involved duly in- 

 and occupation of the reserve, regardless vestigated, by an official designated for 

 of the cause or circumstances under the purpose ; and upon his report action 

 which such damage may occur. will be based. When a sale is ordered, 



For the purpose of preserving the notice thereof will be given by publica- 

 living and growing timber and pro- tion by the Commissioner of the General 

 moting the younger growth on forest Land Office, in accordance with the law 

 reservations, the Secretary of the Interior, above quoted ; and if the timber to be 

 under such rules and regulations as he sold stands in more than one county, 

 shall prescribe, may cause to be desig- published notice wdl be given in each 

 nated and appraised so much of the of the counties, in addition to the re- 

 dead, matured or large growth of trees quired general publication, 

 found upon such forest reservations as The time and place of filing bids, and 

 may be compatible with the utilization other information for a correct under- 

 of the forests thereon, and may sell the standing of terms of each sale, will be 

 same for not less than the appraised given in the published notices. The 

 value in such quantity to each pur- act provides that the timber sold shall 

 chaser as he shall prescribe, to be used be used in the State or Territory in 

 in the State or Territory in which such which the reservation is situated, and is 

 timber reservation may be situated, not to be exported therefrom, 

 respectively, but not for export there- Every person who unlawfully cuts, or 

 from. aids or is employed in unlawfully cutting, 



While sales of timber may be directed or wantonly destroys or procures to be 

 by the Department without previous re- wantonly destroyed, any timber standing 

 quest from private individuals, petitions upon the land of the United States 

 from responsible persons for the sale of which, in pursuance of law, may be re- 

 timber in particular localities will be served or purchased for military or other 

 considered. Such petitions must de- purposes, or upon any Indian reserva- 

 scribe the land upon which the timber tion, or lands occupied by any tribe of 

 stands by legal subdivisions, if surveyed; Indians under authority of the United 

 if unsurveyed, as definitely as possible States, shall pay a fine of not more than 

 by natural landmarks ; the character of five hundred dollars or be imprisoned 

 the country, whether rough, steep or not more than twelve months, or both, 

 mountainous, agricultural or mineral, in the discretion of the court, 

 or valuable chiefly for its forest growth ; Any person who shall willfully or 

 and state whether or not the removal of maliciously set on fire, or cause to be 

 the timber would result injuriously set on fire, any timber, underbrush or 

 to the objects of forest reservation, grass upon the public domain, or shall 

 Estimate the average diameter of each carelessly or negligently leave or suffer 

 kind of timber, and estimate the number fire to burn unattended near any timber 

 of trees of each kind per acre above the or other inflammable material, shall be 

 average diameter. State the number of deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, 

 trees of each kind above the average upon conviction thereof in any district 

 diameter it is desired to have offered for court of the United States having juris- 





