230 OUR NATIONAL FORESTS 



Coal-Land Laws. Coal lands are mineral lands 

 and as such are subject to entry the same as other 

 mineral lands in the National Forests. 



ADMINISTRATIVE USE OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS 



Lands within National Forests may be selected 

 for administrative uses such as Supervisor's and 

 Ranger's headquarters, gardens, pastures, corrals, 

 planting or nursery sites or rights-of-way. These 

 administrative sites are necessary for the present 

 and probable future requirements of the Forest 

 Service for fire protection and the transaction of 

 business on the National Forests. 



WATER POWER, TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH, AND 

 POWER TRANSMISSION LINES 



Along the streams within the National Forests 

 are many sites suitable for power development. 

 These are open to occupancy for such purposes and 

 have the advantage of being on streams whose head- 

 waters are protected. The aggregate capacity of 

 the water power sites on the National Forests is 

 estimated at 12,000,000 horsepower. 



The Government does not permit the monopo- 

 lization of power in any region or allow sites to be 



