U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



FOREST SERVICE, 



Washington, D. (7., June 12, 1913. 



SIR: I have the honor to present for your approval a fourth revision of the 

 regulations and instructions for the use of the National Forests. In this edition, 

 which has been prepared especially for Forest users, those regulations affecting 

 only Forest officers and not of interest to the public have been omitted. 

 Very respectfully, 



HENRY S. GRAVES, 



Forester. 

 Hon. DAVID F. HOUSTON, 



Secretary. 



U. S. DEPARTMENT or AGRICULTURE, 



OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, 

 Washington, D. C., June 13, 1913. 



The accompanying regulations have, under authority conferred by law upon 

 the Secretary of Agriculture, already been approved, to take effect at different 

 times, and all previous regulations in conflict with them revoked. 



DAVID F. HOUSTON, 



Secretary. 



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