INDEX 



355 



Kankakee, swamp area, 51 



Kansas, area of, 18; Public Lands in, 

 21, 159; reclamation project in, 162, 

 167; value of Indian property in, 215 



Katmai National Monument, 287, 289, 

 293 



Keechelus dam, the, 154 



Kentucky, area of, 18; no original Public 

 Lands in, 21; visitors to forests in, 

 144; coal in, 185; proposed National 

 Park in, 258 



Keokuk, dam at, 189 



Kerwin, Jerome G., quoted, 185 



King Hill project, 162, 167, 168 



Kiowas, the, 210, 216 



Klamath Lake, 178, 278 



Klamath project, 162, 167 



Lacey Act, 311 



Lacey, John F., 284, 348 



Lafayette National Park, 91, 234, 275, 

 276 



Land, classes of federal, 4; administra- 

 tion of, 4; first goverment owned, 5, 

 6, 24; grants of, 8, 24, 25; U. S. policy 

 of giving away, 23, 30, 31; first selling 

 of, 24; speculation in, 25, 40, 41; un- 

 identified U. S., 39 ff. 



Lane, Franklin K., 168, 186, 250; quoted, 

 251 



Larch, in original forests, 95 



Lassen Volcanic National Park, 234, 

 237, 275-277 



Lava Beds, National Monument, 287, 

 292 



Lee, 223 



Lehman Caves, 287 



Lenertz, Dr., 259 



Lewis, 209 



Lewis and Clark Cavern, 286, 292, 293 



Life zones, western forest affected by, 94 



Lighthouses, Bureau of, reservations, 

 314, 332 



Lincoln, Abraham, 26; birthplace of, 

 298, 299 



Lions, mountain, original wealth of, 301 



Lipans, the, 210 



Literature, on nature, 334, 335 



Locust, in original forests, 89, 90 



Lodge, Senator, 125 



Louisiana, Purchase, 6, 26; area of, 18; 

 Public Lands in, 21, 70; sulphur in, 

 45; swamps in, 49, 51; mining in, 64; 

 mineral withdrawals and classifica- 

 tions in, 197; territories of, 220 



Lower Yellowstone project, 162, 167 



Lumber companies, 88 



Lyman, Raney Y., 73 



Maine, area of, 18; forest laws passed 

 by, 1 06; National Forests in, 130; 

 neglected land in, 182, 183; developed 

 water power of, 195 



Mammoth Cave, authorized for Na- 

 tional Park, 258, 271 



Manito, 224 



Maples, in original forests, 89, 90, 95 



Markham, Representative, 109 



Martin, approaching extinction, 321, 322 



Maryland, area of, 18; National Monu- 

 ment in, 287, 292, 294; National Mili- 

 tary Park in, 297 



Massachusetts, area of, 18; forest laws 

 passed by, 106; developed water 

 power in, 195; "wood lots" in, 336 



Massachusetts Bay charter, 55 



Mather, Stephen T., 249, 259, 337; 

 quoted, 252 



Matthes, Francois E., 259 



Maxwell, George H., 158, 348 



McNary, Charles L., 128 



Mead, Elwood, 169; quoted, 159-161, 

 164, 165 



Mena National Forest, 272 



Meritt, Edgar B., 219; quoted, 214-218, 

 226 



Meriwether Lewis, 287, 292 



Merriam, C. Hart, 307-309, 311, 348 ! 



Merriam, John C., 239, 240, 263 



Merrill, O. C., 184; quoted, 190, 191 



Mesa Verde National Park, 75, 233, 

 237, 238, 248, 276, 290, 291 



Mexico, land obtained from, 27 



Mexico Cession, 6 



Mexico Purchase, 6 



Michigan, area of, 18; Public Lands in, 

 21, 70; forest laws passed by, 106; 

 National Forests in, 130, 144; de- 

 veloped water power of, 195; value 

 of Indian property in, 215 



Michigan, University of, school of for- 

 estry founded at, 112 



Migratory Bird Treaty, 312 



Military National Forests, 332 



Military Reservations, 332 



Milk River project, 162, 165, 167, 170 



Miller, Senator, 109 



Mineral Leasing Law, 63, 65 



Minerals, reservations of, 60; interest in 

 national administration, 60 ff.; table 

 of withdrawals and classifications, 197 



Minidoka project, 162, 167 



Mining, 8; leasing act, 20; railroad 

 ownership of, 32; land classification, 

 43; swift development of, 66, 67; 

 problem of maintaining production, 67 



Minnesota, area of, 18; Public Lands in, 

 21, 70; swamps in, 51; forest laws 

 passed by, 106; forestry association 

 in, 107; National Forests in, 130, 144; 

 wild life in, 148, 149; value of Indian 

 property in, 215 



Mississippi, area of, 18; Public Lands in, 

 21, 70; swamps in, 49, 51; National 

 Military Park in, 298 



Mississippi River dam, 189 



Missouri, area of, 18; no Public Lands 

 in, 21 ; swamps in, 51; forest laws 

 passed by, 106 



Missouri River, the, 72 



