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COMPLAINT AND APPEAL. 



Make complaints to the local officers first. If they 

 can not settle the matter satisfactorily, write to The 

 Forester, Forest Service, Washington, D. C. Address 

 to him also all other correspondence which must go to 

 Washington. 



LAND FOR A HOME. 



First, select land that is really agricultural in char- 

 acter, then write to the Forester and ask to have the 

 land examined and listed under the act of June 11, 1906. 

 Be careful to describe it accurately by section, township, 

 and range, if it is surveyed; if it is not surveyed, describe 

 it by natural objects, such as streams, etc. It is very 

 important to locate it just as definitely as possible. After 

 this consult the Supervisor or nearest Ranger about how 

 to proceed. If the applicant appears to have the best 

 right to the land, he can get a permit from the Super- 

 visor to occupy and cultivate it until it is opened to entry. 



Do not squat or settle upon the land before it is exam- 

 ined and listed for entry. The law does not allow it. 



Do not apply to have valuable timber lands Usted. The 

 law refers only to lands chiefly valuable for cultivation. 

 Lands of chief value for the timber upon them will not 

 be listed. 



(See the agricultural settlement act of June 11, 1906, 

 on page 35 of the Appendix. ) 



PROSPECTING AND MINING. 



Proceed just as on the open public domain. National 

 Forests do not interfere with these matters at all. Tim- 

 ber and wood on a patented claim may of course be cut 



