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(c) Persons living in the vicinity of the reserve owning 

 what may be called neighboring stoclc. 



{d) Persons living at a distance from the reserve who have 

 some equitable claim to use the reserve. 



17. Class (5) under paragraph 16 should not be construed 

 so as to allow large stock owners to obtain the preference 

 therein given, hj simply buying or obtaining small ranches 

 inadequate for their business. This will not be tolerated. 



18. All persons holding grazing permits pledge themselves 

 to assist in protecting the resei've and in preventing and 

 fighting fires. 



19. All persons who violate any of the reserve rules, or the 

 terms of their applications and permits, will be debarred from 

 the use of the reserve. 



20. Persons who own, or who have leased from owners, 

 lands within any reserve which they desire to use for graz- 

 ing purposes, and who must cross the reserve lands with their 

 stock to reach such private holdings, must make application 

 to the supervisor for the privilege of crossing. The applica- 

 tion must be accompanied with an abstract of title showing 

 the ownership of the land, and, if leased from an owner, a cer- 

 tified copy of the lease, and must state the number of stock to 

 be taken in, the length of time required to cross the reserve 

 land, the route over which the stock is to be driven, and the 

 date of starting, and the time when the stock will start out 

 again; also how much stock the owned or leased lands will 

 carry during the period it is proposed to keep the stock 

 thereon. When any such application is made to the super- 

 visor, he will examine it with care, and, if he finds it reason- 

 able and just and made in good faith for the purpose of utiliz- 

 ing such private holdings only, he will approve the same and 

 forward it to the Commissioner of the General Land Office. 

 After the Secretary approves the application^ due notice 

 thereof will be given the applicant, through the supervisor, 

 and he may then take his stock in; but owners of lands within 

 a reserve where grazing is allowed, may avail themselves of 

 the grazing privilege under paragraph 16 of this circular. 



21. The total number of cattle and horses or sheep that may 

 be allowed in a reserve is fixed by the Secretary of the Interior 

 for the following year at the end of each grazing season. At 

 the end of each season the supervisor should, therefore, go 



