FOREST BESERVE MANUAL. 5 



PROSPECTING AND MINING IN FOREST RESERVES. 



Prospecting and mining in forest reserves is not prohibited 

 or interfered with, and location and entry of claims is allowed 

 under the general mining laws of the United States and the 

 particular State or Terl•itor^^ 



Concerning timber on mining claims, see p. 24. 



BUILDING OF ROADS AND TRAILS. 



The permit to construct, enlarge, and repair roads and 

 trails in reserves is granted only by the Secretary of the 

 Interior, and never by rangers or other forest officers. 



Anyone wishing to construct a road or trail should make 

 application to the Secretary of the Interior. 



This application should state: 



1. Name of reserve. 



2. Name and address of party desiring to build the road. 



3. Location and length of the road, giving terminal points 

 and course. This should be accompanied by a map. 



4. Width of road and width of right of way intended to be 

 cleared. 



5. Character of land, or whether the road passes through 

 timber, burns, or open parks. 



6. Amount of timber and stone desired for purposes of 

 construction. 



7. When and by whom it will be built. 



8. What demand there is for such road. 



This application may be sent to the Secretary of the Inte- 

 rior direct or transmitted through the supervisor. In any 

 case, an investigation and full report of the forest officer is. 

 required before it can be considered. For this reason all 

 applications of this kind should be made in good season, and 

 not deferred to the last moment. 



RIGHTS OF WAY FOR IRRIGATION DITCHES, CANALS, PIPE LINES, 

 AND RESERVOIRS. 



The law says that: 



All waters on such reservations may be used for domestic, mining, mill- 

 ing, or irrigation purposes, under the laws of the State wherein such forest 

 reservations are situated, or under the laws of the United States and the 

 rules and regulations established thereunder. 



