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his gtock. Our system of forest reservation, as at 

 present conducted, has been established but a short 

 time, the first public timber sale under it having been 

 made in November, 1900. Since then giant strides 

 have been made in protecting the forest from waste, 

 depredation and fire, and the pronounced benefits 

 arising are apparent to the most casual observer. At 

 first, the plan met with considerable opposition, prin- 

 cipally because it was not understood, but as the policy 

 developed, the people began to realize that forest reser- 

 vation meant a saving of the wicked waste so marked 

 in all former logging enterprises, a just price for the 

 timber sold, a protection of the forest from fire and 

 thieves, a conserving of the streams, a preservation 

 of the young growth, the utilization of the dead tim- 

 ber; in fact, that it meant more timber for their use 

 and benefit. Now practically all opposition to forest 

 reservation has disappeared and to-day it has the hearty 

 good will and support of every honest man in and 

 about the reserve. 



The present system could be improved upon by 

 replanting and reforesting. In successful forestry 

 there should be a seed time as well as a harvest. De- 

 nuded areas in and adjoining the reserves suitable to 

 the growing of timber should be planted with trees 

 adapted to climate and soil. This, with a practical 

 administration of the forest reserves, an administra- 

 tion beneficial alike to the forest and the mine, one 

 that takes into consideration not only the preservation 

 and propagation of the timber, but the necessities of 

 the mine as well, and that gives to the latter the most 

 liberal treatment compatible with the permanency of 

 the forest, will not, in my opinion, retard the develop- 

 ment of mining, but, on the contrary, materially assist 

 it. 



