INDEX. 137 



Page. 

 Mineral exploration and acquisition, privileges on lands withdrawn (36 Stat. L., 



847) 22 



land, reservation (R. S., 2318) 53 



lands, land officers' duties regarding timber cutting (20 Stat. L., 88). . 104 



patent, procedure "for obtaining (R. S., 2325) 55 



railroad grant, status, decision. 78 



sale (R. S., 2319)..... . 53 



segregated in subdivision, homestead rights to small areas (R. S., 



2331) 56 



timber cutting, decisions Ill 



trespass penalties, etc. (20 Stat. L., 88) 104 



springs, authority of Secretary of Interior to rent or lease (30 Stat. L., 



908) 93 



wateis, control 93 



Minerals, reservation to owner selling land for forest reserve (36 Stat. L., 961). . 19 



Miners, right to make regulations (R. S . , 2324) 54 



Mines, claimant, requirements (R. S., 2325) 55 



locators' rights (R. S., 2322) 53 



See also Min ing. 



Mining claims, annual labor, requirements (R. S., 2324) 54 



conflicting, determination, decision 64 



description, conformity to patented claims, etc. (R. S., 2327). . 56 



discovery, requirements for entry, decisions 61 



electric rights of way over lands 89 



entry for foieign uses, decisions 60 



expenditures required to secure patent, decision 64 



improvements, requirements, etc. , decisions. . ; 64 



limitation of area (R. S., 2320, 2322) 53 



liquor selling on 60 



marking boundaries (R. S., 2323) 54 



procedure for obtaining patent (R. S., 2325) 55 



records, requirements (R. S., 2323) 54 



rights of owners, decisions under mining laws 60 



rights of way over 89 



shares of delinquent co-owners, disposal (R. S., 2324) 54 



timber-cutting rights, decisions Ill 



laws affecting Forest Service work 53-60 



and administrative sites, National Forests 92 



Black Hills Forest Reserve, limitation of homestead entry 35 



decisions under 60 



plants, rights of way in forest reserves (33 Stat. L., 628) 84 



purposes, electric power rights of way, decisions 89 



Minnesota National Forest, timber-sale provisions (35 Stat. L., 268) 97 



Minors, homestead claims (R. S., 2292) 42 



Moneys, withholding, timber trespass case, decision 125 



Montana, desert-land laws 72 



forest reserves changes, control (34 Stat. L. , 1256) 9 



increase forbidden (36 Stat. L., 847) 22 



school lands exchange 78 



in National Forests, status, decision 76 



Monuments, National Forests, depredations, decision, penalties, etc 75 



See also Antiquities. 



National Forest Reservation Commission, appointment and duties (36 Stat. L., 



961) 18 



expenses, provision and limitation 



(36Stat. L., 961) 20 



report to Congiess (36 Stat. L., 961). . 18 



Forests 9 



establishment in protection of stream watershed (36 Stat. L., 



961) 18 



See also Forests, National. 



parks, rights of way for irrigation may be withheld 89 



Navigable streams, protection of watersheds, cooperation of States in (37 Stat. 



L., 269) 20 



Navigation, streams, maintenance 17 



