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National Monuments Within National 

 Forests. 



By act of June 8, 1906, Congress provided for the 

 protection of cliff dwellings, pueblo ruins, ancient 

 rock paintings, unique topographic or geologic fea- 

 tures, historic landmarks, groves of rare trees in dan- 

 ger of destruction, and other objects of historic and 

 scientific interest on lands controlled by the Govern- 

 ment, and authorized the President to create, by 

 proclamation, National Monuments for their preserva- 

 tion. When a National Monument is created within 

 a National Forest, it is under the jurisdiction of the 

 Forest Service, which cooperates with the Bureau of 

 American Ethnology of the Smithsonian Institution 

 in protecting it and securing information regarding 

 such objects. The following National Monuments are 

 situated within National Forests : 



Name. National Forest. 



State. 



Bandelier 



Santa Pe 



New Mexico 



Devil Post Pile 



Sierra 



California, 



Gila Cliff Dwellings 



Jewel Cave 



Gila 



New Mexico 



Harney 



South Dakota 



Old Kassaan 



Tongass 



Alaska 



Mount Olympus 



Olympic 



Washington. 

 Oregon. 

 Arizona . 



Oregon Caves 



Siskivou 



Tonto 



Tonto 



Walnut Canvon 



Coconino 



Do. 





fCochetopa 



[►Colorado. 



T\ heeler 



\Rio Grande 





Sale of Timber. 



Ripe standing timber on the Forests, of which there 

 is a large amount, is sold at a fair price. Anybody 

 may purchase timber, but no one can obtain a monop- 

 oly of it or hold it for speculative purposes. The 



