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Forest Reserve Manual
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REPORTS.
A proper management of the reserves demands that all conditions, all work, and all occurrences which affect the reserve in any way should be properly reported and recorded. Without a fairly complete knowledge of the character of land and timber it is impossible to regulate properly the utilization of the reserve.
In nearly all cases a mere general information is of very little value. For instance, an application for a million feet of timber can not possibly be properly considered simply upon a showing that there exists an abundance of timber in the reserve, or even in the particular township. The conditions and amount of timber on the particular quarter section, canyon, or hillside is what is needed.
Accordingly, every forest officer should learn to report, and, in order to report well, should learn to observe and record fully and correctly. Clearness, completeness, and brevity should be combined in reporting as far as possible; long dissertations and reference to irrelevant matters must be avoided.
The different reports are classified as follows:
RANGERS' REPORTS.
(1) Report of service. This report is made at the option of the supervisor, and its form and details are determined by that officer. Regular blank forms are furnished for this report.
(2) Reports on regular work, such as timber survey, forest description, 'free-use' applications, inspection of timber cutting, burning of brush, building trails, etc.
All reports of this kind are made according to the regular forms, and on regular blanks, where such are furnished. In making the report the ranger should never have more than one subject on a sheet of paper. Thus, he should not report the results of an inspection of a timber cutting on the same sheet with a report on a "free-use" application, but should use a separate sheet for each report. The reports may be made with a hard pencil or in ink, but where rain is likely to spoil a manuscript in ink the pencil is preferred.
(3) Reports on miscellaneous matters, such as grazing, saw mills, agricultural claims, mining claims, ruining mills; applications for right of way of roads or railways, canals, ditches, reservoirs, telephone and telegraph lines; for special privileges, such as hotels, road ranches, stores, whether isolated or in hamlets, villages, or towns, and reports on all forms of trespass. These reports are made whenever the case arises or the report is specially ordered. Like the preceding, reports of this kind are made according to the prescribed forms.
REPORTS OF SUPERVISORS.
A. —MONTHLY REPORTS.
These reports must include regularly:
(1) Daily service report of supervisor (regular blank).
(2) Service sheet of forest rangers (regular sheet).
(3) Reports of timber survey, on regular blanks. Each "block" or quarter section forms a separate report, consisting of:
(a) Map.
(b) Estimate sheet, or sheets.
(c) Description sheet, or sheets.
(4) Reports on scaling and cutting of timber. Every cutting is reported, on regular blank form, twice every month from the time the cutting is started until the case is closed, whether work is going on or not.
(5) Miscellaneous work, such as burning of brush, working on trails, construction of cabins, cutting fire lines, seeding or planting, etc. Each kind of work is reported separately, on separate sheet, according to the prescribed form.
(6) Report on fires.
(7) Plan for the coming month. A brief statement as to what work will be carried on, giving estimates of amount of work, probable expense, and reasons for extraordinary changes or enterprises.
(8) Reports on "free use" of timber. Made at end of every quarter.
(9) Report on grazing. Regular blank form. This report is made at the end of the grazing season and should contain the following information, in addition to the information contained on the regular sheet:
(a) Condition of the stock as they left the range, whether poor or in good flesh.
(b) Condition of range, whether good, too closely fed down, or seriously injured. State particular areas and not mere generalities.
(c) Whether the same number and distribution of stock (cattle and sheep) should again be adopted for the coming year or whether changes should be made in:
The total number.
The number in any district.
The size and limits of the different grazing districts and the parts of the reserves closed to sheep or to grazing altogether.
B.—SPECIAL REPORTS
These reports treat of:
(1) Agricultural claims or farms.
(2) Sawmills.
(3) Mining mills, power plants, and other manufacturing plants.
(4) Mining claims, referring only to claims investigated for some special reasons.
(5) Hotels, road ranches, stores, etc., located in forest reserves, whether isolated or in hamlets.
(6) Rights of way of roads, railways, telegraph lines, irrigation, and other canals, reservoir sites.
(7) Trespass in timber or any other kind of trespass, and such other reports as will be required from time to time.
Until all agricultural claims or farms, all sawmills, road ranches, or stopping places, hotels, stores, mining and manufacturing establishments existing within the reserve have been duly reported and recorded on the books of the supervisor and located on his maps, every monthly report will be accompanied by reports on these farms and establishments as time and opportunity exist for gathering the necessary information. While it is not intended that a special series of tours or journeys should be made to obtain this information, it is expected that every ranger will take every opportunity to collect data of this kind, so that the existence and location of every farm, mill, etc., be properly recorded and reported to the central office.
This class of special reports then comes under two heads:
(a) Reports transmitted with monthly reports and pertaining to information gathered as opportunity offers and time permits.
(b) Reports occasioned by applications for timber or grazing, by trespass, etc., or ordered by the central office, such as reports on rights of way of roads, telegraph lines, irrigation ditches, etc., which are forwarded as soon as possible.
When a farm, sawmill, etc., is once reported according to the forms here prescribed it will not be reported again unless some important changes have taken place, as, for instance, if the farm is abandoned or the mill removed from the reserve.
In transmitting the reports of ordinary rangers, the original (usually in lead pencil) is copied, either on regular blank forms, sheets, or separate paper.
Inspectors, superintendents, and head rangers furnish the monthly reports of their daily service and make such special reports on inspections, investigations, and other work as occasion requires or as they are ordered from time to time.
In using the following blank forms for reports, it must not be understood that only the particular questions need be answered, but all information necessary to a full understanding of the case is desired.
RECORDS OF THE SUPERVISOR.
The supervisor is required to keep record of the principal affairs of his reserve. These records, except that on the free use of timber, are kept in a book made of separate blank sheets furnished by the Department, showing:
(1) Service of rangers.
(2) Free use of timber (kept in separate book).
(3) Sale of timber.
(4) Survey work.
(5) Miscellaneous work.
(6) Planting and seeding work.
(7) Grazing.
(8) Agricultural settlements.
(9) Sawmills.
(10) Special privileges, hotels, stores, etc.
(11) Special reports.
(12) Timber trespass.
(13) Trespass other than in timber.
(14) Fires.
(15) Accounts.
Every report of ranger or supervisor, regular or special, is entered in this record. This record enables the supervisor at anytime to see how many agricultural claims, sawmills, etc., are within his reserve and where every one of these is located. It will serve the supervisor, as well as superintendent and inspector, to see where and what kind of work is under way, and also to facilitate the work of preparing the monthly report which for the most part will be a mere excerpt from or copy of the records of the several items. Where special circumstances make it desirable to keep additional records, temporarily or permanently, there is, of course, no objection to such additional record.
MAPS OF RESERVE.
In every supervisor's headquarters there should be
kept at least two maps of the reserve on which important work and other
data are noted for convenient reference. One of these maps should
indicate all cuttings. Every cutting is marked on the map by the number
of its case: It appears, therefore, as 
if it is sale No. 67, etc. To keep sale and
free-use cases apart the former are noted in red ink, the latter in
green. Where the cases are too numerous, an enlarged sketch map of the
particular district should be used.
On the second map all alienated lands, i. e., lands owned or claimed, and therefore not vacant, are shown. The ordinary mining claims need not be thus indicated as they are usually too small; but where large groups are held or a large part of the land is in mineral locations it should be indicated.
In addition, this map shows sawmills, mining mills, and all roads, trails, telegraph lines, etc.
Wherever sheep grazing is allowed or definite ranges are established, a range map is also maintained and kept up to date.
REPORT ON SERVICE OF FIELD FORCE, RANGERS, AND OTHER HELP.
This report forms part of the monthly report and is made on the blank sheets furnished for this purpose. On this sheet there appears, for every ranger, the following: Name of ranger; number of days spent during the month at the following kinds of work:
(a) Patrol duty.
(b) Timber work, including the marking and scaling of timber in cases of sale and free use.
(c) Forest survey, laying out districts and blocks, estimating timber, and doing map work.
(d) Special work, such as looking after grazingmen, making investigations and reports on rights of way, agricultural claims, etc.
(e) Miscellaneous work, such as the construction of trails, cabins, fire lines, seeding, and planting.
(f) Fighting of fires.
(g) Time spent off the reserve.
A total for each kind of work is given at base of column.
REPORT ON FIRE.
This form is used by the ranger in reporting fires, and it also appears on a regular sheet furnished for this purpose to be used in recording the fires by the supervisors.
The sheet contains the following information:
(1) Location of fire.
(2) Kind of fire. The fires are divided into three classes, as follows.
(a) Camp fires and other small fires covering not more than a few square rods.
(b) Small forest fires, extinguished without any extra expense or help and generally not covering over 5 acres.
(c) Large fires, requiring extra help and, expense.
(3) Damage done by fires:
(a) Number of acres burned over.
(b) Number of acres of real timber burned.
(c) Number of feet B. M. of:
1. Green timber }destroyed by fire. 2. Dry timber (d) Value of all timber destroyed.
(4) Probable cause of fire.
(5) By whom was fire discovered?
(6) When was it discovered?
(7) When was it brought to notice of forest officer?
(8) When was the work of checking the fire begun?
(9) When was the work finished?
(10) How many extra men were employed?
(11) Cost of fire:
(a) For help (outside of rangers).
(b) For material, tools, etc.
(c) Total cost.
REPORT ON THE FREE USE OF TIMBER.
A report is transmitted quarterly (every three months) with the monthly report, on the regular sheet furnished for this purpose, accompanied by the original applications, and copies of permits.
The following is the regular report made by the ranger and accompanies the application for the privilege:
REPORT ON APPLICATION FOR "FREE USE OF TIMBER"
This report should be made by the ranger or other forest officer on every application, and it should be sent with every case submitted to the Department.
______ ______ Reserve,
______ , ______, 190—.
1. Name and address of applicant: ______.
2. Does the undersigned forest officer know the applicant personally? ______.
3. Is the undersigned forest officer familiar himself with the applicant's farm or claim on which the timber is to be used? ______.
4. Does the undersigned forest officer know the statements in the application to be true? ______.
5. Is there any danger of collusion between the applicant and a neighborhood sawmill owner or operator, or other person interested, to obtain this timber? ______.
6. What precautions are taken to avoid this? ______.
7. If the application is for more than the ordinary amount of fuel, fencing, etc., the undersigned forest officer will state what he knows concerning this extra demand for material on the part of the applicant: ______.
8. Location of timber applied for: ______.
9. Kind of timber applied for: ______.
10. Description of timber: ______.
(This description is to be given on the regular blank forms provided for forest descriptions and estimates.)
______ ______, Ranger.
______ _______, Supervisor.
REPORT ON SCALING AND CUTTING OF TIMBER.
In all cases of timber sales the case is reported twice in every month, according to the following blank form. This is necessary, whether any cutting is going on or not, and the report is never omitted until case is closed or finished.
4—484.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
FOREST OFFICERS REPORT OF TIMBER CUT.
| Public timber sale reserve ______ ______, ______ ______ Forest reserve, | }Case No. ______. |
Report of ______ ______, forest ranger, of timber cut by ______ ______, purchaser of the timber sold in the above-entitled case under order of the Department of the Interior, dated ______ ______, 190—, for the ______ ending ______, 190—.
| GREEN TIMBER: | ||
| Saw logs, feet board measure | ||
| Railroad ties, feet board measure | ||
| Piling, feet board measure | ||
| Mining timbers, feet board measure | ||
| Fence posts, number | ||
| Wood, cords, number | ||
| DEAD TIMBER (STANDING): | ||
| Saw logs, feet board measure | ||
| Railroad ties, feet board measure | ||
| Piling, feet board measure | ||
| Mining timbers, feet board measure | ||
| Fence posts, number | ||
| Wood, cords, number | ||
| DEAD TIMBER (DOWN): | ||
| Wood, cords, number | ||
| MISCELLANEOUS, NOT ENUMERATED ABOVE: | ||
Has every piece of the above-mentioned timber been scaled according to official rule? ______.
Has every piece of the above-mentioned timber been stamped with a United States marking hammer? ______.
Has all of the above-mentioned cordwood been stamped, according to official rules, at time of measurement? ______.
1. Are the boundaries of the cutting area clearly outlined and marked? ______.
2. Have all trees cut been marked? ______.
3. Did the trees marked include all (excepting seed trees) above a certain diameter? ______.
4. What was this diameter? (If both dead and live timber were cut, give minimum diameter in both cases.) ______.
5. Is the purchaser making clean work, cutting all marked trees as he proceeds? ______.
6. Are the tops being utilized? ______.
7. Down to what diameter? ______.
8. Is any timber being cut into cordwood which is suitable for more valuable products? ______.
9. Has any timber been utilized for purposes not stated in the application? ______.
10. If so, how? ______.
11. Is all brush and débris made in this cutting piled so it may be burned easily and without danger to standing timber? ______.
12. Has the use of timber for camps, bridges, and road material been restricted to unsalable material? ______.
13. If not, has the timber used for such purposes been scaled and reported? ______.
14. Does the yield per acre overrun or underrun the original estimate? ______.
15. Is cutting in progress on the tract at present? ______.
16. On what part of the area is the cutting in progress? ______.
17. If not, give reasons for the suspension: ______.
18. How many men are employed in cutting? ______.
19. Has any material been removed from the tract during the time covered by this report? ______.
20. Does the removal of material keep pace With the manufacture? ______.
21. If not, give the approximate amount of manufactured material on the tract. ______.
22. Has the purchases in any way failed to observe the terms of his contract or the instructions of the forest officers; and if so, how? ______.
Signed ______ ______.
Dated at ______ ______.
REPORT ON MISCELLANEOUS WORK.
This forms part of the monthly report of the supervisor. All work of this kind must be definitely located. Each trail should have its definite terminal points and appear on the map with definite name or number.
______ ______ Reserve.
(1) Kind of work, whether trail, cabin, fire line, telephone line, etc.
(2) Location of work; name or number of trail. (If necessary this statement is accompanied by a map.)
(3) When laid out or planned.
(4) By whom laid out.
(5) By whom the work was done (name the rangers).
(6) Amount of such work, length of trail, size of cabin, inclosure, extent of fire line, or brush burned.
(7) What was the cost for:
(a) Material purchased.
(b) Extra help.
(c) Total.
REPORT ON PLANTATIONS OF TREES.
All cases of seeding and planting should be reported at the end of each season in connection with the monthly report for October. Every plantation, if successful at all, should be reported for three years in succession, to show its condition for the first three seasons. In the second and third report of any plantation, only its condition need be indicated, but, of course, its location is stated, and reference is made to the first report.
______ ______ Reserve.
(1) Plantation by seeding, planting.
(2) Kinds of trees.
(3) Locality, division; district, block, or section.
(4) When executed.
(5) By whom work was performed.
(6) What method used.
(7) Number of acres seeded or planted.
(8) Number of trees set out.
(9) Cost of—
(a) Material, seed, trees, etc.
(b) Extra help.
(10) Success; whether trees died or lived, seed came up, and seedlings lived, etc.
REPORT ON GRAZING.
This report is made at the end of the grazing season. A blank sheet, used also for the permanent record of the supervisor, is furnished by the Department.
The report covers the following:
1. Name and address of applicant.
2. Number of permit.
3. Kind of stock, whether cattle, sheep, etc.
4. Number of head.
5. Name of herder.
6. Date when stock enters reserve.
7. Locality where stock ranges on the reserve.
8. Date when stock leaves reserve.
PLAN OF WORK FOR COMING MONTH.
This accompanies the monthly report of supervisor.
(1) Patrol duty:
(a) How many men needed for this purpose exclusively.
(b) What are the principal dangers and danger points?
(2) Regular work:
(a) Number of cases of "free use" under way.
(b) Number of cases of sales under way.
(3) Special work on hand.
(4) Survey and miscellaneous work planned for coming month:
Survey.
Estimates.
Trails, etc.
REPORT ON GRAZING OF SHEEP.
(This report is made by the ranger whenever he meets a band of sheep not before reported.)
______ ______ Reserve.
Date of report: ______ day ______ of ______, 190—.
1. Name and address of owner: ______.
2. Name and address of herder: ______.
3. Name and address of foreman: ______.
4. Number of sheep in band; by actual count or by statement of herder: ______.
5. Kind of sheep (regular stock herd, lambing herd, yearlings, wethers): ______.
6. Number of goats with band: ______.
7. Condition of sheep (whether scabby or clean): ______.
8. When did the band enter the reserve? ______.
9. Where is their present camp? ______.
10. How long camped there? ______.
11. When does herder intend to move? ______.
12. To what camp or range does he intend to move? ______.
13. Date when seen by ranger: ______.
Any additional information: ______.
Signed: ______ ______,
Ranger.
This same form, properly modified, is used in reporting actual herds (not loose stock) of any kind, grazing or in transit, with or with without permit, on the reserve.
REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL CLAIM, SETTLEMENT, OR CATTLE AND SHEEP RANCH.
______ ______Reserve,
Dated the ______ day of ______, 190—.
1. Name and address of claimant: ______.
2. Married or single: ______.
3. Location of land (add a sketch map, if necessary): ______.
4. Land is held as (patent, agricultural claim, placer claim, mere squatter): ______.
5. When settled on by present occupant: ______.
6. When filed on: ______.
7. Is it the actual and only residence of claimant? ______.
8. If he is the head of a family, is their actual residence on the land or elsewhere? ______.
9. What improvements: ______.
House made of ______; approximate size ______, ______; ______ rooms.
Barn of ______; approximate size, ______ by ______.
Acres under plow: ______.
Acres under ditch: ______.
Acres under fence: ______.
10. Claimant raises mostly: ______; and raised the past season: ______.
11. Character of land claimed: ______.
(a) What proportion is timbered? ______.
(b) Kinds and quality, and approximate stand of timber: ______.
(c) What proportion is open ground without timber? ______.
(d) Was the field or cultivated land cleared or was it open park? ______.
(e) What proportion of claim is tillable? ______.
(f) Does the land need irrigation? ______.
12. Is this a stock ranch? ______.
13. How many head of—
(a) Cattle: ______.
(b) Horses: ______.
(c) Sheep: ______.
(d) Goats: ______.
belong with this farm or claim? ______.
14. Where are they grazed? ______.
15. Has permit been obtained for them to graze on public land? ______.
16. Has claimant sold or negotiated for the sale of any timber? ______.
17. Additional information in the knowledge of forest officer: ______.
18. If the claim or entry is believed to have been made at the instance or in the interest of any others, or believed to be in any way fraudulent, give name, residence, and post-office address of reliable witnesses, and abstract of their testimony: ______.
19. When and by whom examined: ______.
20. Recommendation as to action that should be taken: ______.
Signed: ______ ______,
Ranger.
______ ______, Supervisor.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL PRIVILEGES.
When it is desired to occupy and use public lands in the reserve for a schoolhouse, church, store, hotel, road ranch, public stopping place, sawmill, and other purposes.
______, ______, 190—.
The Honorable the SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
SIR: I, the undersigned, have the honor to apply for permit to—
1. Erect and occupy ______.
2. To be located on the ______ Forest Reserve at: (Describe situation by land survey, or along a road or stream, and by distances from well-known points.) ______.
3. Demand for this exists for the following reasons: ______.
4. The amount of land to be occupied will not exceed ______ acres.
5. The character of the land is: (State if covered by forest growth, or whether it is open park, burn, brush land, rough, dry, desert.) ______.
6. The timber needed for construction will amount to: (Number of board feet and kind of timber—whether pine, spruce, etc., and whether green, dead, etc.) ______.
7. State additional facts pertinent to the case: ______.
8. In case of permit obtained, I promise to obey all rules and regulations governing forest reserves, and to execute such contract and bond as will be required in this case.
Very respectfully,
______ ______.
FORM OF REPORT UPON THE PRIVILEGE OF "ROAD RANCH,"
PUBLIC STOPPING PLACE, HOTEL, STORE, ETC.
[For sawmill report see special form.]
______ ______ Forest Reserve.
______ day of ______, 190—.
1. Name and address of applicant: ______.
2. Is he a citizen of the State or Territory? ______.
3. Married or single? ______.
4. Present employment or business of applicant and place of same: ______.
5. Location of hotel, etc: (On what road, etc.; state how far from a certain well-known point, and in what sectional legal subdivision of survey.) ______.
6. Proposed buildings, dimensions of same, and material of construction: ______.
7. How much ground is to be occupied? ______.
8. Each feature of the business to be conducted. State by usual trade classification. ______.
9. Is the land open park or timbered? ______.
10. Is the land patented, or claimed; and, if so, under what form of claim and by whom? ______.
11. What improvements are there on the ground now? (Number and size of buildings; amount of ground under fence, under plow, under ditch.) ______.
12. What kinds, and how much timber will be cut in building and clearing? ______.
13. How near is the nearest place where such business as that named in the application is conducted? ______.
14. What need is there for the privilege applied for? ______.
15. Who will be the people benefited by such a place at this point? ______.
16. What is the applicant's reputation? ______.
17. What is his financial standing? ______.
18. If the location is at shore of lake or bank of stream, will the granting of this privilege involve any monopoly of specially desirable camping grounds or place of resort, and will it otherwise enable the applicant to hinder other persons in the use and enjoyment of the reserve? ______.
19. Will the establishment add materially to the difficulties of caring for the reserve, and in what way? ______.
20. Is there a trail or road over this ground, and where does the trail or road lead to, and what is its condition? ______.
21. If it is the purpose of leasing the ground under the act of February 28, 1899 (30 Stat., 908), what is its value? ______.
22. What special qualification has applicant for keeping this place? ______.
23. When and by whom was the ground examined? ______.
24. Other information and recommendation of forest officer: ______.
(Signed): ______ ______.
REPORT ON SAWMILLS.
______ ______ Reserve.
Date: ______ day of ______, 190—.
(1) Owner of sawmill: ______. P. O. address: ______.
(2) Location of mills: (Whether on patented or vacant public land, or on mining claim, etc., and where, on what stream, road, etc.) ______.
(3) Kind of sawmill: (Steam, water, circular, sash, band.) ______. Daily capacity: ______; extra machinery: (Edger, trimmer, lath or shingle saw, planer, etc.) ______.
(4) Operated by: (Owner, other person.) ______.
(5) Number of men usually employed about the mill: ______.
(6) When was mill located? ______.
(7) Since when operated? ______.
(8) About how long in each year does the mill run? (Months.) ______.
(9) Where are the logs now obtained for the mill? (Give distance from mill and locality of timber.) ______.
(10) What is the value of the logs at mill? ______.
(11) Does the miller do his own logging, or is it done by contract? (Give price, if by contract?) ______.
(12) What is the timber mostly cut into? (Boards, square timber, mining timber, railway ties, etc.) ______.
(13) Is the material piled and seasoned at the mill, or is it hauled away green? ______.
(14) Is the material usually sold at the mill, and at what prices? ______.
(15) Is the material hauled to market to sell? Where to? How far? (Name of place, distance in miles.) ______.
(16) What is the cost of hauling from mill to market? ($______ per M ft. b.m.) ______.
(17) What is the material worth at market point where sold? ______.
(18) In what manner is the sawdust, edgings, slabs, and other refuse taken care of? ______.
(19) Is there any pollution of the stream by sawdust or other refuse? ______.
(20) Are proper precautions taken to prevent fire? ______.
(21) Is the owner or miller financially responsible? ______.
(22) What is the owner's or miller's reputation in the community? ______.
(23) When was the permit granted for this mill? ______.
(24) Has the mill in the past given trouble of any kind, and has miller obeyed readily the reserve regulations and orders of forest officers? ______.
(25) When was this mill inspected last, and by whom? ______.
(26) Recommendations of forest officer are: ______.
Signed: ______ ______
GENERAL REPORT ON LANDS IN FOREST RESERVE.
[This form is used in examining lands with a view to elimination from reserves, or for other purposes.]
______ ______ FOREST RESERVE.
The forest officer will proceed and go over every section of this land and, unless ordered otherwise, describe the same by quarter sections, stating, for each quarter section, the following:
1. Location of land: ______.
2. Topography: (Is the ground steep, etc., and what is the approximate height of the highest above the lowest point?) ______.
3. Surface: (Whether even, smooth, or covered by ravines, draws, etc. Also, whether stony or not.) ______.
4. Soil: (Loam, sand, color, depth.) ______.
5. What proportion is covered by timber, burns, park, or open prairie ground? ______.
6. What kinds of timber? ______.
7. Condition of timber: (Mature, thrifty, defective, damaged by fire, etc.) ______.
8. Amount of timber, estimated.) ______.
9. How many acres of damp meadow land? ______.
10. How many acres of tillable land? ______.
11. Does land require irrigation? ______.
12. Is there sufficient water accessible to irrigate this land? ______.
13. What crops can be raised on the land? ______.
14. If the land is on the shores of a lake, or bank of stream, state: ______.
(a) Will the settlement tend to monopolize the shore line and prevent the public enjoying the water and scenery of the locality? ______.
(b) Will settlement interfere with the removal of timber from the portions more remote from the water, and thereby hinder the use of the forest? ______.
15. If there is any settlement in existence, report the same according to the form prescribed for this purpose. ______.
16. State what you know concerning the motives leading to the petition for elimination, inclusion, or reservation, etc., as the case may be. ______.
17. Recommendation of forest officer: ______.
______ ______,
Forest Ranger.
Approved: ______, ______. 190—.
______ ______,
Forest Supervisor.
REPORT ON RIGHT OF WAY OF WAGON ROADS, RAILROADS, CANALS, DITCHES,
RESERVOIRS, TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH LINES.
The forest officer, if not furnished by this office with a sketch map of the proposed wagon road, ditch, etc., can use the map of the company as base or skeleton to copy from. With this map he will follow the survey as far as it extends through the reserve. In examining the land he will sketch in his note book all points of importance, mapping them on a scale of 6 inches to 1 mile.
A sketch map and a description may be made for every half mile; but if the survey runs for a mile or two through forest of practically the same kind, or through a barren burn, the description of the first or preceding half mile may answer for the second or all following half miles; and the note will then simply be: "Same as last half mile," etc.
In his report the forest officer will answer the questions in the same order as adopted in this form and give to each answer the same number that the question has.
The report will, in form, be as follows:
Report on right of way: (Wagon road, railroad, ditch, etc.) in ______ Reserve.
(Month and date.), ______ ______, 190 —.
1. Name and address of applicant (person or firm proposing to build and use the road, ditch, canal, etc.) ______.
For every half mile, state:
2. Lay of land, level, slope, bluff, both on right of way and on each side; whether the way runs in a narrow valley, on hillside, etc.
3. Surface: Whether smooth or broken, rocky, bare, waste, grassy park, timber.
4. Soil: Whether gravel, loam, sand, rocky, deep, or shallow.
5. Timber on right of way and on each side. This is to be indicated by map and description.
As the maps are numbered in the order in which the examination is conducted, the description will refer to the map at every point.
In describing the timber, note:
(a) Condition of timber: Old or young growth; green or dead; defective or sound; injured by fire or a mere "burn."
(b) Kinds of timber: Name the different kinds and give their proportions, as, for instance: Mixed growth of fir 40, cedar 10, hemlock 35 per cent., with some balsam and spruce.
(c) Size of timber, as, for instance: Fir trees run generally from ______ to ______ inches, and are about ______ feet high. Cedar is from ______ to ______ inches, etc.
(d) Amount of timber per acre, as per estimate according to ______ method.
Red fir: ______ M. ft.
Cedar: ______ M. ft.
Hemlock: ______ M. ft.
Others: ______ M. ft.
(e) How much timber will be cut on right of way? ______.
(f) Value of timber to be cut on right of way. ______.
6. If railway should be built, will there be great danger of fire from it; and, if so, what can be done in cleaning or clearing near the right of way to lessen this danger? ______.
7. Any roads, trails, fields, bridges, on right of way? ______.
For report on the whole right of way, state:
8. If railway, canal, etc., will hinder the use of existing road or trail or other public improvement or convenience, and otherwise interfere with travel, with future logging, etc., at this point: ______.
9. What is the necessity for the right of way? ______.
10. Is the proposed enterprise likely to be a benefit to the reserve or a damage; and, in either case, why? ______.
11. Will the proposed construction benefit the settlements in and near the reserve, and in what way? ______.
12. Will it increase the danger of trespass? If so, in what way? ______.
(a) If there are signs of this now, state what they are. ______.
13. Has any work been done on this right of way, ditch, etc.? ______.
(a) If so, has it been reported, and when? ______.
(If the right of way is for a canal, ditch, or reservoir, report, in addition to the foregoing, on the following points):
14. Will the water from the ditch or canal do damage to the land and timber below the ditch? ______.
15. Are there any old ditches used in this enterprise? ______.
16. Concerning the reservoir site, what is the—
(a) Area of the reservoir site: ______.
(b) Surface: (Whether rough, broken, even, etc.) ______.
(c) Soil: (Whether sandy, loam, rocky, etc.) ______.
(d) Timber: (What kind of stand, what species, what size, how much by estimate.) ______.
17. Are there any water rights on this stream involved here? ______.
(a) If so, name the persons, or the number of them approximately, and the capacity of their ditches and their claims, singly or in the aggregate. ______.
18. Does the stream furnish all the water needed by these claimants at all times of the year? ______.
19. If all the water is not used by them, is it likely that the ditch considered in this application will interfere with existing rights, at least during dry seasons? ______.
20. Is the canal or ditch to be used to provide water for power purposes? ______.
If so, state:
(a) Whether the site for buildings and other improvements is well chosen or not. ______.
(b) How much land will thus be occupied? ______.
(c) How much timber will be removed in constructing and maintaining these improvements? ______.
(d) Will the presence of these improvements specially endanger the timber of the reserve? If so, in what way, and to what extent? ______.
(e) Will the operation of the plant in any way affect the character of the water in the streams, and to what extent? ______.
(If the right-of-way is for a telegraph or telephone line, the description of topography, surface, and soil need not be stated in such full detail as above indicated. A general statement will suffice.)
In addition to the information outlined above concerning timber, state:
(a) If the line follows a road or trail: ______.
(b) If along a road, is it a public highway as the word is used in the law of the State or Territory? That is, is it a recorded county road, or is it merely a neighborhood road? ______.
(c) What kind of timber is to be used for the poles? ______.
(d) Of what size are the poles to be? ______.
(e) Where are the poles to be obtained? ______.
(f) Under what authority or permit are they to be obtained? ______.
______ ______, Ranger.
______ ______, Supervisor.
RECOMMENDATION.
The forest officer, in his letter transmitting this detailed report, will make such recommendation for approval or rejection of the application as the case seems to require, and give his reasons for such recommendation?
REPORT ON UNLAWFUL FENCING.
______ Reserve,
Date: ______ day of ______, 190—.
1. Name and address of party using the fence: ______.
2. Location of fenced land: ______.
3. How many rods of fence are there? ______.
4. What kind of fence—barbed wire, rail, brush, etc.—including bluffs and other natural barriers? ______.
5. When was the fence built? ______.
6. By whom was it built? ______.
7. Is all inclosed land vacant public land? ______.
8. If not, what other kinds of lands—railway, State, etc.—are included and how much of each? ______.
9. In what condition is the fence now? ______.
10. Are there a sufficient number of gates to accommodate people in travel through the district? ______.
11. Does the fence work hardship and annoyance to the people of the district, and in what way? ______.
12. Do the parties maintaining the fence hinder settlers and travelers, or otherwise make themselves disagreeable? ______.
13. What attempts have been made to obtain title to the public lands within the inclosure? ______.
14. Have parties been notified to remove the fence? When, and by whom? ______.
15. Other information and recommendations of forest officer: ______.
16. When and by whom examined? ______.
Signed: ______ ______.
REPORT ON MINING CLAIM.
______ Reserve,
Date: ______ day of ______, 190—.
1. Name and address of claimant: ______.
2. Location of claim: (By legal subdivisions or natural landmarks; preferably use description given in register of mining claims as filed in district recorder's office.) ______.
3. Has it been recorded? (If so, state where, by whom, and under what designation.) ______.
4. Topography of land or claim: (State whether level, steep slope, rough, broken ground; whether in valley, on hillsides, or on top of ridge or butte.) ______.
5. Surface: (State whether even or rough and broken, smooth or strewn with rocks.) ______.
6. Soil: (State whether coarse sand, clay or loam, whether stony, gravelly, fertile, or useless for agricultural purposes.) ______.
7. Is there water on or near the claim which may be used in working this claim? ______.
8. Is there now a ditch or other means of bringing water on this claim for prospecting or mining purposes? ______.
9. If not, what has claimant done in the past to supply water for this work? ______.
10. Is the claim clearly staked out by posts or marks? ______.
11. Kind of claim: (Placer, etc.) ______.
12. Kinds of mineral alleged to exist on claim: (Gold, silver, lead, etc.) ______.
13. When located: ______.
14. Has assessment work been performed every year requiring an expenditure of not less than $100, and what evidence is there to substantiate this? ______.
15. What improvements are there on the claim? ______.
(a) Buildings: ______.
(b) Excavations: (Extent and depth, length of shaft, etc.) ______.
16. Is there timber on the claim? If so, what kinds and how much ______.
17. What evidence is there to show that there is mineral enough to make the claim a valid mining claim? ______.
18. Has the claim been thoroughly examined by an expert prospector, or miner employed to ascertain the character of the claim? If so, what is his name and finding? (Use extra sheet, if much information is added.) ______.
19. When and by what forest officer was claim inspected? ______.
20. Opinion of forest officer, and reasons for such opinion: (Do you think claim a valid one, or one merely located to hold the land for business location, town-site uses, or to obtain timber, or for other purposes?) ______.
21. Recommendation of forest officer: ______.
______ ______, Ranger.
______ ______, Supervisor.
REPORT ON TRESPASS.
(This form is used in trespass other than in timber.)
______ Reserve.
Date: day ______ of ______, 190—.
1. Name and address of trespasser: ______.
2. Trespass has been committed by: (Grazing; fencing; building of houses, mill; excavation of ditch, canal; construction of road, railway, etc.) ______.
3. Here follows a report according to the nature of the case, and made out in agreement with the scheme laid down for the particular kind of report; for instance, if it pertains to unlawful construction of fences, see report on this subject, etc.: ______.
4. In every case add:
(a) When, how, and by whom was trespass discovered? ______.
(b) When and by whom was it examined? ______.
(c) How long did trespass continue? ______.
(d) What damage was done by trespass? ______.
(e) Is there any damage done now by the existence, occupation, or use of the works, structures, etc., constructed in this trespass? ______.
(f) What steps have been taken to stop trespass? ______.
(g) Was it willful? ______.
(h) Has there been effort at settlement; and if so, what offers have been made? ______.
NOTE.—Any offer of settlement must be accompanied by certified check.
(i) Additional information and recommendation of forest officer: ______.
Signed: ______ ______, Ranger.
Witnessed: ______ ______
(Form No. 4—478 A.)
REPORT OF TIMBER TRESPASS.
______ ______ Forest Reserve,
Dated at ______ ______,
______ ______, 190—.
1. Name of trespasser: ______.
2. Occupation of trespasser: ______.
3. Residence and address of trespasser: ______.
(a) Has trespasser timber on his own land or claim? ______.
4. Was the trespass committed on—
(a) Vacant public land? ______.
(b) Homestead claim? ______.
(c) Mining claim? ______.
5. Describe land trespassed upon: (If unsurveyed, indicate by streams and other natural objects distance and direction from nearest surveyed lands, towns, etc. If surveyed, describe as indicated by the following sample: In township 7 N., range 13 W., Boise Mer., Idaho, NE. 1/4 of NW. 1/4, and W. 1/2 of NE. 1/4 of section 4.)
6. If trespass occurred in connection with—
(a) "Free use" permit: (Give name and residence of permit holder.) ______.
(b) Timber sale: No. of sale case: ______. Name of party in sale case: ______.
7. Kind of trespass:
(a) Did trespasser simply cut? _____.
(b) Did he cut and also remove? ______.
(c) Did he violate any of the regulations of the "free use" permit? If so, which? ______.
(d) Did he violate contract of sale? If so, how? ______.
(e) If the trespass was on a homestead or settlement claim, did the trespasser cut more than was necessary in clearing for cultivation? ______.
(f) If the trespass was on a mining claim, did the trespasser cut more than was necessary to develop that mining claim? ______.
8. What kind of material was cut? (Dead, live, standing, or down; pine, spruce, etc.) ______.
9. Amount of material cut in trespass: (Number feet B. M. of logs, or timber; number of ties, posts, poles.) ______.
10. When was trespass committed? (Date of cutting, hauling, etc.) ______.
11. Who did the cutting? ______.
12. Who did the skidding, hauling, scaling, etc.? ______.
13. Where was it sawed into lumber, and by whom? ______.
14. Is there any manufactured material—logs, ties, etc., on the cutting area or claim? If so, what, and how much of each? ______.
15. Was any of the material cut in this trespass found at other places—at sawmills, along the road, at streams, landings, etc.? If so, where, what kinds, and how much? ______.
16. Has any of the material been seized? If so, where, by whom, and how much? ______.
17. How is this material guarded? ______.
18. What was the material cut in trespass used for? ______.
19. Where was it used? ______.
20. Is any or all of the timber sold? ______.
21. If any is sold, give name and address of purchaser: ______.
22. What price was paid or agreed upon in this sale? ______.
23. Where was the timber delivered? ______.
24. Amount delivered to purchaser: ______.
25. Did purchaser make this purchase innocently or with knowledge of the trespass? Give reasons for your statements: ______.
26. What is the value of the material? ______.
(a) On the stump: ______.
(b) After being cut into logs, poles, posts, cordwood, ties, etc.: ______.
(c) After sawing and at sawmill yard: ______.
(d) At nearest lumber yard or other market point: ______.
27. Names and addresses of witnesses, and brief of testimony. (The testimony must be as to facts; mere inferences, opinions, and hearsay evidence will not suffice. The parties involved in the trespass should always be requested to submit a statement as to the facts in the case.) ______.
28. On what date did the forest officer examine the land trespassed upon? ______.
29. What facts did the forest officer himself find; that is to say, what is his own testimony? ______.
30. Was the trespass willful or unintentional? (State carefully all the facts and circumstances that lead you to think it either willful or unintentional.) ______.
31. Is the trespasser financially responsible, and to what extent? ______.
32. Has the trespasser offered to settle, and on what terms? ______.
NOTE—All applications for settlement must be accompanied by certified check for amount of money offered.
33. Action recommended by the forest officer: ______
Signature of officer who examined the land and case: ______ ______.
Report examined by:
______ ______, Forest Supervisor.
CONTRACT FOR SPECIAL PRIVILEGES.
______ ______ Forest Reserve.
No. ______.
CONTRACT.
This contract is hereby entered into by and between ______, party of the first part, and the Secretary of the Interior for the United States of America, party of the second part, for the privilege of occupying ______ acres of land, situated in the ______ Forest Reserve, and located as follows: ______. And to erect thereon (number) ______ buildings, as follows: (Here give size, number of stories, and material of each.) ______ to be constructed from timber to be obtained from (claim or reserve) ______ under (sale or free use) _____. The buildings to be used as (hotel, store, shop, mill, post-office, dwelling, etc.) ______, in agreement with my application.
To maintain a (boat, steamboat, ferryboat, or other special privilege—here describe same) ______ on (here describe location of operation of privilege—lake, river, etc.) ______
In consideration of this permit so granted to me, I (name), promise and agree to observe and obey the following conditions and requirements:
1. To commit no trespass on timber or otherwise.
2. Never to assist or encourage trespass of any kind by keeping or assisting trespassers, or by purchasing timber or other material obtained in trespass.
3. To assist forest officers in the execution of their duties by furnishing information and actual help in cases of emergency.
4. To do all in my power to prevent forest fires and to assist in fighting the same, without waiting to be called upon to do so by the proper officer.
5. Never to kill game out of season or otherwise violate the game laws.
6. Not to purchase game, pelts, or skins when there is good reason to believe that the game laws have been violated in the capture of these articles.
7. To obey cheerfully, and at all times, the rules and regulations prescribed by the Department for the government of forest reserves.
8. To conduct my business in a proper, honest manner, satisfactory to the public which is to be served thereby.
9. To refrain from excessive charges.
10. To keep a clean and orderly place.
11. To keep a satisfactory stock of goods, so that there may exist no reason for additional establishments of this kind at this place.
12. Never to harbor evil-minded persons, or persons of bad repute.
13. That I will pay the United States for any and all damage sustained by reason of my use and occupation of said forest reserve, regardless of the cause or circumstances under which such damage may occur.
14. To (Here add as the case requires: If for a hotel, such clauses as pertain to the sale of liquors, gaming devices, etc.) ______.
I further agree to execute a bond, running to the United States, with approved sureties, in the sum of ______, conditioned for the payment of any and all damage, as aforesaid, and for the faithful performance of this agreement and strict compliance with the laws and regulations aforesaid; and in the event of failure on my part to do and perform any of the requirements hereinbefore set forth, then, in such event, said bond is to be declared forfeited and the permission hereinbefore granted and all privileges thereunder shall cease and terminate. It is further agreed and understood that the permission herein granted is subject to revocation by the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, at any time, notwithstanding the period for which this agreement is approved may not have then expired.
______ ______.
Dated at ______ ______,
______ ______, 190—.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Washington, D. C., ______ ______, 190—.
This contract is approved and entered into for the period of ______ from ______, 190—; and is executed in duplicate, the original to be retained in the General Land Office and the duplicate to be delivered to the applicant.
______ ______,
Secretary of the Interior.
4—180.
CONTRACT FOR SAWMILL PRIVILEGE.
______ ______ Forest Reserve.
This memorandum of agreement witnesseth: That in consideration of permission hereby granted by the Secretary of the Interior, authorizing me to erect a sawmill on [describe here location and kind (steam, water, etc., circular or band), and also daily capacity, etc.] ______.
I, the undersigned, agree and promise:
1. To conduct the business of such sawmill in an orderly manner.
2. To abstain from any illegal cutting of timber.
3. To refuse to saw or handle any timber or lumber where I am not assured that it is procured according to the rules prescribed by the Department of the Interior.
4. That I will take all necessary precautions against fire, and will obey directions all orders issued and given by the officers in charge of said reservation for the better protection of the forest reserve.
5. That the disposition of the sawdust and other refuse will be made in such manner as not to violate the rules of the Department guarding the purity of the streams, and that any orders issued or directions given by forest officers pertaining to a proper disposition of such sawdust or refuse will be promptly obeyed.
6. That I will comply with the laws and all rules and regulations of the Department now or hereafter in force during the continuance of this agreement governing forest reserves, and will do every act and submit to every requirement necessary to the promotion of the interests involved in the creation of said forest reservation.
7. That I will pay the United States for any and all damage sustained by reason of my use and occupation of said forest reserve, regardless of the cause or circumstances under which such damage may occur.
I further agree to execute a bond, running to the United States, with approved sureties, in the sum of, conditioned for the payment of any and all damage as aforesaid, and for the faithful performance of this agreement and strict compliance with the laws and regulations aforesaid; and in the event of failure on my part to do and perform any of the requirements hereinbefore set forth, then in such event said bond is to be declared forfeited and the permission hereinbefore granted and all privileges thereunder shall cease and determine. It is further agreed and understood that the permission herein granted is subject to revocation by the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, at any time, notwithstanding the period for which this agreement is approved may not have then expired.
______ ______.
Dated at ______ ______, 190—.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Washington, D. C., ______, 190—
This contract is approved and entered into for the period of ______ from ______ 190—, and is executed in duplicate, the original to be retained in the General Land Office and the duplicate to be delivered to the applicant.
______ ______,
Secretary of the Interior.
APPLICATION FOR SHEEP-GRAZING PRIVILEGE.
No. —.
State of ______ ______.
______ ______, 190—
I, ______, of ______, being a citizen, or having declared my intention to become a citizen, of the United States and a resident of the State of ______, do hereby make application for the privilege of pasturing not more than ______ head of sheep, actually owned by me, within the ______ forest reserve: Provided, That there shall be excepted, and on which the animals shall not intrude, the following-described areas, localities, and tracts, to wit: ______
It is my desire to graze said animals upon that part of the reserve bounded and described as follows, to wit: ______ exclusive of any of the said excepted areas, localities, and tracts which may fall within said bounds.
This application is made for my own exclusive use and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use of any other person; and not for the purpose of obtaining a permit to be sold or relinquished in any manner or for any consideration, and if the pasturing is permitted hereunder, I do hereby agree that it shall not begin earlier than ______, 190—, and that it shall end not latter than ______, 190—, and that the animals shall-not be corralled within five hundred (500) yards of any running stream or living spring, and that they shall not intrude on any of the said excepted areas, or on any well-known places of public resort or reservoir supply.
Further: If this application is granted, I do hereby agree to fully comply with all and singular the requirements of any law of Congress now or hereafter enacted relating to the grazing of livestock in forest reserves, and with all and singular the requirements of any rules or regulations now or hereafter adopted in pursuance of any such law of Congress.
I also hereby bind myself and employees engaged in caring for the animals while on the reserve to extinguish all fires started by any of said employees before leaving the vicinity thereof, and to aid in extinguishing all camp and forest fires within the territory occupied by me or said employees, and to cooperate generally with the forest officers and rangers in protecting the reserve from fires and depredations, if possible to do so, and to give timely information thereof to the said forest officers and rangers.
I also further agree that as soon as my animals enter the reserve, and thereafter, to notify the forest supervisor in charge of the reserve of their specific location, and to give a description of the range occupied, to the end that their exact location at all times, while in the reserve, may be known to the forest officers.
This application is also made with the understanding and full agreement thereto that penalties will be imposed for a violation of rules, as follows:
PERMITS CANCELED AND REFUSED.
1. For obtaining or attempting to obtain a permit on false representations.
2. For willful trespass upon areas where not permitted, either on closed areas or the ranges of others.
3. For setting out fires to clear range.
4. For willful negligence in leaving camp or other fires.
5. For refusing to observe promptly any direct order from the Department requiring an observance of any rule.
OTHER PENALTIES.
The number of sheep covered by a permit to be materially reduced for the following-stated causes, viz:
1. For crowding onto a neighbor's range without the consent of said neighbor.
2. For bedding sheep more than six nights in succession in any one place, except when bedding bands of ewes during lambing season.
3. For entering the reserve prior to the date authorized.
4. For remaining in the reserve after the permit has expired.
5. For corralling within five hundred yards of a running stream or living spring.
6. For gross carelessness in leaving camp fires.
7. For failure to aid in extinguishing a fire occurring within the range occupied when possible to do so.
8. And for such other minor violations of the rules as may occur.
9. For failure to remove sheep promptly upon order of forest officer when damage is being done to the range.
10. For failure of herder to corral for count, upon order of forest officer or ranger, when number of sheep appears to be greater than the number covered by permit.
I also agree to forfeit the permit for a violation of any of its terms or of the terms hereof, or whenever an injury is being done the reserve by reason of the presence of the animals therein.
______ ______,
(P. O. address): ______ ______.
Witnessed by—
______ ______,
(P. O. address): ______ ______.
Examined and recommended, ______ 190—.
______ ______,
Forest Supervisor.
Application approved, ______ 190—.
______ ______,
Commissioner U. S. General Land Office.
APPLICATION FOR CATTLE AND HORSE GRAZING PRIVILEGE.
No. ______.
State of ______ ______,
______ ______, 190—
I, ______, of ______, being a citizen, or having declared my intention to because a citizen, of the United States and a resident of the State of ______, do hereby make application for the privilege of pasturing ______ head of cattle and ______ head of horses within the ______ forest reserve: Provided, That there shall be excepted, and on which the animals shall not intrude, the following-described areas, localities, and tracts, to wit: ______
It is my desire to graze said animals upon that part of the reserve bounded and described as follows, to wit: ______
This application is made for my own exclusive use and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use of any other person, and not for the purpose of obtaining a permit to be sold or relinquished in any manner or for any consideration, and if the pasturing is permitted hereunder I do hereby agree that it shall not begin earlier than, ______ 190—, and that it shall end not later than, ______ 190—, and that the animals shall not intrude on any of the said excepted areas or on any well-known places of public resort or reservoir supply.
Further: If this application is granted, I do hereby agree to fully comply with all and singular the requirements of any law of Congress now or hereafter enacted relating to the grazing of livestock in forest reserves, and with all and singular the requirements of any rules or regulations now or hereafter adopted in pursuance of any such law of Congress.
I also hereby bind myself and employees engaged in caring for the animals while on the reserve to extinguish all fires started by any of said employees before leaving the vicinity thereof, and to aid in extinguishing all camp and forest fires within the territory occupied by me or said employees, and to cooperate generally with the forest officers and rangers in protecting the reserve from fires and depredations, if possible to do so, and to give timely information thereof to the said forest officers and rangers.
I also further agree that as soon as my animals enter the reserve, and thereafter, to notify the forest supervisor in charge of the reserve of their specific location, and to give a description of the range occupied, to the end that their exact location at all times, while in the reserve, may be known to the forest officers.
I also agree to forfeit the permit for a violation of any of its terms or of the terms hereof or whenever an injury is being done the reserve by reason of the presence of the animals therein.
______ ______,
(P. O. address): ______ ______.
Witnessed by—
______ ______.
(P. O. address): ______ ______.
Examined and recommended ______, 190—.
______ ______,
Forest Supervisor.
Application approved, ______ 190—.
______ ______,
Commissioner U. S. General Land Office.
SHEEP GRAZING PERMIT.
No. ______
Act of June 4, 1897.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
Washington, D. C., ______ ______, 190—.
Under Department regulations of December 23, 1901, M. ______, of ______, is hereby authorized to pasture ______ head at sheep within the ______ forest reserve from, ______ 190—, to ______, 190—: Provided, That the animals shall not be corralled within five hundred yards of any running stream or living spring, nor intrude upon (to which this permit does not extend) any place of public resort or reservoir supply, nor upon any of the areas, and tracts described as follows, to wit: ______
This permit is issued on the conditions that said ______ has, by his application No. ______, dated, ______ 190—, agreed to fully comply with all and singular the requirements of any law of Congress now or hereafter enacted relating to the grazing of livestock in forest reserves, and with all and singular the requirements of any rules or regulations now or hereafter adapted in pursuance of any such law of Congress, and that he or his employees engaged in caring for the animals while on the reserve will extinguish all fires started by himself or any of said employees before leaving the vicinity thereof, and to cooperate generally, so far as possible, with the forest officers and rangers in protecting the reserve from fires and depredations; and that as soon as said animals shall enter the reserve, and thereafter, to notify the forest supervisor in charge at their specific location, giving a description of the range occupied; and that the said application was made with the understanding, and full agreement thereto, that penalties will be imposed for a violation of rules as follows:
PERMITS CANCELED AND REFUSED.
1. For obtaining or attempting to obtain a permit on false representations.
2. For willful trespass upon areas where not permitted, either on closed areas or the ranges of others.
3. For setting out fires to clear range.
4. For willful negligence in leaving camp or other fires.
5. For refusing to observe promptly any direct order from the Department requiring an observance of any rule.
OTHER PENALTIES.
The number of sheep covered by a permit to be materially reduced for the following-stated causes, viz:
1. For crowding onto a neighbor's range without the consent of said neighbor.
2. For bedding sheep more than six nights in succession in any one place, except when bedding bands of ewes during lambing season.
3. For entering the reserve prior to the date authorized.
4. For remaining in the reserve after the permit has expired.
5. For corralling within five hundred yards of a running stream or living spring.
6. For gross carelessness in leaving camp fires.
7. For failure to aid in extinguishing a fire occurring within the range occupied when possible to do so.
8. And for such other minor violations of the rules as may occur.
9. For failure to remove sheep promptly upon order of forest officer when damage is being done to the range.
10. For failure of herder to corral for count, upon order of forest officer or ranger, when number of sheep appears to be greater than the number covered by permit.
This privilege is extended with no obligation or agreement to maintain an exclusive possession upon any part of said reserve to any one person or firm, nor as to adjustment of any conflict as to possession.
For a violation of any of the terms hereof, or any of the terms of the application on which it is based, or wherever an injury is being done the reserve by reason of the presence of the animals therein, this permit will be canceled and the animals will be removed from the reserve.
______ ______,
Commissioner.
Approved, ______ ______, 190—.
______ ______,
Secretary of the Interior.
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