Pamphlets on Forestry, Volume 91900 |
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... Lake States , the lower Mississippi Valley , and the Appalachian States . The Ohio Valley in the past has been the main center of production . Even as late as 1899 , the States of Ohio , Illinois , and Indiana produced 25 per cent of ...
... Lake States , the lower Mississippi Valley , and the Appalachian States . The Ohio Valley in the past has been the main center of production . Even as late as 1899 , the States of Ohio , Illinois , and Indiana produced 25 per cent of ...
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... Lakes of northern New Hampshire . It forms the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire for 180 miles and flows across Massachusetts and Connecticut for 120 miles . Its drain- age basin includes 10,924 square miles , of which nearly ...
... Lakes of northern New Hampshire . It forms the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire for 180 miles and flows across Massachusetts and Connecticut for 120 miles . Its drain- age basin includes 10,924 square miles , of which nearly ...
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... lake system than any other New England stream . It is formed by the union of Magalloway River and the outlet of Umbagog Lake , at Errol , N. H. At its headwaters is the magnificent system of Rangeley Lakes , the outlet of which is con ...
... lake system than any other New England stream . It is formed by the union of Magalloway River and the outlet of Umbagog Lake , at Errol , N. H. At its headwaters is the magnificent system of Rangeley Lakes , the outlet of which is con ...
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... Lake there is a fall of 1,235 feet , of which 610 feet is used , corresponding to about 120,000 net horsepower . Of ... lakes to gather the flood waters and equalize the flow of streams . There are thus two powerful influences ...
... Lake there is a fall of 1,235 feet , of which 610 feet is used , corresponding to about 120,000 net horsepower . Of ... lakes to gather the flood waters and equalize the flow of streams . There are thus two powerful influences ...
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It was as efficient as would have been a system of lakes . It had power to hold back the water on a steep mountain side almost as though the ground were level . Thus , in a great measure , it equalized all influences which contributed ...
It was as efficient as would have been a system of lakes . It had power to hold back the water on a steep mountain side almost as though the ground were level . Thus , in a great measure , it equalized all influences which contributed ...
Common terms and phrases
acres agricultural amount Appalachian Mountains average Black Hills boundary Cascade Cascade Range cent clear trunk Commission Congress corner of section corner of township covered Douglas fir east eastern slope Engelmann spruce entry floods flow forest fires forest lands forest reserves forestry Government grazing GROVER CLEVELAND growth important increase Interior irrigation Lake length of clear line between ranges lodge-pole pine miles millions mineral mining Mount Hood national forest national park navigable northeast owners portion precipitation present President Priest River protection public domain public lands purposes railroad rainfall recommended red fir region regulations River Secretary seedlings settlement settlers sheep soil southeast corner Southern Appalachians spruce square miles streams supply thence easterly thence northerly timber timber lands tion tract trees United unsurveyed range line valleys valuable Washington watersheds westerly western White Mountains white pine wood yellow pine
Popular passages
Page 25 - Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States land office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law. and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired: Provided, That this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman.
Page 4 - ... by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State in which such national forest is situated, to be expended as the State legislature may prescribe for the benefit of the public schools and public roads of the county or counties in which such national forest is situated : Provided, That when any national forest is in more than one State or county the distributive share to each from the proceeds of such forest shall be proportional to its area therein...
Page 13 - An act to repeal timberculture laws, and for other purposes," "that the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof...
Page 68 - An Act to enable any State to cooperate with any other State or States, or with the United States for the protection of the watersheds of navigable streams, and to appoint a commission for the acquisition of lands for the purpose of conserving the navigability of navigable rivers...
Page 30 - Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing or settlement was made.
Page 15 - States, by virtue of the power in me vested by section 24 of the aforesaid act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a public reservation all those certain tracts, pieces, or parcels of land lying and being situate in the State of...
Page 42 - Such public park shall be under the exclusive control of the Secretary of the Interior, whose duty it shall be, as soon as practicable, to make and publish such regulations as he may deem necessary or proper for the care and management of the same. Such regulations shall provide for the preservation from injury or spoliation of all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonders within the park, and their retention in their natural condition.
Page 139 - ... conviction, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Page 29 - And whereas the public lands in the State of California, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation; Now, therefore, I...
Page 20 - President shall; by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof " ; and Whereas the public lands in the State of Utah, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation ; Now, therefore, I...