| Show FOREST NOTES more than mineral claims were patented within the national forests during tile the fiscal year 1915 within the national forest foundries boun dries are some 21 million acres in private ownership consisting of lands granted or taken up for one purpose or another before the forests were created or of homestead entries made since of the timber sales made on the forests last year were for amounts less than each up to june 30 1915 the national forests reservation commis commission Nion in accordance with the act of march alarca 1 1911 commonly known as the weeks law had approved the purchase of ir 1 acres of lands within the Appal achain and white mountains these lands will be administered as national forests on july 1 1915 the force employed amp loyed by b the forest service numbered of these about were employed upon tho the national forests as supervisors deputy supervisors rangers guards etc and GOO COO were engaged in administrative scientific and clerical work at the washington and seven district headquarters |
