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Show G0UE1DT H 111 WET HERE To reach an understanding regarding regard-ing tho inspection of mining and homestead claims In national forests, a meeUug of about 100 representatives representa-tives of the department of tho interior and tho department of agriculture has becu called for Saturday at Ogden. The meeting will attract land oiflco and forest service officials from most vt the departments west of tho Missouri Mis-souri river, aud the outcome of the meeting will bo of great Importance. The meeting has been called at the request of James Wlloon, secretary of agriculture, and R. A. l'.alllnger, secretary sec-retary of the Interior, alter an investigation inves-tigation of the conditions as they ex-let. ex-let. At present, when a mining or a homestead claim conies up for patent pat-ent on a national forest. It Is tbo duty of both the forestry ofliclals and tho land office olTiclala to make an inspection. inspec-tion. In some cases the land oflleo I turns down the claim for patent, I while the forest service ofliclals accept ac-cept tho claim. The requirements of the one department de-partment for a patent are different from those of the other department. It is to establish a uniform system of inspecting the claims and probably prob-ably to leave the Inspection to one department that the meeting Is being held. |