Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the session of the Legislature of the State of California (1915) (14781036462)

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Title: Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California
Year: 1853 (1850s)
Authors: California. Legislature
Subjects: Legislative journals
Publisher: Sacramento : State Printing
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library



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rospecting is not interfered with in any way. Free use of tim-ber is granted to bona fide miners and prospectors who may not reason-ably be required to purchase and who have not on their own claims asufficient or practically accessible supply. The use and occupancy of the agricultural lands in the forests isdesired from every standpoint. Every added home helps in the up-building of the country. The forests are to serve the people in a perma-nent development of homes and industries. In addition, the settler is agreat help—practically a necessity—in the protection and developmentof the forest itself. Every cultivated field is a fire-break; every ranchis a vantage point to prevent and fight fires; every settler may becomea forest protector. The national forests contain waterpowers of great value, the aggre-gate capacity of which is estimated at 12,000,000 horsepower. Permitsfor the development and use of these water powers are granted under REPORT OF THE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 143
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144 REPORT OF THE PISH AND GAME COMMISSION. regulations which seek to prevent the appropriation of power sites forspeculative purposes; to secure prompt and full development; to pre-vent monopoly; and to secure a reasonable compensation to the gov-ernment for the use of the land occupied and the beneficial protectiongiven to the watershed. The administration of these various resources and the protection ofthe forests especially from fire constitute the principal work of theforest officers. The national forests contain the principal habitats of all the im-portant game animals of the west. No charge is made for hunting,fishing, or ordinary camping upon government land within the nationalforests and their use as recreation grounds is encouraged. No permitsare issued for game preserves or any use of land which would resultin preventing or restricting lawful hunting or fishing. Since game ingeneral is regarded as under state control, the federal forest officersderive their authority in gam