Our Public LandsBureau of Land Management, 1956 |
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... Claims Act of 1946 , tribes have been allowed to sue the federal government , claiming insufficient compensation at the time of surrendering their lands to the United States . The public land surveyors , of course , were normally on the ...
... Claims Act of 1946 , tribes have been allowed to sue the federal government , claiming insufficient compensation at the time of surrendering their lands to the United States . The public land surveyors , of course , were normally on the ...
Page 15
... claim in the wilderness . But historians forgot the man who led the way - the surveyor . Homesteaders established their claims on the basis of half buried posts or chiseled rocks mark- ing off the new territory in a grid of mile ...
... claim in the wilderness . But historians forgot the man who led the way - the surveyor . Homesteaders established their claims on the basis of half buried posts or chiseled rocks mark- ing off the new territory in a grid of mile ...
Page 6
... claimed rights , arise under many different public land laws . The regulations pertaining to the land laws are contained principally in Title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations . Manuals and instructions setting forth policy and ...
... claimed rights , arise under many different public land laws . The regulations pertaining to the land laws are contained principally in Title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations . Manuals and instructions setting forth policy and ...
Page 7
... claims . ( Such have been clarified as to field investigations and hearings rights . ) Many cases of unusual interest are received . One was a race track case in Phoenix . A million and a quarter dollar race track was being built ...
... claims . ( Such have been clarified as to field investigations and hearings rights . ) Many cases of unusual interest are received . One was a race track case in Phoenix . A million and a quarter dollar race track was being built ...
Page 13
... claims in conflict with hundreds of desirable small tracts . Oral argu- ments by representatives of both the mining claimants and an association of small tract claim- ants were held before the Director . Voluminous briefs were presented ...
... claims in conflict with hundreds of desirable small tracts . Oral argu- ments by representatives of both the mining claimants and an association of small tract claim- ants were held before the Director . Voluminous briefs were presented ...
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Page 1 - America! America! God shed his grace on thee Till nobler men keep once again Thy whiter jubilee! America the Beautiful By Katherine Lee Bates O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!
Page 8 - coast line" means the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters...
Page 5 - An act to stop injury to the public grazing lands by preventing overgrazing and soil deterioration, to provide for their orderly use, improvement, and development, to stabilize the livestock industry dependent upon the public range, and for other purposes," approved June 28, 1934 (48 Stat.
Page 14 - ... for permanent forest production, and the timber thereon shall be sold, cut and removed in conformity with the principle of sustained yield for the purpose of providing a permanent source of timber supply, protecting watersheds, regulating stream flow, and contributing to the economic stability of local communities and industries, and providing recreational facilities...
Page 6 - ... between men and land. By land is meant all of the things on, over, or in the earth. Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left. That is to say, you cannot love game and hate predators; you cannot conserve the waters and waste the ranges; you cannot build the forest and mine the farm. The land is one organism. Its parts, like our own parts, compete with each other and co-operate with each other. The competitions are as much a part of...
Page 7 - Francisco is situated, as will contain an area of four square leagues; said tract being bounded on the north and east by the Bay of San Francisco, on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the south by a due east and west line drawn so as to include the area aforesaid...
Page 2 - ONSERVATION is a state of harmony between men and land. By land is meant all of the things on, over, or in the earth. Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.
Page 6 - From the beginning of civilization, every nation's basic wealth and progress has stemmed in large measure from its natural resources. This Nation has been, and is now, especially fortunate in the blessings we have inherited. Our entire society rests upon — and is dependent upon — our water, our land, our forests, and our minerals. How we use these resources influences our health, security, economy, and well-being.
Page 6 - Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land. By land is meant all of the things on, over, or in the earth. Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.
Page 1 - O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness. America! America! God mend thine every flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law!