Egress and ingress of sttelers within reservartions, etc.>Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the egress or
ingress of actual settlers residing within the boundaries of such reservations, or from crossing the same to and from their property or homes;
and such wagon roads and other improvements may be constructed
thereon as may be necessary to reach their homes and to utilize their
property under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Interior. Nor shall anything herein prohibit any
person from entering upon such forest reservations for all proper and
Prospecting etc. M lawful purposes, including that of prospecting, locating, and developing with the mineral resources thereof: Provisio.
.Compliance with rules.Provided, That such persons comply with the rules and regulations covering such forest reservations.
Selection of land in lieu of relinquished claim.
That in cases which a tract covered by an unperfected bona fide claim or by a patent is included within the limits of a public forest
reservation, the settler or owner thereof may, if he desires to do so,
relinquish the tract to the Government, and may select in lieu thereof
a tract of vacant land open to settlement not exceeding in area the
tract covered by his claim or patent; and no charge shall be made in
such cases for making the entry of record or issuing the patent to cover
the tract selected: Proviso.
Unperfected claimsProvided further, That in cases of unperfected
claims the requirements of the laws respecting settlement, residence,
_ improvements, and so forth, are complied with on the new claims,
credit being allowed for the time spent on the relinquished claims.
Schools and churches. The settlers residing within the exterior boundaries of such forest reservations, or in the vicinity thereof, may maintain schools and churches within such reservation, and for that purpose may occupy any part of the said forest reservation, not exceeding two acres for each schoolhouse and one acre for a church.
Civil and criminal jurisdiction. The jurisdiction, both civil and criminal, over persons within such reservations shall not be aiiected or changed by reason of the existence of such reservations, except so far as the punishment of offenses against the United States therein is concerned; the intent and meaningof this provision being that the State wherein any such reservation is itnated shall not, by reason of the establishment thereof, lose its jurisdiction, nor the inhabitants thereof their rights and privileges as citizens, or be absolved from their dutie as citizens of the State.
Waters. All waters on such reservations may be used for domestic, mining, milling, or irrigation purposes, under the laws of the State wherein such forest reservations are situated, or under the laws of the United States and the rules and regulations established thereunder.
Registration of mineral or agricultural lands to public domain Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, with the approval of the President, after sixty days’ notice thereof, published in two papers of general circulation in the State or Territory wherein any forest reservation is situated, and near the said reservation, any public lands embraced within the limits of any forest reservation which, after due examination by person al inspection of a competent person appointed for that purpose by the Secretary of the Interior, shall be found better adapted for mining or for agricultural purposes than for forest usage, may be restored to the public domain. And any mineral lands in any forest reservation which have been or which may be shown to be such, and subject to entry under the existing mining laws of the United States and the rules and regulations applying thereto, shall continue to be subject to such location and entry, notwithstanding any provisions herein contained.
President may modify any Executive order, etc.
The President is hereby authorized at an time to modify an Executive order that has been or may hereafter be made establishing any forest reserve, and by such modification may reduce the area or change the boundary lines of such reserve, or may vacate altogether any order creating such reserve.
United States Geological Survey.
Scientific assistants.
Salaries. For Salaries of the scientific assistants of the Geological Survey: For two geologists, at tour thousand dollars each;
