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Show DEPARTATiT/T OF THE. IPTFRlOR, [L/l I \ Y* *A) Office of Indian Affairs, ^ASYIPGTO-. k I-T. • ^ Cir. 185, March 2, 1908. o^ To the United States Indian A;:ent '•' or other officer in charge. Sir: Under date of January 22, 1908, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture entered into an agreement, by the terns of which the Porest Service of the Pepartnent of Agriculture is to . lake a careful study of the forests on Indian reservations for the purpose of determining the best permanent use of the lands, and when they are found more valuable for /forest purposes than any other, to prepare and apply plans,'for their aanugeuentj to cell tmch timber a3 may be cut without injury to the forest; to supervise the logging-under methods which will improve the forest and yield the full market value Of all the timber cut; and to protect all forests on Indian reservations whether they are being cut over or not. ^ile the salaries and expenses of men employed to carry out the agreement mentioned are to be paid by the Indian Office, all men to be employed in this work, together with those now employed in forest work on Indian reservations, shall-be a part of the foroe and shall be responsible only and directly to the Forest Service. The Forest Service will observe 'in its administration the general policies of the Indian Office affecting the |