Excerpt from Preliminary Land Planning and Classification Report of the Public Domain Lands in Marias River Area, Montana: Region III Billings, Montana Preliminary analysis and field reconnaissance indicates more detailed studies are necessary Within the above areas to properly classify the public lands and their resources and ascertain their place and relationship to the overall development programs in the area. These studies udll determine the value or significance of these lands for watershed, grazing, wildlife and recreational uses. Those public lands, outside of the sub-areas are generally grazing lands and primarily valuable for use in connection with privately owned lends. However, detailed examination of each tract is necessary to determine whether the lands are needed in connection With any public land program and if not, appraise each parcel in order that they can be disposed of at public sale. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Preliminary Land Planning and Classification Report of the Public Domain Lands in the Milk River Area, Montana: A Missouri River Basin Investigation; For Administrative Use Only Conditions and problems highlighted in this report are intended to benefit the management and development of public land resources and point the way to further study where needed. Subsequent reports on portions of the general area will include the detail study needed in connection with the public domain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This report of the Upper Missouri River Basin presents a preliminary analysis of the physical and economic features of the area in Montana and Wyoming embraced within the headwaters of the Missouri River tributary to Canyon Ferry Dam which is located near Helena, Montana. The purpose is to describe pertinent features which relate to the program for the development and use of the public domain lands in the comprehensive resource development program for the Missouri River Basin. The report is intended to serve as a guide in carrying out detailed studies of problems pertaining to the use and management of approximately one an one-quarter million acres of public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management in furtherance of the integrated comprehensive resource developmental program of the Department of the Interior in the Missouri River Basin. The appended map of the Upper Missouri River Basin shows the location of land in different types of ownership.