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When rightfully severed, it is no Ion
ger part of the land, and there is no
restriction upon its sale. Its sever
ance under such circumstances is ii
effect only a legitimate use of the
land.
If the timber should be severed
for the purpose of sale alone; in
other words, if the cutting of the
timber was the principal thing, an d
not the incident, then the cutting
would be wrongful, and the timber,
when out, become the absolute pr:p-
erty of the United States.
The presumption is against the
authority of the Indians to cut and
sell the timber. The purchaser, to
maintain his title under a purchase
from the Indians, must show that the
timber was rightfully severed from
the land. If he does not show that,
the United States may seize or re-
plevy it, or bring an action for its
value.
A NEW CIRCULAR SAW MILL.
Practical mil men cannot fail to be
interested in the descriptionpresent-
ed elsewhere of a new iron frame,
double circular saw mill.
Tho first mill of this kind has just
been completed by the Reliance
'Works, Milwaukee, under the incess-
ant supervision of Mr. G. M. Hinkley
its inventor. Mr. Hinkley is an in-
ventor of genius and reputation, and
the quality of work invariably turned
out by the Reliance Works of Messrs
E. P. Allis & Co. has gained that es-
tablishmentthe confidence of mill men
in all quarters. Our sketch of this la-
test contribution of science to the re-
quirements of manufacturers of lum-
ber will be found on page 369 of this
issue of the WiSCOsIxN LurBnzuAx.
_ PATENTS AND INPROVENENTS IN THE LUMBER
°               TRADE.
aFor the week ending May 26th:
For Band Sawing Machine to Ed-
ward F. Gordon, Concord, N. H.
The shafts which carry the saw-pul-
1 leys are sustained by and made ad-
justable upon curved saddles.
For Miter - Box  to  Horace C.
Hough, Oshkosh, Wis    Adjustable
and reversible stops are used, with
* guides adjustable to any angle for
the saw, and for inside and outside
measurement.
For Water-Wheel to Edward B.
Lyon and William P. Lyon, Frank-
linton, N. C. The wheel is made
star-pointed, so as to run equally well
in either direction, and is supplied
with water through either of two
trunks which lead to opposite sides
of the wheel.  It is designed es-
pecially for operating presses.
For Mechanism for Loading and
Unloading Lumber to Hans P. Tot-
hammer and Gustav Osborne, San
Francisco, Cal A series of rollers,
several of which are toothed and
rotated, mounted upon a supporting-
frame which may be adjusted at any
desired height. The timber, being
laid upon the end roller, is caught by
its teeth and pushed to the next, and
so throughout the series.
For Mortising-Machine to August
Borneman, Lancaster, Ohio. Length
of mortise is regulated by the stops
and lugs on the carriage.
For Governor for Water-Wheels to
Hervy D. Snow, Cohoes, N. Y. The
float in the flume causes the pawl
mechanism to close the gate when the
water runs lowv. A cam, operated b.
the gate-shaft, throws the pawls on
of gear, when the gate is fully los&
or opened, to prevent breaking.
For Frame and Guide for Muley-
Saws to Alfred D. Clark, Hills-
borough, Ohio. The frames and
guides are provided with means of
adjustment in various directions, ac-
cesible at all times to the operator. j
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