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constructed in connection with this sale with the understanding that no 

 responsibility for accidents which may occur in connection with their use 

 is assumed by the railroad and further that they shall not be entitled to 

 right of way over any trains, (w. y. p., Sitgreaves, — Apache, D 3, 1912.) 



"The use of railway speeders" is a covering for forest officers, 

 and are often used to follow up trains during a danger sea- 

 son. 



DAMAGE TO LOCAL INTERESTS. 



45. (a) All damage sustained to telephone lines in connection with the 

 logging operations shall be immediately repaired by the purchaser to the 

 satisfaction of the Forest officer, (w. y. p., D. f., W. 1., w. f., Whitman, 

 D 6, 191 1.) 



(b) Any damage done to the irrigating ditch belonging to the East Fork 

 Ditch Company during the process of logging shall be repaired by the 

 operators, at the request of the Forest officer, (w. y. p., D. f., Weiser, 

 D 4, 1911.) 



(c) All roads and trails traversing the cutting area will be kept open 

 and free at all times from obstruction by logs, brush and debris caused 

 by logging operations ; and all roads and trails destroyed by the logging 

 operations will be rebuilt as required by the Forest officer in charge, 

 (w. y. p., s. p., w. f.. Sierra, D 5, 1911.) 



(d) All wagon roads and trails shall be kept sufficiently open to al- 

 low reasonable usage at all times, and suitable crossings shall be main- 

 tained wherever railroads cross such roads or trails, (w. y. p., D. f., 

 larch; Whitman, D 6, 1911). 



(6) All roads and trails traversing the cutting area will be kept 

 open and free at all times from obstruction by logs, brush and 

 debris caused by logging operations ; and all roads and trails destroyed 

 by the logging operation will be rebuilt as required by the Forest officer 

 in charge, (w. y. p., w. f., S. p., c. Tahoe, D 5, 1912). 



Lumbering operations often damage local trails, roads, tele- 

 phone lines, ditches; if this is anticipated one of the (a) to (e) 

 above clauses should be used. 



ADJUSTMENT OF THE STUMPAGE RATES IN LONG TERM 

 CONTRACTS. 



46. (a) We agree to pay for all timber cut prior to April ist, 1919, at 

 the rate of $3 per M feet board measure for sugar pine, $2.50 per M feet 

 board measure for yellow pine, and $1 per M feet board measure for 

 cedar, white fir, and red fir; for all timber cut subseqaent to April i, 

 1919, and prior to April i, 1924, at such rates as shall be designated by 

 the Forester on April i, 1919; for all timber cut subsequent to April i, 

 1924, and prior to April i, 1929, at such rates as shall be designated by 

 the Forester on April ist, 1924; for all timber cut subsequent to April 

 ist, 1929 and prior to April i, 1934, at such rates as shall be designated 

 by the Forester on April ist, 1929; and for all timber cut subsequent to 

 April ist, 1934, at such rates as shall be designated by the Forester on 

 that date; provided, that the rates to be designated upon each of the 

 respective dates shall be determined as follows: 



(a') For the purpose of this contract it is agreed that the average 

 mill run lumber prices per M feet board measure prevailing at the date 

 of execution hereof, f. o. b. cars, at the mills operating on the west slope 

 of the Sierra Nevada Mountains tributary to the San Joaquin Valley are 



