CLAIMS. 19 



District, Wampum Mining Co., claimant for the Wigwam Lode, within the Coeur 

 d'Alene National Forest. 



Reference is made to letters ("N" H. C. F.) of the Commissioner of the General 

 Land Office to the Forester, dated May 7 and September 20, 1910, respectively, 

 requesting report on this case. 



Very truly yours, , 



District Forester. 



If the chief of field division is of opinion that no hearing is neces- 

 sary, he will, in accordance with the regulations of the Interior 

 Department, transmit the report or the letter "No protest" to the 

 Commissioner of the General Land Office with his recommendation. 



When upon a review of the facts presented in a preliminary report 

 on a mineral claim it is determined that the conclu- 



by sions do not warrant a favorable report, the district 

 mineral exam- . . j 1 i 



ln er> forester will order an examination and report by a 



mineral examiner. No other action will be taken 

 upon the preliminary report, and the report of the mineral examiner, 

 when received, will oe acted upon in accordance with the procedure 

 followed in other reports from Forest officers. 



If the district forester is of the opinion that a contest should be 



. instituted, he will refer the report to the district 



adversTrepor?s "' ass i s ^ant to the solicitor for examination as to the 



law and the sufficiency of the evidence. Upon the 



request of the district assistant to the solicitor the district forester 



will order such additional investigation or secure such additional 



evidence as the district assistant to the solicitor may require. 



If the district forester is informed by the district assistant to the 

 solicitor that, in his opinion, no contest should be instituted, and if 

 the district forester is still of the opinion that one should be instituted, 

 he will refer all the papers in the case to the Forester. 



When a report has been found to be sufficient and is returned by 

 the district assistant to the solicitor with a draft of the charges against 

 the claim, the district forester will transmit the report directly to the 

 chief of field division with recommendation that a contest be insti- 

 tuted upon the charges indicated. 



In every case the original and one copy of the 

 * R !i p * r i!- S / e f report and the original and one copy of all affidavits 

 fieTd division C an d statements will be transmitted to the chief of 



field division. 



N . When a report is transmitted to the chief of field 



claimant and division, the district forester will at once notify the 

 supervisor of claimant of the fact and the date of transmission, and 

 transmission of whether the report was favorable or unfavorable, with 

 report to chief of no f ur th er detail. A copy of the letter to the claimant 

 will be sent to the supervisor. 



When a report has been submitted to the chief of 



Case referred to field division with recommendation that a contest be 



district assistant initiated, the district forester will refer all the papers 



in the case to the district assistant to the solicitor. 

 Should the chief of field division find a report, in his opinion, insuf- 

 ficient to warrant adverse proceedings, he will, in 

 Additional in- accordance with the regulations of the Department of 

 vestigation re- tne interior, return it directly to the district forester, 

 oilfield division. wno . will issue the necessary instructions to have the 

 additional investigation made and who will submit to 



