the preparation of an annual program of investigative projects for the 

 district. 



Supplemental instructions to put this order into effect as to personnel 

 assignments, filing arrangements, procedure as between the Branch or 

 Office of Research and other branches or offices, etc., will be issued in 

 the near future by the assistant forester in charge of Research with 

 the approval of the chief of the administrative branch concerned and 

 of the Forester or acting forester. 



LAW. 



OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR. 



Law Cases in District 2 



United States v. The Tin Cup Gold Dredging Co., Leadville and 

 Gunnison National Forests : A claim for $58.87 against the Tin Cup 

 Gold Dredging Co. on account of timber cut in construction of a trans- 

 mission line under final water-power permit issued July 26, 1913, was 

 filed with the referee in bankruptcy July 29, 1915. 



United States v. R. T. Walker et al : Certain lands in the Harney 

 National Forest had been made the basis for a lieu selection under the 

 act of June 4, 1807. Patent had issued to the whole 160 acres of the 

 base land and also the 40 acres of the lieu selection. The lieu selection 

 for the remaining 120 acres has not yet been approved or patented. 

 Timber was cut from all the base land. On June 16, 1915, decree 

 was entered, canceling the patent to all the base land and quieting 

 title to 40 acres thereof in the United States, and for damages in the 

 sum of $1,399.54 for timber cut from this 40 acres, together with 

 costs. 



United States v. B. G. Neland : Occupancy trespass, Shoshone National 

 Forest. This was a suit in equity for a mandatory injunction to com- 

 pel the defendant to vacate certain land within the Shoshone National 

 Forest, which he was occupying without permit, and to clean up the 

 area by the removal of the structures he had erected thereon and by 

 placing it in a sanitary condition. On June 10, 1915, decree was issued 

 as prayed for. 



United States v. C. W. Johnson : Grazing trespass, Montezuma Na- 

 tional Forest. Judgment by stipulation for $40 and $54.75 costs', en- 

 tered May 4, 1915. 



United States v. Ellen Sanborn : Grazing trespass, Pike National 

 Forest. Judgment by stipulation for $5 and $7.02 costs, entered May 6, 

 1915. 



United States v. W. R. Sanborn : Grazing trespass, Pike National 

 Forest. Judgment by stipulation for $5 and $7.32 costs, entered May 

 C, 1915. 



United States v. Dennis Henault : Occupancy trespass, Harney Na- 

 tional Forest. Temporary injunction granted July 1, 1915, restraining 



