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of an ax and shovel belonging to the United States. Upon pleading 

 guilty to *the indictment he was fined $50 and given 60 days in which 

 to pay it. Owing to the poverty of his family a jail sentence was not 

 imposed. 



United States v. Ralph L. Call : Grazing trespass, Boise National 

 Forest. Settled by payment of $6 actual damages, $10 punitive dam- 

 ages, and costs amounting to $5.60, or $21.60 in all. Suit dismissed 

 September 13, 1915. 



T'tah Light & Traction Co. v. United States: Appeal from decree of 

 district court enjoining the company from maintaining and operating 

 certain hydroelectric power works on the Wasatch National Forest. Set 

 for hearing before the United States Circuit Court of Appeals at Denver 

 on September 29. 



Utah Power & Light Co. v. United States (two cases) : Appeal from 

 decree of district court enjoining the company from maintaining and 

 operating certain hydroelectric power works on the Cache and Wasatch 

 National Forests. Set for hearing before United States Circuit Court 

 of Appeals at Denver on October 6. 



Law Cases in District 5 



United States v. Pine Valley Water & Land Co. : Cleveland National 

 Forest. In a suit to cancel an easement for reservoir granted under 

 the act of March 3, 1891, relinquishment was filed by the company and 

 the case closed. 



United States v. C. J. Caldwell : Modoc National Forest. A decree 

 was entered by the district court canceling three easements for reser- 

 voirs and ditches granted under the act of March 3, 1891. 



United States v. Harold T. Power : Tahoe National Forest. Suit to 

 recover the value of certain timber cut from a railroad section was 

 dismissed on the classification of the land as nonmineral by the Interior 

 Department. 



United States v. Wildanger and Everett : Eldorado National Forest. 

 Criminal action was brought against the defendants under the State 

 law for the leaving of a camp fire on private land on the shores of 

 Lake Tahoe. A fine of $50 was imposed. 



United States v. J. & J. Blair Lumber & Land Co. : Eldorado 

 National Forest. Timber trespass was settled without suitr by the 

 payment of $626.45. 



United States v. Weed Lumber Co. : Timber trespass, Shasta National 

 Forest. Settlement was made by payment of $3,000. 



United States v. J. T. McKay : Grazing trespass, Mono National 

 Forest. Settled by payment of $33.33. 



United States v. R. R. Scarborough : Fire trespass, Angeles National 

 Forest. The defendant paid the expenses of extinguishing a fire acci- 

 dentally started, which amounted to $58.25. 



United States v. G. U. Wray : Timber trespass, Sequoia National 

 Forest. Settled by payment of $181.41. 



