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having been sent to defendant he put in an appearance. The court, 

 in the absence of any representative of the Forest Service, accepted 

 his statements as to the circumstances and imposed a fine of $10 and 

 costs, which was paid. 



United States v. Myrl Byrd : Property trespass, Cache National For- 

 est. Defendant arrested on a charge of breaking into a ranger sta- 

 tion and stealing Government property. He admitted his guilt and in 

 default of $1,000 bond fixed by the United States commissioner he was 

 lodged in jail at Pocatello, Idaho. Was bound over to the grand jury. 

 Law Cases in District 5 



United States v. Trinity Asbestos Mining Co. : Timber trespass, 

 Shasta National Forest. On March 6, 1916, the Federal court, North- 

 ern District of California, rendered judgment in favor of the United 

 States against this company in the sum of $227.73 and costs. This 

 amount represented the value of timber taken from mining claims and 

 used on an adjacent mill site for a reduction works, or quartz mill, 

 and a sawmill, the defendant claiming these buildings as improve- 

 ments of the mining claims under the act of June 30, 1878 (20 

 Stat., 89). 



United States v. Eldorado Lumber Co. : Timber trespass, Eldorado 

 National Forest. This company, which was adjudged a bankrupt in 

 1909, paid $500 in full settlement for timber cut along the right of 

 way of its logging railroad. 



United States v. Steve Andrews : Fire trespass, Inyo National For- 

 est. Payment was made of $15.83, expenses incurred in controlling 

 the fire. 



United States v. Sloat Lumber Co. : Timber trespass, Pluinas Na- ' 

 tional Forest. Defendant paid $161.37 in full settlement of the tres- 



United States v. Kinsey-Gruss Mining Co. : Timber trespass, Plumas 

 National Forest. Payment of $148.24 was accepted as compromise 

 of the claim, and case closed. 



United States v. Lee Rankin : Grazing trespass, Sequoia National For- 

 est. Case settled by payment of $99.29 actual and $75 punitive 

 damages. 



United States v. W. A. Rankin : Grazing trespass, Sequoia National 

 Forest. Case settled by payment of $177.31 actual and $100 punitive 

 damages. 



United States v. J. H. Lucas : Timber trespass, Lassen National For- 

 est. Payment of $109.22 was made in full settlement of claim. 



United States v. G. B. Day : Grazing trespass, Mono National For- 

 est. Settlement was made in the sum of $19. 



United States v. C. E. Day : Grazing trespass, Mono National For- 

 est. Settlement was made in the sum of $18. 



United States v. C. B. Parker : Grazing trespass, Modoc National 

 Forest. Settlement was made in the sum of $83.33. 



