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United States v. C. A. Hufford : Grazing trespass, Lassen National 

 Forest. Case closed upon payment of $93.60. the value of the forage. 



United States v. R. M. Pardue : Trespass, Modoc National Forest. 

 Case closed upon payment of $15, the value of hay cut in trespass. 



United States v. Silas Kreigh : Trespass, Modoc National Forest. 

 Case closed upon payment of $16, value of hay cut in trespass. 



United States v. D. Sharpies : Fire trespass, Angeles National Forest. 

 Case closed upon payment of $31.38, actual damages. 



United States v. Adams & West: Fire trespass, Santa Barbara Na- 

 tional Forest. Nine dollars and fifty cents actual damages paid ; case 

 closed. 



United States v. Standard Lumber Co. : Timber trespass, Stanislaus 

 National Forest. Case closed upon payment of $105.80 damages. 



United States v. Peckinpah Lumber Co. : Timber trespass, Sierra Na- 

 tional Forest. Case closed upon payment of $205.13 damages. 



Law Cases in District 6 



United States v. P. J. McHugh and P. J. McHugk Paving & Con- 

 struction Co. : Fire trespass, civil, Snoqualmie National Forest. The 

 trial in this case was held at Seattle, Wash., September 20, 21, 25, 

 and 26, to recover damages to timber reproduction in the sum of $682, 

 and the cost of fighting the fire, amounting to $1,096. Jury returned 

 a verdict of $1 and costs against the P. J. McHugh Paving & Con- 

 struction Co. The costs amount to approximately $600. Motion for 

 new trial will be made. 



United States v . Jake S. McCown : Grazing trespass, criminal, Oregon 

 National Forest. Defendant was indicted July 2 and information filed 

 against him July 13. On September 15 he plead guilty to both indict- 

 ment and information and was fined $750, and temporary injunction 

 secured August 17 was made permanent. 



.United States v. Southern Pacific Railway Co. : Fire trespass, civil, 

 Sactiain National Forest. On August 29 the defendant made payment 

 in full, $379.40, for damage resulting from a fire set by the employees 

 of the defendant company. 



State of Washington v. W. H. Crawford : Fire trespass, Colville Na- 

 tional Forest. Defendant was arrested under warrant secured under 

 State law by supervisor of Colville National Forest for setting fire 

 during closed season on his claim within the National Forest, and on 

 September 21, 1917, was found guilty and fined $25 and costs amount- 

 ing to $47. On account of failure to pay fine, defendant is serving 25 

 days in Okanogan county jail. 



SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ISSUED. 



Department Bulletin 556. Mechanical Properties of Woods Grown 

 in the United States. 



