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F. A. Fenn, Supervisor of the Payette and Sawtooth reserves, in Idaho, has 

 been temporarily detailed to organization work, and will start the administra- 

 tion work of the Coeur d'Alene Reserve, established November 6. 



Western. 



Arrangements have just been made to purchase a 60-foot 40-horsepower boat 

 for the use of Supervisor Langille, of the Alaskan reserves. The irregularity of 

 the country and the long coast line render this necessary for administration 

 purposes. The boat will carry a crew of 2 men. 



W. B. Greeley, formerly Forest Inspector, has been transferred to the Office 

 of Reserve Organization and made Supervisor of the Sierra Reserve (South), 

 California, November 17, to replace Harrison White, resigned. 



R. H. Charlton, Forest Supervisor, of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino 

 reserves, reports that the fire-breaks thru the chaparral have proved effect- 

 ive in stopping fires. On November 5 a large fire, carried toward the San 

 Gabriel Reserve by a heavy wind, was stopt completely by a 40-foot fire line 

 which had been thoroly cleaned and grubbed out. 



Robert J. Selkirk has been placed in charge of the newly created Huachuca 

 Reserve, in Arizona, with headquarters at Patagonia. 



David Barnett has been appointed Ranger in Charge of the Charleston 

 Reserve in southern Nevada, which has just been organized, in order to prevent 

 timber stealing. To assist Mr. Barnett, Deputy Forest Supervisor D. S. Mar- 

 shall has been temporarily transferred from the Uinta Forest Reserve, Utah. 



H. J. Brown, formerly Technical Assistant on the Sierra Reserve (North), 

 has. been sent to assist W. J. Weigle in marking timber on the Wyoming Divi- 

 sion of the Medicine Bow Reserve. 



Southern. 



F. S. Breen, Forest Supervisor of the Black Mesa, San Francisco 'Mountains, 

 and Grand Canyon (South) reserves, Arizona, has been temporarily detailed 

 to assist in the Office of Reserve Organization at Washington. T. S. Woolsey, 

 Assistant Forest Inspector, will take charge of these reserves during his absence. 



On November 1 to 3 a joint Rangers' meeting was held at Monte Vista, 

 Colo. F. C. Spencer, R. W. Shellabarger, and Eugene Williams, Forest Super- 

 visors of the San Juan, Cochetopa and Wet Mountains, and San Isabel reserves, 

 respectively, with rangers, attended. The following technical men were present : 

 R. S. Kellogg, E. R. Hodson, H. S. Sackett, and John T. Wedemeyer. 



