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Timber Settlements. 



Several supervisors have requested information in regard to the handling and 

 closing of timber settlements. In any privilege which involves the cutting or 

 destruction of timber, payment for that timber is required, and timber-sale regula- 

 tions apply to the cutting. When there is an opportunity to scale the timber, cutting 

 reports should be rendered as in a timber sale that is, only a single report to the 

 Forester is required if the total yalue is $100 or less; if the value is over $100, 

 monthly reports should be made during the period in which cutting is in progress. 



A timber settlement should be reported for closing when cutting is finished and 

 brush properly disposed of (if cutting is done), or when construction work is com- 

 pleted, if no timber is cut. In cases where construction will extend over a long 

 period and no scaling will be possible, if the supervisor is assured that no timber 

 except that included in the estimate will be cut or destroyed, he may report the 

 case for closing when full payment has been made. This will apply to reservoir 

 rights of way in which the timber will not be cut, and to similar cases. 



Forest Description Sheets. 



It has been found in a great many cases that the supervisors fail to keep duplicates 

 of the forest description sheet in an advertised sale. The absence of this duplicate 

 prevents satisfactory inspection work in the office of the supervisor, and it should be 

 fully understood that supervisors are expected to keep a copy of the forest descrip- 

 tion on file in their offices. 



Silvics. 



During the month of February silvical notes upon the following species were 

 collected and placed on file: 



Alpine larch (Larixli/allii), Bigtree (Sequoia washingtoniana). 



Blue spruce (Picea parry ana). One-seed juniper (Juniperus monosperma). 



Lowland fir (Abies grandis). California juniper (Juniperus californica). 



Alpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa). Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum). 



Red fir (Abies magnifica). Pacific yew (Taxus brevifolia). 



OFFICE OF DENDROLOGY. 



[NOTE. Except when otherwise stated, it is to be understood that observers whose names are given 

 in these notes are members of the Forest Service.] 



Western yellow pine (Pinus ponderosa}. The range of western yellow pine in the 

 California Coast Ranges has been recently cleared up considerably, but it is still im- 

 perfectly known. Dr. C. Hart Merriam, Bureau of Biological Survey, noted it in 

 1899 on the mountains between Hoopa Valley and Redwood Creek, Humboldt 

 County. The main body of Coast Range yellow pine is reported by S. J. Flintham to 

 extend southward to central Lake County, and westward sparingly in eastern 

 Mendocino County on the headwaters of Eel River. Prof. W. L. Jepson found it 

 on some of the ridges southward into Sonoma and Napa counties, but not on the 

 inner Coast Range bordering Solano and Yolo counties. South of San Francisco 

 Bay it occurs on the Mount Hamilton ranges, and recently scattered trees were 

 seen by S. J. Flintham on the crest of the seaward Coast Range above Woodside 

 and Palo Alto. Further south it was noted by F. G. Plummer and M. G. Goswell, 

 in 1905, on the crest of the Santa Lucia Mountains in the Carmelo, Sur, Arroyo 

 Seco, Nacimiento and San Antonio river basins, while in 1906 Mr. Flintham saw 



