SERVICE NOTES FOR MAY. 



These notes contain instructions and necessary information for 

 Forest officers, and will, therefore, be carefully read and kept on file 

 for reference. 



OFFICE OF THE FORESTER. 

 LAW. 



Legal Proceeding's Recommended 



Alexander Archipelago National Forest Alaska Copper Company, unlawful occu- 

 pancy. 



Holy Cross National Forest Fred Light, trespass by drifting stock. 



Toiyabe National Forest Dearcy, timber trespass (criminal). 



Washington (Chelan) National Forest Harry Loughname, timber trespass, and 

 Holcomb & Prewitt, timber trespass. 



Weiser (Idaho) National Forest Iron Springs Mining Company, timber trespass. 



Cases involving 1 State Fence Laws 



The trespass case against Fred Light (Holy Cross), above mentioned, involves the 

 question, whether National Forests are subject to State fence laws. The decision of 

 Judge Hunt, in the Shannon case (Use Book, p. 210), that the Forests are not subject 

 to the fence laws, was affirmed by the decision of the United States Circuit Court of 

 Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, at San Francisco, on February 3. That decision has 

 been printed as a circular, for distribution to all Forest officers. It is binding upon 

 all Federal courts in the ninth circuit, and it is believed that it will be followed by 

 all other Federal courts. Colorado is in the eighth circuit, and would be governed 

 by a decision of the Circuit Court of Appeals at St. Louis. 



Correction in The Use Book 



Attention is called to The Use Book, page 40, line 12. The words "cubic inches " 

 should be stricken out and "cubic feet per second, or miner's inches" should be 

 inserted instead. In order that water appropriations for National Forest uses shall 

 be valid, it is necessary that these instructions be carefully observed. 



BRANCH OF SILVICULTURE. 



OFFICE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT. 



Colors of Crayons Used in Scaling 



There seems to be some misunderstanding in regard to the significance of the 

 various colors of crayons used in scaling. The black crayon is to be used by rangers 

 and others when the original scale is made. Blue crayons are for the use of inspec- 

 tors or lumbermen when making a check scale, while red crayons are for the use of 

 inspectors and lumbermen in case a recheck scale is considered necessary. 



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