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Mail Concerning 1 Property Accounts 



Mail relating to the actual settlement of property accounts will be signed by or 

 addressed to the Property Auditor, Forest Service," Ogden, Utah. Mention of this 

 was unintentionally omitted from the last paragraph under "Signing of Correspond- 

 ence, District Offices." Manual of Procedure, page 17. 



Forest Atlas Legend Crayons 



Several times, after members of the Service have used up only one or two pencils 

 of a set of Forest Atlas legend crayons, they have made requisition for an' entire 

 new set. Every pencil in the set is numbered, and by indicating the number of the 

 pencil desired single pencils of any of the twelve colors can be obtained upon requi- 

 sition from the Property Clerk. 



Reports of Claims on Forms 320, 654, and 55 



Forest officers who are supplied with typewriters should make in triplicate all 

 reports of claims on Forms 320, 654, and 655, retaining one copy for their personal 

 files and sending two copies to the supervisor. The supervisor should retain one copy 

 and forward one to the District Forester. 



In case of unfavorable recommendations, four copies should be made, so that the 

 supervisor may send two copies to the District Forester, one of which is forwarded to 

 the Commissioner of the General Land Office. 



When Forest officers are not provided with typewriters, they should make these 

 reports in duplicate, whether favorable or unfavorable, retain one copy, and send the 

 other to the supervisor. After making a copy for his iiles, the supervisor should for- 

 ward the report to the District Forester, and when the report as approved is unfavor- 

 able should send an extra copy. 



SILVICULTURE. 



Measurement of Snowfall in National Forests 



The attention of Forest officers is called to a note in the July Field Program 

 relating to methods of measuring snowfall in the National Forests. It is exceedingly 

 desirable that some practicable automatic apparatus be devised as soon as possible. 

 It is hoped tha many suggestions will be received from officers who are familiar with 

 the practical difficulties which are to be met. All plans for observation and record 

 will receive careful attention. They should be submitted to the Forester through 

 the District Forester, and will then be forwarded to the Weather Bureau for con- 

 sideration. 



Sale of Timber on Burned-over Areas 



Timber .on a burned-over area may be sold even though negotiations for the col- 

 lection of damages from a railroad or other company causing the fire are pending, 

 because the timber will deteriorate rapidly in value if left standing. A record of the 

 timber sold on such burned-over area should be kept separate from the record of 

 anv timber on the sale not included within the burned-over district. 



Timber Cutting- on Base Lands- 

 Timber cutting on base lands which were conveyed to the United States and for 

 which a lieu selection was filed before the repeal is trespass, although the lieu selec- 

 tion has not been approved, and should be treated exactly like any other timber 

 trespass, whether the trespasser is the man who made the conveyance to the United 

 States or a stranger. Such lands may be included in timber-sale areas. 



Timber cutting on base land which was conveyed to the United States but for 

 which no lieu selection was filed before the repeal is trespass. If the trespasser is a 

 stranger, the same proceedings should be taken against him as in any other trespass 

 case. If the trespasser is the man who conveyed the land to the United States or 

 the assignee of his lieu selection right, the supervisor should report by wire, in order 

 that steps may be taken to protect by injunction the rights of the Government until 

 remedial legislation is passed or the rights of the trespasser determined. Such lands 

 should not be included in timber-sale areas without special instructions from the 

 District Forester. 



