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Leases to Be Made in Duplicate- 

 Hereafter leases for office quarters in the field, Form 54, will be executed in dupli- 

 cate, the original for the Auditor for the State and other Departments and the 

 duplicate for the lessor. As many extra copies can be made as are necessary for 

 administrative purposes. 



Additions to National Forests 



On January 28 a proclamation was signed adding 191,442 acres to the Pecos National 

 Forest, making the present area of this Forest 622,322 acres. On February 1 a proc- 

 lamation was signed adding 76,494 acres to the Prescott National Forest, making the 

 present area of this Forest 1,541,762 acres. On February 10 a proclamation was 

 signed creating the Marquette National Forest, Michigan, with an approximate area 

 of 30,603 acres; also a proclamation creating the Nevada National Forest, with an 

 approximate area of 1,222,312 acres; also a proclamation enlarging the Dixie National 

 Forest by the addition of 11,545 acres, approximately; also a proclamation enlarging 

 the Tonfo National Forest by the addition of 42,740 acres, approximately. On Feb- 

 ruary 11 a proclamation was signed creating the Michigan National Forest, with an 

 area of 132,770 acres. On February 13 a proclamation was signed adding 6,575 acres 

 to and eliminating 14,711 acres from the Gila National Fore.-t, making the present 

 area of this Forest 1,782,562 acres; also a proclamation creating the Superior National 

 Forest, with an area of 909,734 acres; also a proclamation enlarging the Klamath 

 National Forest, adding 65,119 acres, making the present area of this Forest 2,094,467 

 acres. On February 15 a proclamation was signed adding 3,840 acres to the Sioux 

 National Forest, making the present area of this Forest 249,653 acres. On the same 

 date a proclamation was signed adding 26,880 acres to the Black Hills National 

 Forest, making the present area of this Forest 1,190,040 acres. On February 16 a 

 proclamation was signed adding 8,724,000 acres to the Tongass National Forest, 

 making the area of the present Forest 15,480,986 acres. On February 20 a proclama- 

 tion was signed adding 113,034 acres to the Toiyabe National Forest, making the 

 present area of this Forest 1,678,714 acres. 



On March 1, 1909, the following-named National Forests will be added to District 

 1: By new proclamations, the Superior National Forest, the Marquette National 

 Forest, and ti.e Michigan National Forest; by transfer from District 2, the Minne- 

 sota National Forest and the Dakota National Forest. 



Phrase Changed in the Manual of Procedure 



On page 82 of the Manual of Procedure, under Periodic Reports to the Forester, 

 "Personnel" (quarterly), the words "month of each" should be inserted between 

 the words "last" and "quarter," making the sentence read as follows: "Personnel 

 (quarterly. ) A tabular statement of the District personnel at the end of the last month 

 of each quarter," etc. 



Next Examination for Assistant Forest Banger- 

 It is expected that the next examination for the position of Assistant Forest Ranger 

 will not be held until some time during the fall of 1909. This examination will be 

 along the same lines as the last one, and will be conducted at each supervisor's 

 headquarters as formerly. 



Dams Must not Obstruct the Movements of Fish 



The Bureau of Fisheries has requested that permits for constructing dams on fish 

 streams within National Forests requi e the permittees to maintain adequate fish- 

 ways, so as not to obstruct the movement-* of fish. The Service will comply with 

 this request and will use the following clause in puch permits: "To construct and 

 maintain fi.-^hways which will enable fish to pass over the dam at all times." 



Reports on Completed Improvement Projects 



Supervisors should submit to the District Forester a detailed report on every per- 

 manent improvement project as soon after it has been completed as possible. When 

 a progress report (Form 283) is submitted showing the project 100 per cent completed, 

 and the supervisor is not able to submit at once a detailed report, the approximate 

 date on which the District Forester will receive it should he noted on the Form 283. 



