"Your letter December fourth. Regret learn Bartlett's 

 serious illnoss; approve his trancfor miscellaneous 

 and promotions Bonner, llaco, Jordan. Llso approve assign- 

 ment Mace to California as Deputy, 



Potter." 



9:45 - How the Lassen was Able to Administer Sheep Grazing 

 at the Herri- Eowest Rate per Head,l oent 5 mills. 



ELIITG: 



* 

 Low oost clue to the fact that although permits were 



issued for 43,000 sheep only about 14 or 15 permittees were 

 involved; fow men therefore to doal with or administer. 



Furthermore the authoritative administration was 

 done from the Supervisor^ office* 



Discussion. 



Hatton said he understood it cost about 

 as much for a 2000 head permit as ior a 

 7000 hee-d permit. 



Kling said it cost more; that large 

 sheepmen understand the situation better 

 and conform with tho regulations, making 

 administration simpler. He said that 

 fire protection and grazing were the 

 principal lines of wor;: on the Lassen, 

 and that gracing had been mad o a sort of 

 oatch-ell. 



9.55 - >7hy it Cost cents per Head to Administer Sheep 

 Grazing on the Inyo - T 7hat it Should Cost - How I 

 Expect to Attain that Rate in Future. 



HOGUID: 



One reason for the high cost of administering 

 sheep grazing on the Sierra pare of the Inyo was that every 

 season the Rangers and myself have made trips to and across' 

 the summit loolring up new ranges and a way to get stock to 

 such ranges. This wor!r v/as charged to grazing and while we 



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