passing over the right of way, the time as near as possible 

 when the fire was set, area burned over, number of men em- 

 ployed and time consumed in extinguishing the fire. A copy 

 of this report is sent to the ranger in charge of the district 

 and also to the division roadmaster. An accurate diary must 

 be kept by each patrolman recording the daily work, to be 

 submitted to the ranger at the end of each month. These 

 diaries are kept on blanks furnished the regular patrolmen. 



The system outlined above has resulted in the extinguish- 

 ment of nine fires in this district, two of which were quite 

 extensive, burning over an area of two acres and one-half, 

 and three acres and three-quarters respectively. These fires 

 were extinguished by the railroad patrolman without other 

 help except in one case in which two men were employed. 

 The railroad bearing the expense. It is of course impossible 

 to determine what damage these fires would have done if not 

 put out at once. 



It has further resulted in the clearing "of nearly six miles 

 of right-of-way of all grass, brush and debris. 



This work has met with the entire approval of the rail- 

 road officials, and they have willingly lent their hearty co- 

 operation, they have without doubt found it far cheaper for 

 them than paying fire claims. E. A. LINDER, 



Ranger, District No. 12. 



Forest Service Notes 



The following correspondence shows a typical example of 

 the way many woodsmen base their opinions of the forest 

 laws: 



January 5, 1912. 

 Dear Sir: 



Your letter of December 30th to the Honorable, the Attor- 

 ney General, is received by reference. I suggest that if you 

 are interested in purchasing timber and operating in North- 

 ern Minnesota, you make it a point to visit some of the camps 



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