ing distance from each other. It may be assumed that an 

 examiner would have a light spade with which to examine the 

 soil, and that on an average one man would examine eight 

 forties (320 acres) a day. At this rate it would require 9,375 

 days' work to examine 3,000,000 acres, and sixty men work- 

 ing 156 days each, say from May first to November first, could 

 accomplish the work in one year. Probably it would not be 

 practicable to obtain the services of more than 30 competent 

 men per year, in which case it would require two years to do 

 the whole work. 



The best timber cruisers are getting over $5 a day and their 

 expenses. It is absolutely necessary that trustworthy men 

 be employed who will be faithful and sure of being accurate 

 as to government lines and who will know that they are on 

 the right tracts. Three men working in the same vicinity will 

 be some check on each other. I think it may be assumed that 

 on an average competent men can be obtained at $5 a day, 

 and in addition $1.50 for their living expenses. At this rate 

 the whole cost of the labor will be $60,937.50. There will be 

 some travelling expenses, clerk hire, postage, printing and 

 stationery, which will bring the expense up to $65,000, the 

 amount carried in the bill. 



Yours very truly, 



C. C. ANDREWS, 



Forestry Commissioner. 



A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ENABLE THE STATE AUDITOR 



TO MAKE AN EXAMINATION AND CLASSIFICATION 



OF THE VACANT LANDS BELONGING TO THE 



STATE, AND TO APPROPRIATE MONEY 



THEREFOR. 



Section 1. It is hereby made the duty of the State Auditor 

 to cause an examination to be made of all the vacant lands 

 belonging to the state to determine the character and value 

 of the same. For this purpose he shall employ competent 

 persons to examine in person each subdivision of forty (40) 

 acres, or less if fractional, according to government survey at 



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