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E. G. Gardner, who was indicted on March 22, 1910, for setting fire on the Siskiyou 

 National Forest, appeared in court June 17 (1911) by attorney and entered a plea of 

 guilty. Sentence was postponed. 



On notice from the United States district court that suit had been instituted against 

 him for grazing trespass on the Wallowa National Forest, Frank Pollita forwarded 

 payment in full, amounting to $111.60 actual damage and $100 punitive damages. 



During the month of April three valuable cameras were stolen from the storeroom 

 in the basement of the Beck Building in which the district office, Portland, Oreg., 

 is located. After a careful investigation of the matter, J. P. Tuley (alias J. P. Harri- 

 son) was arrested on the warrant issued at the instance of the chief of maintenance. 

 On June 15 hearing was held before the United States commissioner and the defend, 

 ant bound over for action by the grand jury. On June 27 defendant admitted the 

 theft, and from information given by him all the cameras have been recovered. 



April 15 report was received of the trespass on the Deschutes National Forest of 

 several thousand head of cattle belonging to the Chewaucan Land & Cattle Co. , 

 Paisley, Oreg., which cattle were afflicted with scabies. April 18 a restraining order 

 was issued by Judge Wolverton, of the United States district court at Portland, 

 Oreg.. to prevent further trespass. As the result of a conference held at the office of 

 the United States attorney on May 30 and 31, between representatives of the com- 

 pany, the United States attorney, representatives of the Bureau of Animal Industry, 

 and assistants to the solicitor, agreement was reached for settlement. As a result 

 the restraining order was modified to permit drifting across a portion of said forest, 

 the trespassers agreeing to pay damage resulting from trespass, amounting to $232. 



On June 9 hearing for the purpose of securing a temporary injunction to prevent 

 the use of water on the Alder Creek Ranger Station was held in the superior court 

 for Okanogan County, resulting in granting of said injunction allowing the use of 

 the water for but 8 out of each 21 days. Steps were immediately taken to file a bill 

 in equity in the United States district court at Spokane, Wash., to prevent inter- 

 ference with the water rights of the United States. The Attorney General has 

 directed immediate proceedings to secure this writ. 



Grazing Trespass, Criminal 



In the case of the United States v. William McKean and the three herders in his 

 employ Dennis Cremin, Thomas Broderick, and John Matson all of the defend- 

 ants, except Thomas Broderick, pleaded guilty at the May term of court at Dead- 

 wood, S. Dak. William McKean was fined $400 and costs, the herders, Cremin 

 and Matson, being fined $50 each and costs. The indictment against Thomas Broder- 

 ick was nol-prossed. 



Grazing Trespass, Civil 



In April the Department of Justice was requested to institute civil proceedings 

 against Eugenio Gallegos, of Arboles, Colo., for the recovery of compensatory damages 

 in the sum of $46, together with punitive damages on account of a trespass committed 

 on the San Juan (E.) National Forest, by approximately 2,300 head of sheep. The 

 case was settled without suit by the defendant paying the United States attorney 

 the sum of $96. 



