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for 1,563 head of sheep, such permit being valued by them at $1.50 per 

 head, will be canceled. 



United States v. Beaver River Power Co., occupancy trespass upon 

 the Fillmore National Forest. A bill was filed in the United States 

 District Court for Utah, praying an injunction to restrain the Beaver 

 River Power Co. from further occupancy of a portion of the Fillmore 

 Forest without permit. 



Law Case in District 5 



Cazajous and Inda pleaded guilty to the old indictment for grazing 

 trespass on the Sierra National Forest and were fined by the court. 

 The case against Grimaud was continued, since he was in France and 

 could not plead in person. 



Law Cases in District 6 



In the case of F. Herkenrath et al., in which the defendants left 

 unattended a fire on the Olympic National Forest on July 16, 1912, the 

 trespassers plead guilty on August 29, 1912, in the United States Dis- 

 Iriri Court for the Western District of Washington and were fined $10 

 each and costs, which amounted to $30.65. 



W. I. Downard and Roy Schaeffer, partners, paid $72.98 on November 

 19, 1912, in settlement of their grazing trespass on the Wallowa 

 National Forest. Complaint had been filed by the United States district 

 attorney for the district of Oregon for $21.78 compensatory and $50 

 punitive damages. 



On December 30, 1912, payment was received from the Dixie Meadows 

 Mining Co. for $799.08, balance in full on their account for timber 

 trespass on the Whitman National Forest. This company had previously 

 paid $440.65. This case was referred to the Department of Justice on 

 July 2, 1912. 



OPERATION. 



Reimbursement for Expenses Letter of Authorization Amended. 



The Acting Secretary has amended the letter of authorization to the 

 Forester and the district foresters so that when it seems advisable the 

 Forester and the district foresters can authorize reimbursement for 

 actual expenses for the time spent by traveling forest officers while on 

 the Forest or in camp, or a separate per diem, lower than that estab- 

 lished for the time which is spent in travel on trains and in towns and 

 cities, can be fixed for the time spent on the Forest or in camp. 



This amendment was made effective beginning October 15, 1912. 



Forest Service Standard Chain Tape 



Additional standard chain tapes have been adopted for the use of the 

 Forest Service as follows : 



