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When the report is favorable to the patenting of the claim, the case 

 will be closed when the supervisor is notified by the 

 C district forester that a favorable report has been 



forwarded to the chief of field division. 

 When the report forwarded to the chief of field division is adverse 

 to the patenting of the claim, the case will be closed when the super- 

 visor is notified by the district forester that the case has been closed 

 in the General Land Office. 



Bequests from the Commissioner or the chief of field division of 

 the General Land Office or from the Solicitor for 



L special reports on claims within National Forests 

 r e a u e s t irom * 1 1 i i i ., i i e 



Commissioner, will be received by the supervisor by reference from 



chief of field di- the district forester. The supervisor will make the 

 vision, or Solid- necessary entries in his records and direct an 

 re r 'rts r ^ examination and report by a Forest officer. The 

 report will be prepared in accordance with the out- 

 line on Form 654 or 655, and will be made with an original and four 

 copies. One copy will be retained by the Forest officer, one by the 

 supervisor, and the original and two copies will be forwarded to the 

 district forester, together with the original and two copies of all affi- 

 davits and the original letter from the Commissioner, chief of field 

 division, or the Solicitor. At the top of the first page of the report a 

 reference to the letter of request will be made by indorsement to 

 identify the report with the related papers in the file of the General 

 Land Office. The indorsement will be in the folio whig form: " Ref- 

 erence is made to the Commissioner's letter CN' B. R. G. Oakland 

 03108) dated January 18, 1909," or " Reference is made to notice of 

 application to submit final proof on - , 1911." 



In accordance with the instructions of the Secretary of the Interior, 



A .. registers and receivers will send to supervisors con- 



Action upon re- fe , ...... . /> A i < ^ 



ceipt of notice of cerned copies in triplicate ol notices of final prool and 

 final proof or of of applications for mineral entry. A copy of the 

 application for no tice in each case must be returned to the register 

 :nt " and receiver prior to the date advertised for submis- 

 sion of final proof. It is desired that reports be obtained by the 

 supervisor prior to the return of the notice, and notices will be held 

 whenever possible until reports have been received. When it is 

 evident to the supervisor that because of climatic conditions an early 

 examination and report can not be made, he will return the notice to 

 the register and receiver with an indorsement giving the date approxi- 

 mately when the report will be sent to the district forester. 



This indorsement will be upon the face and at the bottom of the 

 notice and will be dated and signed by the supervisor. In accordance 

 with the circumstances of the case the indorsement will be as follows: 

 (a) "No objection at this time to issuance of final certificate right 

 in law to future contest not waived should facts develop warranting 

 charges; report submitted (or will be submitted) to the district 

 forester , 19 ;" (6) "Protest; report submitted (or will be 

 submitted) to the district forester - , 19 ;" (c) "The land 

 involved is not within the boundaries of a National Forest, and no 

 report will be made by the Forest Service;" (d) "The land involved 

 is located within a proposed elimination from - National Forest, 

 and no report will be made by the Forest Service;" (e) "This entry 

 was initiated under the act of June 11, 1906, and no report will be 



