34 THE NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL. 



Reclamation Service withdrawals are outlined in yellow, and a 

 notation of the date and title of project made on the margin of the 

 plat. Abandoned military reservations are outlined in blue, with a 

 proper notation on the margin of the plat. Dark green is used to 

 indicate the Forest boundary. 



The tract book will be kept up to date at all times in order that the 

 supervisor's record may be identical with the record in the district 

 office. 



When the application has been properly recorded in the tract book, 

 one copy of the district forester 's letter of acceptance 

 Instructions to o f application, together with the township plat (Form 

 ere^of^appH- 974 ) and a Promise card (Form 328) will be for- 

 cation for report" warded to the examiner. This letter ordinarily will 

 be the examiner's instructions to make the exami- 

 nation and report, but may be accompanied by a special letter 

 of instructions. If an application covers any lotted tract, it 

 will be checked with the official township plat and the exam- 

 iner will be informed whether the lotted tract is irregular or 

 rectangular and will be instructed to submit with his report a metes 

 and bounds survey covering any fraction of an irregular lotted tract 

 included in any area recommended for listing. He will also be 

 instructed that a metes and bounds survey is not required if all of 

 an irregular lotted tract is recommended. The examiner will date 

 and sign the promise card and return it to the supervisor after making 

 proper notation for his information. Great care should be taken by 

 the supervisor in handling these examinations, and the examiners 

 should be personally instructed whenever possible. Owing to the 

 prime importance of this work, to the danger of inconsistent action, 

 and to the difficulty of conveying by report a clear idea of the lista- 

 bility of lands in doubtful cases, it is advisable that only the more 

 experienced and efficient Forest officers be assigned to this work. 

 Supervisors will give as much personal attention to the work as possi- 

 ble, so that reexaminations will not be necessary, because reports fail 

 to represent the true conditions of the lands applied for. 



Unless prevented by dangerous fire conditions in summer or adverse 

 climatic conditions in winter all reports are due at the district office 

 within 60 days of the date they are referred for examination. The 

 examiners must be supplied with all necessary surveying instruments, 

 maps, blanks, drawing instruments, inks, and colored crayons in 

 order that he may be fully equipped for the work. 



Upon receipt of instructions to submit a report the examiner, if a 

 district ranger, will prepare a folder for the case and 

 amine^in^re^ P^ ace ^ in" his files. Reports in triplicate will be 

 ration of report. " made in accordance with the outline on Form 110. 

 When two or more applications cover the same tract, 

 a report in full will be made by the examiner upon the prior applica- 

 tion only. A report will also be submitted on each subsequent appli- 

 cation for the same tract, but such reports will give only the name of 

 the applicant, the date and number of the application, the location of 

 the tract applied for, any special information bearing Upon the settle- 

 ment or occupancy of the tract by the applicant and a reference to 

 the complete report on the prior application. When applications 

 conflict in part only, complete report will be made on each application 

 and a reference will be made in each report to the application with 



