s 



On Jane 6 t Luabormn Elliott afcfi ?oroot Assistant 

 Oellrhor loft for Truolzee to tafco up timber selo work in 



on in v:hioh lumbering activities are Just beginning* 

 1ft oeti-nate rdll bo mado of a trcct of 160 aorea near the 



aill sncl preliminrry marking done, Aftor thc.t work 

 vrill bo done in the vicinity of Eobart Milla and Siorravillo 

 until ::r Elliott';: departure frou thio Jorost rthioh will be 

 t Jo: o l.~. 



rt iliner Hrrd arrived from th Planae P 

 on T =-r.o G to e-samlno minir^T cleins on tho Puroat for v/hioh 



plication for pttont hea boon :ntde end on which unfavorable 

 reports have been tnado by local foreot officers. 



hopo hcs boon entertained right alon? that 

 it mii^ht bo possible to have a company of regulars from the 

 Prooidio stationed on tho Forest this coming fire season* 

 T.'iis hope 7^.8 stron^thoned through the passage of a resolu- 

 tion by the State legislature asking that the troope bo 

 used in protecting tho National ?oroet8 in tho state. 

 Secretary of \lzr Stiason decided, however, uhon approached 

 on tho natter by Congressman Rulcer that the use of tho troops 

 for this purpose vrould not be advisable under the Act s 



;ross. The Secretary furthermore stated that it would 

 eot a bad precedent sinco it would Justify tho use of troops 

 in othor forms of public service requiring an organised and 

 disciplined force. Tio San Francisco Call, in discussing 

 Secretary's stand, stated that the California delogatlon 

 v.ould endeavor to have him reconsider the matter. 



Supervisor Bi^elow and Hanger Sivertson left for 

 Canptonville and vicinity on June 8. The Supervisor rotumed 

 to the office on June 11 preparatory to a trip to Truc]:eo. 



'or Sivertson continued to the Challenge District to talro 



jrazin^ matters. 



The following item was cl?i p p <i from the Hevada City 

 ".necript of June 12 : 



11.3. Pratt, deputy supervisor of the Tahoe Kational 

 est, is the proud father of a bouncing baby girl, which PCS 

 orn yesterday. Today he has been wearing a broad smile and is 

 tho happiest father in the land. Tho baby has been nanod 

 \-cry Louise Pratt." 



