HEWS ? R U DISTRICTS 



CHALLENGE DISTRICT; 



E. P. Gleason, lately principal of the Downieville 

 schools, aaoumed charge of this District on May 16 with head- 

 quarters at Challenge. This is a new district, having pre- 

 viously boon a part of the Camptonville District. 



DCT7HIEYILL3 DISTRICT: 



W. S. Barton who has been in charge for two yet.ra, 

 is now on leave of absence with the intention of entering 

 some line of business, the nature of which he has not yet 

 determined. G. 2. Hing who was stationed at Hall's Ranch 

 last season has been made District Ranger. 



Tlio Brandy City unit which formerly was included 

 in the Caaiptonvillo district io now a part of the Downie- 

 ville district. C. tf. Kins will be stationed at Hall'o 

 Ranch to assist the district ranger on patrol duty, scaling 

 and improvement wor".:. 



The St. Charles trail, five miles in length, is 

 nearly completed. It will afford tho District Ranker quick 

 and easy accesc to the upper end of his district. The Ser- 

 pentino House has been paintec*. and presents a very noat 

 appearance. 



SIERRA CITY DISTRICT t 



The heavy snow this winter did considerable damage 

 to improvements in the vicinity of the VJild Plum Station. 

 The Dutch Sawmill Bridge waa broken down but many of the 

 timbers v;ore salvaged by Ranger Walton before being swept 

 away by the water. About 600 feet of fTuma used for irri- 



fating the station pasture was broken down. The crushing 

 orce of She snow is reported to have beon worse than in 

 many years. 



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