In accordance tilth a request from the Listrict 

 Office, Forest Assistant Gallaher made a collection of bias* 

 marks for the use of the Forester who is preparing a bulle- 

 tin on the age determination of blaze marks. The specimens 

 Trill be used to illistrate hon these marks are gradually 

 covered up by a subsequent growth. 



Specimens of the wood of Znobcone pine, red fir, 

 Uacnob cypress and California nutmeg have been sent in by 

 Rangers Y/ilson, Sleason, and \7oodburn to be used by the For- 

 ester for a study of the microrcopic structure of lk>rth 

 American v;oods. 



Tho reconnaissance party has completed its work 

 for the season. The Truckee block is practically finished 

 and the material on hand for a working plan uhich It la hoped 

 to make this winter. Of the members of the party C. P. 

 Xorstian returned to the University of Nebraska to finish 

 his course and act as instructor. Wm. H. McCorraick re- 

 turned to Pennsylvania State College and H. W. Hayes to 

 Iowa State College. The remaining member of the perty, L. J. 

 Cronin, does not expect to continue his forestry studies. 



Extensive preparations are being nade for con- 

 tinuing the reforestation T;orl: begun last fall. Areas 

 will be sown on the burn at Rock Creek where most of the 

 work was done last year and on the Forest Hill divide near 

 the Forks House. A crew In charge of Forest Assistant Kills 

 is now busy sowing an area near the Truokee Hanger Station. 

 Fifteen thousand yellow pine transplants will be sent here 

 from the Pilgrim Croelr Nursery on the Shasta Forest about 

 October 15 for an area to be selected at Rock Creek. The 

 continued reforestation work on this Forest is due to the 

 good results obtained last year and the favorable conditions 

 vrhich we have for tree grorrth. Extensive work of this char- 

 acter will be carried on In only throe other Forests In this 

 district, the Plumab, Shasta and Sierra. 



A Forester's sale for 930,000 board feet of yellow 

 pine and 340,000 board feet of white fir was recently made 

 to the Da vies Box and Lumber Co. The Florioton Pul? and 



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