Owing to the desire to jet the account of the San 

 Bernardino Pire to the men in the field at once, and tho un- 

 certainty vhen "The Tchoe" would be nesrt published, the letter 

 vas sent out as a round-robin. It has probably been read by 

 you r.ll by this tirae and each man has no doubt drawn a lesson 

 therefrom, applicable to the particular condition with which 

 ho has to de&l in protecting his district. 



For the benefit of the Forest Officers ^ho so 

 generously contributed to tho monument fund for C. 3. Hyde, 

 Forest Guard, killed In a fire on the Cleveland Forest, tho 

 follo^-lng adf.itional notes v:ill ,:rovo interesting. On Aurast 

 26, Guard Hyde, end throe other fire-fighters rrere on their 



v from their cann on Snov? Creek to the fire line. They had 

 gone "out a short distance vrhen a number of large rocks, pre- 

 sumably dislodged by the fire, *;ere heard rolling down the 

 hill up vrhich they were coning. Before he could avoid the 

 ranger, one of the rooks struck Ilyc'e on the head, or.using an 

 injury from which he diod in about trelve houro. It took the 

 unfortunate man's companions ten houro to get him to camp, 

 it being necessary in sone cases to lovrer him by ropes made 

 from blankets. Snow Creek Canyon, in v:hich tho accident 

 occurred, is one of the steepest in the San Jacinto fountains. 



H E A D Q U A S T E ?. S II E ?/ 3 



TC. 3. Greeley, Assistant forester and T. D. \7ood- 

 bury of the District Office have both been on this Forest re- 

 cently sizing up silvicultural conditions. Mr. C/reeloy ro- 

 -r.inod only a fetr days but in that time had an opportunity to 

 ~ot a hand in on the proposed bi^ sale to the Verdi Lumber Co. 

 L'.r. Woodbxiry made a thorough inspection of our tirabor sales, 

 both large and srsall, remaining on the Forest about three 

 neeks. The visits of these two officers v:ere greatly ap- 

 preciated, being very coniusive to the best welfare of the For- 

 est. 



Leo J. Foley and J. D. O'Roxiark, field officers 

 connected with the General Land Office rere in Hovada City 

 -vg up cases of illegal cutting on public lands outside 

 the national Jorest, 



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