I believe that in tho H. H. Yard case, the Secre- 

 tary decided that tho claimant was required to show a 

 discovery of mineral on each ton aero tract, end v?e all 'jfio 

 that ho is required to chor; mineral on every 20 acre tract 

 by the Jonerr.l Lend Lav;s, and If tho wor^c on any part of 

 thj claim tends to eovelop tho whole claim the- information 

 should "bo shoxm in the affidavit. 



3IUELOW: In reporting on raining claims the ^ 

 fr.ith of the applicant is consi cored greatly xrlth the 

 discovery and the vror^: done. It ie a'-jood plan to brin~ the 

 i'. or bad faith out in your report in good shape. 



TI.LEY: An officer aty report there is a million 

 and a half board loot on a clcln. If there io any probability 

 that tho case rill oomo to a hearing, he bhould be able to 

 'one'-; up his ostirn&te v;ith an ezaot statement. The question 



; be put to hiTD ot the hoorin : as to hov: many board foot 

 rro in c. tree ohroo feet in diameter end ICO foot hih. 

 If ho is unable to anovcr t'v-t ruostion he r;ill bo adjudged 

 IncoiTj-potont to say ho\7 many board feet are in a tree. 



Uses 



IJCIIILLAII: There ie a distinction to be node botvroon 

 oonraorcial and non- commercial useo as a basis for the annual 

 rate to be charged. One thln^ I have found. A person can 

 easily spend too much time in examination cnO. reporting on 

 uses. ?or instance, r- poroon ^111 rrant a small oarap r.nd a 

 tract of en acre or tro and a charge of v& is all that can 

 bo -3i:do. Oftentimes the applicant is more or Icoe unfamiliar 



h tho country nnc" expects some infornation from tho Forest 

 Officers. If a Porest Officer will do it ho crn ecoily spend 

 more tir.o on such r caoo thon the income will emount to in 

 four or five yeora. This is one of tho thln~s a forest 



icor nuct nr^rd agninst. IJeny o. J .' i;ae old cr,cos have not 

 boon tied fco any definlJo object co ^luit it is impossi'jlo to 

 locate them. Thio state of affuirs should not be. j^vory 

 aroa should be tied to sorao definite object so that every 

 /.rest Officer cun locc to each corner at any tine. 



W ALTON: My Ic'oa is to survey out tho land rrhore 

 v;o aro S-JTO it will bo ovcntniaj.ly uced for spncir.1 uso and 

 plot tho num'jor of lots LO t'int r'lou one lot is c. veiled for 

 it c:n bo re ;-ortod on vithout tho rt-n^er ^oin~ over the 



and. Tlilo \^ill h^ve r. tondoncy to reduce tho tlno spent 

 anc'. decrot.co c-io iMiount of "i-ino reruired on each In dividual 

 caoo. In my district thore are several small Ir^zes v/horo 

 special use pornitB have been F.ppliod 1'or and all tho lend 

 trounc 1 . those In "xec will ovontuaiiy be applied for. It is 

 cuch lanri thr-t I hrvo reforonce to. 



">IG'JTiO',V: I thin'c thf.t is a -roat scheme and at 

 cuch ploccc ll'ro Jxi\o Jahoe r.nfi Gold Ln':o v;e shoiild survey 

 all "oho r;over-nsoent Ic.nt' into lots rnd number them, write 



