"be fair to the Government and to the purchaser throughout 

 the life of the contract. Under the new method, stumpago 

 prices are fixed for only the first five years and will then 

 be revised to conform with chrnges in the values of lumber. 

 Iv lumber prices, avereTed for the year preceding A^ril'l, 

 1918 do not show an increase of V 2.00 per thousand feet, the 

 stumpe^e price will nt be changed. If tho increase is 

 sroator than vS.OO. three-fourths of the increase over that 

 amount may be added to the stumpage rate. Tha rates for the 

 first five years are ,2.50 per M rox ifcito 7ir, two cents 

 per post for C;JUCT posts, and 10 cents per cord for oordwood. 



In order to log the Jwvzni&ont l.ind and their 

 own holdings, which are closely intermingled, tho Company 

 will erteno. their lodging railroad 2C miles. T'-ic r.ilroe.<?, 

 vr'iich rill be a common carrier, rill be p. c'ecided benefit to 

 Sierra 7.- Hoy. 



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C01ICLRUIHG "HOUIP-DAWSS" 



Every time I come to town V 



The boys keep a-klokln f my dawg aroun'; 



Uakos no difference if he is a noun 1 ; 

 They got a-quit kickin 1 ay dawg aroun'. 



?rom Pike County Classics. 



The wail of the Missouri hound has reached Hevada 

 City, The much "ricked uongrol has rubbed noses here TTith 

 several dawgs which have boon prowling around the Tahoe For- 

 est. 



A ?orest Service houn 1 that is much abused goes 

 by the name of Efficiency. Knockers have sorely bert him, 

 but his tail still wa^s with undiainished fervor and he is 

 still on the trril of Scientific :xna~enont in spite of his< 

 harsh treotincnt. His spirit is not co'red because he knows 

 he is on a fresh scent and the quarry is in si~ht. This 

 c"awg, although at present considerably run down, will pic".: up 

 since he has good breeding. He already has a good home 

 on the Ifono and Injo ?orests and his progeny will ^rafually 

 diccominete throughout the District. 



Another '"; v/r' thct -"errs r. -oe-borone e^rproseion is 

 named Property. Ho belongs more or less to us cli, but is 



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