NEWS F1IOM THE DISTRICTS. 



Diotrlot No. 1. 



All the s^are tine of the Guards Adans and 

 Rrtinnan in :e nont.h of October was npent In turning 

 ferueh or. the riuritolit Gas 4 Elcotrio Oorcpary timber 

 sale areas, Froe Use areas. Trinity River telephone 

 right of way, and the J. W. Trimtlb and Gerald O 1 She y 

 timber sales. 



During the nonth of November, with one temporary 

 laV,' rer to assist me, we repaired 32 r.lles of telephone 

 line, tiing up all the lov places, and removing all the 

 - 'h ?ov.r.d touching the line. The brush was cut fron 

 3 miliH of the Trinity River trail, and brush and loge 

 rerr.ovw-i from 5 niles of the Corral Creek trail. 



For the month of December I began the con- 

 struction * a building t *e used for a tod house 

 and V.acksmith shop, and a aled road for use In hauling 

 timber tr repair the Bic Bar Ranger Station fenoe. 



FOHSST PLAlTTIHGt I have noticed that the planting area on 



Corral Creek is infested v;ith a worn 

 that rosor.bles the wire, or out worn. Can anyone 

 suggeot a ronedy for this evil? 



lUPROVE-tEKTt The month of January was devoted almost 



entirely to the repairing of trails, 



and telphne lines which were damaged by the sleet and 

 ai.-v,7. The rest of the month was devoted to napping and 

 n!;ing plans for the protection of the Forest fron fires. 



H. W. Drannan, 

 Aset. Forest 



District No. 2. 



Assistant Ranger Hcodhams and I finlnhed burn- 

 Ln the brush ro the Altapor. trails and planted one- 

 half acre of yellow pine seed In the shadn of raks, as 

 w experiment, during October and the first half of 

 liovorjler. I male a complete report en all the grazing 

 ranren, and turned out five June 11 reports. 



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