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'tor 5 will be the ma'rinc of a wor % :ln plan for 

 each Blcc -. 



Worl: Ac oompl i shed . 



v.'e began tl'O reconnaissance v/orl: on Juro 15, 110, 

 with a party of fox'r, r.r.-.l by October '. had covorod 80,000 

 acreo of Forect 'Jecv'ce land v -'ith 00,000 acres of patented 

 lard. Thin area fell --a Inly in Orouoe, Eltapon, and 

 Corral Creoles. V/e foi'nd ^41, COO, 000 board foot.. Of 

 this aland apy,ro::ir:ately one-half was Douglas ^ir, one- 

 fourth vslla,/ pine, ono-tonth sugar pine and the balance 

 white fir aoi inoense oedar. Tn 1^11 we began with a party 

 of four on ..ay 15 - increased to eight on July 1, and 

 finished -,ith four on liovaaber 28. '.7o covered 156, OCC acres 

 of Governnent land, trapped and got an idea of the stand on 

 44,000 acreo of patented land - a total of 202,000 acres, 

 including the drainage of Miners, Little, Big, Carr, East 

 Fork, Hay I ork, Brovais, S'iddle Fork of Cottonwood, and Upper 

 Salt Crooks. 



V/e now have complete closer ipt ions, with the hinds, 

 amounts and condition of timber, by sections and units of 

 230,000 acres of this Forest (4,000 acres of patented land 

 not included) rrith a stand of 1,950, COO, CCC board feet. 

 V'e also have contour naps (100* contour interval) of the 

 area, which a little more than covers the proposed Eurboldt 

 and Lantern Railroad Rale area. 



Y7e spent last seaoon - 1?11 - l!ay 17 to N'ovonbor 

 23. On actual field trips 53 per cent of our tise. 

 Office \rork 20 



Sundays ani holidays 15 " " 

 I'.ovlnc camp and travel 6 



Checking estimates 4 " 



Fire fighting, etc., 2 





Total coot per acre was 2.8 cents. 

 Plans for Next Year. 



V;e plan this no.xt neason t,o ntart in the Kayforfc 

 valley - rv.le Cree Unit - finishing Ranger latton's 

 District, then going around via Eyarnpom and wording up the 

 iou*.h r ;rlr River. \'e rill have a party of six or seven - 

 Jr. Jotter, 1'r. de For?3t, perhaps at .ir..?a ?.?r. Coffnan, 

 three student as?:.ntaiits, and nynelf. Then there is a 

 lonaibility of having a "bug" nan with us, fts there is 



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