re ranger after the i'irst Rair.a in Late Stunner. 



by 



. ' >Lrod. 



I have noticed fnr several years that after the first 

 rains w havp had a one bad fires as late as the last of 



cver.ber. The explanation seema to HP in the faot that 

 these firat rains wash the dirt and dust frerc the ground 

 never whioh then dries in the wanr. sun. This quiak dry- 



oauaeH th* pine readies and oak leaves to eturl up and 

 lie rr.oro 1 ->psely , creating a druft-way between these and 

 the lower protmd erer t and thus a fire oatohes very oasi- 

 nd truri.ls at a ^r*=at rate of Bpt:c.d. Cf oourse thu 

 shorter ani th> nights o-^clwr at this time, but 

 .{iTo thu ebevc oonditiolui to oontcnd with, the 

 ammability is as groat as at any time during tho fire 

 season. Csually , too, at this time tho Guards and short 



Hangers have gone off duty, tir.d somctiircs oven tho 

 Lookouts arc off. 



conditions , I think, do not apply to the grass 



ln 



JiEbertd slopes. In these sections the early rains 

 Bf. to rr.e wore of a detriment than a hlp in the" fire 

 situation. 



Land Classification 



bj 

 D.O.Bireh. 



The extensive olassifioation of the lands of tht> Sierra 



?oareet has b^cn ooEpletcd, and has be<n forwarded to 

 ngt.n, being the first to rooh there. The following 

 will bo f interest: 



_, 

 Gross area cf ;?crt ". . 1,651,939.62 acres. 



Alicnutol land . . 150,722.94 

 Listed Land . . . 1CM9P.43 

 Indian .llctroents 5.195.5: 166.116.07 



i;et rational ?orost :r< a . .1, 485,822.75 " 



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