loph^nc repair v:crk in this district was much heav- 

 in the loner country th&n usual, "but the lines In the 

 higher country wc.ro in very good shape. TYr the first time 

 since the line from Dlnko? to Crcwn Valley was constructed, 

 there wcro nc breaks in the lino wire, but of course a gcod 

 many brackets woru cff . 



District headquarters wcro moved tc Dinkoy on Juno 15, 

 which is about a week later than usual. 



Assistant Ranger Barker was transferred to the Pine 

 Ridge District whore ho is stationo.i at Cascade. Both ho 

 and Mrs. Barker arc greatly nisscd in this district and horo's 



ine that the attractions of the butterfly lifo &t Big 

 Cruek will not raal-:o then ferret entirely their friends and 

 associates at Dinkoy and trimmer. 



Considerable inproveracmt In the construction of pasture 

 fences is being rtado in this District. '.There some of tho 

 fences 77orc two and three wires with saplings fcr posts, they 

 CJTC 'coins brought up to a four-wire standard with substantial 

 cedar posts placed eight foot apart. It is planned to put 

 two more stays between cvory two posts of at least cno pas- 

 ture fence this fall., to see whothor or not the wiro will 

 stand tho effects of snow and zoro weather better when sup- 

 ported in this manner. 



The cattle arc all on their sunner ranges, and over 

 head were oc\u-.tcd through Dinkey. Tho cattle that 

 tho Crown Valley, Dinkoy and Big Creek ranges 

 were not counted bring the total number graaod in this 



is season close up to 5000 head. Ranges *re in 

 condition now, and with a few aunnor rains this should 

 > another good season. 



Tho trail crew employed on the Crouso Valley Trail 



sack on June 29, and arrived without serious i Is- 

 iaj> , 1 cugh It r:ust have looked pretty soricus tc one of 



while he was hanging by tho pack rigging on the 

 fe J ; cf / crnc falls in Cartridge Creek. luckily tho 



n t a "S POC1: ri ^i6- bcth hold until a tow rcpc was 

 n J C Jfrjjurro and hc ^s dragsod ashore, a wet, 

 iitr kin f , ?aok il. :>.:om8trcn6 can also relate 



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