The last handful of snow disappeared from Shut eye by 

 August 4, and owing to the shortage of water, Mrs. Henry 

 and her children were compelled to wove back to Morthfork 

 on August 21. 



August 17 to 20 Rangers Wofford and HoZenzie were on 

 Sfcuteye getting out the timbers to be used as cribbing for 

 the new wnter tank which will be installed on the mount&in 

 early next year. All material is now on the peak and we 

 hope to be able to Insure the Lookout an abundant supply 

 of snow water for the summer of 1916. 



Cle Johnson, the Oat Mountain lookout nan, moved down 

 on September 30; Guard Herri ok was let off duty September 

 27. 



Rangers Ualnwaring and MoIIenzle have Just completed 

 their post work on Peckinpah Ridge. We now have 1000 

 posts for pasture fence repairs on stations in the 

 vicinity of Korthfork, besides pests and rails for a 

 new cross fenoe at Ellis Meadow to replace an old one 

 of barbed xrire and boards now in use there. 



A number of free users are busy hauling their shakes 

 and posts down the mountain. The growing demand for free 

 use posts has forced some of our patrons back as far as 

 the Shuteye Tray Ilill. 



The Shuteye Tray Hill closed down about the middle of 

 August beoa'ise the tray market seemed weak. Since closing 

 however l-!r. Roberts fr^a disposed of all his trays and says 

 he could easily have placed several oar-leads more. 



The Logan bridge across Chiqnito Creek has been re- 

 paired. Within the next year or two it will be necessary 

 to replace the old pine stringers with cedar ones. The 

 bridge was constructed in 1910. 



of the stock Is out of the back country, and reported 

 as coning out in good condition. 



Work on the UerriiLan shake sc.la and on the sales of 

 dead shakes to Bogard end to the Stout brothers . is 

 about completed. 



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