grazing and other activities within the Sierra oost us some- 

 thing over three oents an acre. 



Although the "oldest inhabitant" inststs that he "don't 

 jes 1 remember seein 1 seoh a lon^ rainy spell senoe '61 tlio 

 year of the flood" , the records kept at Borthf ork show that 

 while the report for January 1916 was ES.C9 inches, that for 

 January 1S14 the year we cut the lire line on the boundary-it 

 Traa 23.98; for January 1911 - the first month of Ur.r.edinG- 

 ton's life on the Sierra and a month he spent largely out of 

 it was 22.68; and in 1909 it was 23.15. 



On January 3, Ranker Prank Irioe left for Los 

 there to be in charge of a party doins special reconnaissance 

 or. special use propositions for three months. Mr. Trice's ez- 

 nerienee at 21 f j Creek and Hunting on lake should stand him in 

 good stead there, and the experience gained there should be of 



to this I'orest . 



It is with deep regret that the death of two men is an- 

 nounced, both of whorr. were at one time rangers on this Forest. 

 Cn December 2, 1915, George Eollister met with a fatal aooi- 



in the course of his duties as a ranger on the Santa Bar- 

 bara Forest. Ee leaves a wife - Ranger Mcleod's sister - and 

 two children. Ranger Eollister scaled timber on the first- 

 sale rade in this I'orest to the Hadera Su^ar Pine Company, and 

 was a good, all-around man in those days of a small foroe when 

 each nan had to make good or something suffered. 



The other death that comes very near to the Sierra Is 

 that of Sylvester Dehl, one of the early-day rangers here in 

 he ITorthfork District first, and later in the Pine i'.idge : 

 triot. Mr. Delil was a man of marvelous physical strength which 



knew how to use to the best advantage. Ee was of especial 

 talue to the I'orest in construction work, ifter leaving Cal- 

 'ornia some years a^o, he farmed in Illinois for a time, but 

 returned, and' last summer was in charge of the difficult trail 

 ' r r: up the South I-ork of Since Pdver. As a friend and as an 

 able aan, Sylvester Dehl will^be ^nreatly missed on tliie Poreet. 

 ' , also, leaves a wife and children. 



DI32RIC2 HK/3 

 Marip"osa District. 



Owing to the continued storm, it has been impossible 

 to accompli si. duel vrork during the past month, telephone 



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have held u-: re-^arLabl- 7 well during the stormy wea'-;! 

 ga vinds. I- goin" over the lines, it was found 



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