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"The Zing Is deadl Long live the Elng! n la the import- 

 and piece of headquarters news, and that can hardly be called 

 news to the men of the Forest force. Mr.Reding'ton left April 

 11, something over five years after his first coming to the 

 Sierra, and HEr. Benedict arrived April 25, approximately two 

 years after he had left the Sierra far a detail on the Cal- 

 ifornia Rational Forest. Although Mr.Redlngton's departure 

 la keenly regretted, the arrival of Ur. Benedict Is hailed 

 with the acclaim given the long^lost brother. Mr.Coffman, 

 Deputy on the Trinity, and the guest of the Sierra last win- 

 ter, has been cade Supervisor of the California to succeed 

 Kr. Benedict. 



Assistant District Forester Raohford was on the Sierra 

 the first week in March and expects to be in the office again 

 shortly to go over all the records carefully. 



n April E6 Ranger Boo the telephoned to headquarters 

 reporting that the bridge over the Horth Pork of Kings Hlver 

 near (TLiff Camp had been carried out by the winter T s weight 

 of onow. This bridge was built by the Service and the cattle 

 men in 1906 and has been of great service. However, a party 

 of raining men, kpt from reaching their claims by the lack of 

 this bridge, returned to Trimmer and offered - through Banger 

 Boothft - to supply fmor workmen and do all the packing If th 

 Servioe would purclia.se necessary material and oversee the bull* 

 ing of a new bridge on the ld site. The telephone message 

 fror. Booth* was transmitted in the form of a telegram to the 

 District office, and the next day a reply telegram author- 

 ised the expenditure of $160 00 for materials. This was on 

 Saturday. On l!nday marning part of the material for the con- 

 struction of a good cable bridge was bought frort the Power Com- 

 pany at Big Creek and the rest wan shipped by rail from Fres- 

 no to that point, the fur itnn and the pack train was started 

 and R*y Boothe, with Mr .Leslie were on their way to oversee 

 tho job. The Sierra IB fortunate In having a clerk like G.P. 

 Leslie who can draw a bridge plan in the office, itake out 

 specifications for the naterial, then put the plan in his 

 grip and start for the site to help the district ranger build 

 the bridge. As we go to press, May 16, the bridge Is probably 

 completed. 



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