Sugar Pine District 



The fire-line orow , consisting of Rangers Clark, 

 Tferly and IlcHenale rebxrashed and plowed the fire line 

 fron: Chiiia T/ell to the T7av7ona Road, a distance of five 

 miles. After completing this section they went to the 

 Uariposa District to clean out the fireline there. 



The Fresno River Plre Protective Association called 

 a meeting on April 15 and disorganized. Lack of interest 

 shown by the raembers was iven as the reason for disorgan- 

 izing. 



rn Ilaroh 6 there was a (tail meeting of the stockmen 

 of the Sugar Pine District, at Coarse Gold to tallw over 

 grazing matters and to organize a stooknen'o association. 

 The attendance was large and a grest deal of enthusiasm 

 was shown by everyone present. Forest Supervisor Reding- 

 ton and Deputy Supervisor Jordan from Northfork, Assistant 

 District forester Raohford from tho District office and 

 Rangers Clark and Taylor from the Sugar Pine district at- 

 tended this meeting. Mr.Rediugton and Ilr.Rachford each 

 gave a talk on the advantages of an association, after 

 which the stoolnnen proceeded to organize the Madera County 

 Livestock Association, electing officers and appointing 

 committees. The meeting then adjourned to meet again April 

 1, to discuss and pcoept as far as satisfactory the by- 

 laws to be submitted by the committee on bylaws. The mem- 

 bership enrollment was twenty-six. 



Tho Uadera County livestock Association met on April 1 

 at Coarse Gold to adopt bylaws and regulations to govern 

 the association. A number of subjects pertaining to graz- 

 ing were discussed, then adjournment was taken till their 

 next semi-annual meeting. 



On April 5 a number of stockmen, users of the back 

 ranges, met at the Cox ranch to repair the road running 

 from Crane Valley to Soquel and Jackass 1'eadow. They put 

 In six days, building half a mile of new road and repair- 

 ing the old road aa far as Board Banoh Creek, the Forest 

 officers agreeing to repair tlie road from that point to 

 Beasore Mountain. 



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