

Tho sprlnf: trail work is "being pushed. About 55.00 

 has been spent on the Pines-to-Dam trail which MeKenzle 

 reports as in fairly good shape for travel now. KoKenzie 

 and Ole Johnson are working at present on the Chiruito 

 trail, cutting out the down timber which put trail as well 

 as telephone line out of commission, muoh worse than in an 

 average winter. 



James Roberts is preparing to start his tray mill 

 operations at Shuteye, with a full crow, as soon as lie can 

 get in. There is still a good deal of snow there, but he 

 hopes to get his men in by the middle of May, 



The Pines Lumber Company is preparing to uv.ke a big 

 out this 'year, for the size of tholr mill. 



Mr.Roush states that the Peckinpah Mill Company will 

 have a crew of about 75 men several more than usual. It 

 looks as if there might bo a prospect of a sale to that com- 

 pany either in the latter part of this summer or early nert 

 year. 



Pine Ridge District. 



John J.Terrel, Special Indian Agent, was in the dis- 

 trict during several days of March, on Indian allotment 



work. 



Rangers Soothe and Parki.-.son were at Auberry four days 

 the first week in April, helping Price and Barker repair 

 the line froc Auberry to Tollhouse. This is a metallic 

 line and had been constructed with the lines too close to- 

 gether so that they were apt to twist in a wind. The wire 

 had to be spread in many places. 



Ranger Price and wife returned from Santa Barbara on 

 the first of April. Price had been engaged in special use 

 reconnaissance in the south for three months. 



Ranger Parkinson and wife have moved to Big Creek where 

 Parkinson will be in charge of the Ockenden-Byrbec sale this 

 surjmer . 



The grazing ranges of this district will be stocke*" to 

 their full capacity this year, a number of new owners of 

 small bands ha vine been granted permits. 



