The Income from the resources o:T this Torest during the 

 last fiscal year was >70,915.14, while the allotment for all 

 forest expenses, salaries, improve:.:ents and fire suppresolon 

 was y59,334.27. This balance of 31,580.67 looks good. Aside 

 from the saving made by s'trict economy - which after all was 

 not large because from the days of Olfford Plnohot the two 

 most Important words In the Forest bible nave been economy 

 and efficiency the two greatest factors In forming this 

 balance have been increase-" timber sales and inoreaoed wacor 

 power development . ?f the total timber sale income in Dis- 

 trict 5, ,,1C 1,839. 43, this Forest is responsible for 021,749.36 

 or a little more than one fifth. The Plumas, with timber sale 

 income of )8,543.53 is the only Forest selling more timber 

 than the Sierra. Figures certainly talk, and as more and more 

 people realize that the Forests, besides preventing timber 

 waste, furnishing froo a large amount of timber to settlers 

 and farmers, protecting the water sheds for the sake of the 

 irrigation systems and the power plants, providing summer pas- 

 tures for the growing pf beef and making accessible thousands 

 of acres of wonderful recreation grounds for the people of the 

 hot valleys, is producing an income, they will rejolo in suoh 

 a glorious possession ami offer prayers of thanks for the fore- 

 sight of the men who urged the reservation of these areas in 

 the public domain. 



It has been noted all up and down the western foothills 

 within this Forest that quail are unusually abundant, and i'h\>: 

 in spite of an unusually severe winter. 



DISTRICT HEflS 

 Mariposa District. 



On June 17 there was a joint meeting of the Stookaen'o 

 Association and the Fire Protective Association at ChowcMlla 

 Station, Supervisor 3ene let and wife being present. The at- 

 tendance was good, much interest being shown in both associa- 

 tions. After lunch had been served under the pines by the 

 ladies of the associations, the meeting was called to order. 

 Manv topics of interest were discussed and new officers were 

 elected by both associations. The vote for the continuance 

 the fire protective asoooiation was unanimous and several * 

 names were addec 1 . to the necibership. 



llr. Benedict and wife spen't the evening of the 7. It'' 

 part of the following day at llariposa Station befor. 



