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3. Surface: Whether smooth or broken, rocky, bare, waste, grassy park, 

 timber. 



4. Soil: Whether gravel, loam, sand, rocky, deep, or shallow. 



5. Timber on right of way and on each side. This is to be indicated by 

 map and description. 



As the maps are numbered in the order in which the examination ia 

 conducted, the description will refer to the map at every point. 

 In describing the timber, note: 



(a) Condition of timber: Old or young growth; green or dead; defec- 

 tive or sound; injured by fire or a mere "burn." 



(b) Kinds of timber: Name the different kinds and give their propor- 

 tions, as, for instance: Mixed growth of fir 40, cedar 10, hemlock 35 per 

 cent., with some balsam and spruce. 



(c) Size of timber, as, for instance: Fir trees run generally from 



to inches, and are about feet high. Cedar is from to 



inches, etc. 



{d) Amount of timber per acre, as per estimate according to 



method. 



Bed fir: M. ft. 



Cedar: M. ft. 



Hemlock: M. ft. 



Others: M. ft. 



(e) How much timber will be cut on right of way? . 



{/) Value of timber to be cut on right of way. . 



6. If railway should be built, will there be great danger of fire from it; 

 and, if so, what can be done in cleaning or clearing near the right of way 

 to lessen this danger? 



7. Any roads, trails, fields, bridges, on right of way? . 



For report on the whole right of way , state: 



8. If railway, canal, etc., will hinder the use of existing road or trail or 

 other public improvement or convenience, and otherwise interfere with 

 travel, with future logging, etc., at this point: 



9. What is the necessity for the ri^ht of way? . 



10. Is the proposed enterprise likely to be a benefit to the reserve or a 

 damage; and, in either case, why? . 



11. Will the proposed construction benefit the settlements in and near 

 the reserve, and in what way? . 



12. Will it increase the danger of trespass? If so, in what way? . 



(a) If there are signs of this now, state what they are. 



13. Has any work been done on this right of way, ditch, etc.? . 



(a) If so, has it beSn reported, and when? . 



(If the right of way is for a canal, ditch, or reservoir, report, in addition 

 to the foregoing, on the following points) : 



14. Will the water from the ditch or canal do damage to the land and 

 timber below the ditch? . 



15. Are there any old ditches used in this enterprise? . 



16. Concerning the reservoir site, what is the — 



(a) Area of the reseryoir site: . 



(6) Surface: ( Whether rough, broken, even, etc. ) . 



(c) Soil: (Whether sandy, loam, rocky, etc. ) . 



(d) Timber: (What kind of stand, what species, what size, how 

 much by estimate. ) . 



