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G-87 "Multiple-Use," C.E. Brown, Rogue River National Forest, Medford, Oregon. A letter to the District Rangers discussing landscape management, aesthetics, and the value of recreation (3 pgs). [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

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G-93 U.S. Forest Service, "Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (and Oregon Skyline Trail)," Portland, Oregon. This file contains information concerning the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail in Southern Oregon. It also includes 1930s maps and brochures dealing with the Oregon Skyline Trail. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

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These documents include examination reports, correspondence, and other material dealing with Forest homestead entries, "squatter" claims, and townsite withdrawals, and examinations of different mineral claim dating from the early 1900s through the 1950s. Most mineral claim files are held at the Federal Records Center.

Scope and Contents H-3 "Report to Chief Forester on Timber Values of Lands Proposed for Withdrawal from Crater National Forest," by E. A. Sherman, U.S. Forest Service, San Francisco, California (23p). A personal account of the Land Examiner's visit to the Butte Falls area to inspect the proposed "agricultural" withdrawals in Township 34/Ranges 2 and 3 East, and Township 35/Ranges 3 and 4 East. Interesting and useful information concerning the Forest Service, and perceived attitudes and character of the "timber...

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H-4 Crater National Forest, "Report on Lands Petitioned for Withdrawal by Residents of Butte Falls Area," L-Boundaries, Medford, Oregon (16p). Deals with land in T. 34 S., R. 3 E., W.M., includes descriptions of Butte Falls, and an original advertisement of the nearby Fourbit Creek Timber Sale. The report provides section-by-section land descriptions and recommends against withdrawal from Forest Service jurisdiction. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

Scope and Contents H-15 "The Al Sarena Case," by Betty Fadaley, published in American Forests, volume 62, February 1956. The file also contains copies of documents stored at the Federal Records Center (box 20407). The documents include numerous memos between the USFS, BLM, Al Sarena claimants, various lawyers, and U.S. Senators and Congressmen. Also included is a copy of the 2-8-56 Congressional Record, Lewis, Sadie Rogue River NF Patent Application, and P.L. 167. The file contains numerous newspaper clippings...

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H-18 "Letter to Rogue River NF Supervisor," by Ben Baker, Fort Jones, California. A brief letter relating to the WW II-era history of chrome mining in the Siskiyou Mountains. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

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H-20 John E. Gribble correspondence to District Forester regarding homestead examinations, Crater National Forest, Medford, Oregon. The letters detail Gribble's daily activities relative to homestead examinations in the Dead Indian Plateau between June 21, 1910, and December 31, 1910.

Scope and Contents H-23 "The Stockpile," Oregon Mining Association, Rogue River during May 1953, April 1954, and May 1954. Photocopies of the association's newspaper including various photos of and articles on mining activities in Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho, and Utah. The publication includes articles on Al Sarena Mine and most especially the chromite stockpile program of the 1950s as part of the subsidized Strategic Minerals Stockpile Program during the early Cold War. "The Stockpile," as its name...