The Ely miner., 1943-10-28
National Forest Timber for Sale

Sealed bids will be received by the
Forest Supervisor, Duluth, Minnesota,
up to and including November 6, 1943,
for all the merchantable dead timber,
standing or down and all the live tim
ber marked or designated for cutting
on the following described areas in
Lake County, Superior National Forest,
Minnesota. Bids will be received for
one or more Of the units:
UNIT !. 100 acres in Sections 81 and
80, T. "a NJ, r. 9 W., and Section 8,
T. 6S N, r. 8 w., estimated to be 80
M. bd. #. of white pine, 10 M. bd. IT.
Of jackpine, 20 M. bd. #. Of spruce,
40 M. Id. It. of aspen, sawtimber; 10
cords of rough spruce, 30 cords OF
rough balsam, pulpwood; 20 cords OF
jackpine mine tagging, cords Of jack
pine mine poles and $50 cords Of aspen
ana jackpine fuelwood, more or less,
and an unestimated small amount Of
other species and products. No bid Of
less than $4.00 per M. bd. 1t. for the
white pine, $500 per M. bd. #. for the
jackpine, $500 per M. bd. tt. for the
white spruce, $100 per M. bd. It. for
the aspen, Sawtimber; $1.50 per rough
cord for the spruce, $3.50 per rough
cord for the balSam fir, pulpwood;
$50 per cord TOR the jackpine mine
tagging, $100 per cord Tor the jack
pine mine poles and $3.50 per cord for
the aspen and jackpine fuelwood, will
be considered. In addition to the
prices bid for stumpage, the purchaser
will be required to make q cooperative
deposit of $500 per M. bd. #. for all
| white pine, jackpine and spruce, saw
timber; $100 per M. bd. It. for al
| aspen sawtimber and $3.50 per rough
cord for all spruce and balsam fiI
pulpwood cut, the funds to be used
for general stand improvement work
The purchaser Will also be required tc
make q cooperative deposit OF 100 pei
M. bd. #. for all white and jackpine
sawtimber; $3.50 per M bd. #. for al
spruce sawtimber and $0.25 per rough
cord for all spruce aid balSam I'll
pulpwood cut, the deposits to be useC
as part Of special fund for disposal
OF slash.
UNIT II. 313 acres in Sections S,
and 8, T. SO NJ, r. W., estimated tC
be 125 cords of rough spruce and /:
cords of rough balsam fir, pulpwood
IS M. 3D. It. of aspen and M. bd. It
of birch, Sawtimber, more or less, anG
an unestimated small amount OF othel
species and products. No bid OF les:
than $1.0O per rough cord for tn,
spruce and balsam fir pulpwood, $15'
per M bd. #. for the aspen Sawtimbel
and $500 per M. bd. #. for the bircl
sawtimber, will be considered. In ad
dition to the prices bid for stumpage
the purchaser will be required to MAKE
a cooperative deposit of $1.00 per rough
cord for all spruce pulpwood and $1.Ot
per M.bd.ft. for all aspen and birch saw
timber cut, the funds to be used fol
general stand improvement work.
The cooperative deposits required ir
each unit are not subject to refunc
except as they may be in excess
of the amounts due the United States
$4,000 must be deposited by each party
| bidding on one or more Of the des-
| cribed units, the deposit to be ap-
piled on the purchase price, refunded
| or retained in part as liquidated DAM
ages according to conditions of sale
The right to reject any and all bids
is reserved. Before bids are submitted
full information concerning the tim
Der, the conditions of sale, and the
submission of bids should be obtained
| from the District Rangers, Ely, Min
nesota or from the Forest Supervisor
Duluth, MINI.