The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-22
117,0OO,O0O BOARD FEET NATIONAL FOREST TIMBER
 FOR SALE

merchantable dead timber, stand ing or down, and all the live tim Der marked or designated for cut ting from a sale area embracing "a gross area of about 8,360 acres. the boundaries of which sale area are shown on maps on file at the office of the Division Supervisor, Ketchikan, Alaska, and the Re- gional Forester, Juneau, Alaska, on the westerly side of Kosciusko Island, within the Tongass Nation al Forest, in Southeast Alaska, es- timated to be ~117,O00,000 feet B. M, more or less. of Sitka spruce, western hemlock, western red ce- dar sawtimber and other species, approximately 53qo Sitka spruce, and 15,000 lineal feet, more or less, of poles and piling. Timber is to be logged and removed prior to March 31, 1864. Primary manufacture outside the Territory of Alaska of any part of the timber is subject to prior approval by the Forest Service.
 SALE CONDITIONS: A sample sale agreement which fully states the conditions of sale is available on request from the Division Sup ervisor, Ketchikan, Alaska, or the Region Forester, Federal Build ing, Juneau, Alaska.
 STUMPAGE PRICES: The basic value of the timber according to long term normal market and op- erating conditions is $2.50 per M for green spruce, S1.00 per M for hemlock and dead spruce, $1.50 per M for western red cedar, 1c per linear foot for piling up to and including 95 feet in length, and 11ac per linear foot for piling over 95 feet in length. No bid will be considered which is less than these base rates applicable through the entire period of the sale plus at least $2.60 per M for green spruce, and $1.00 per M for hem lock, $135 per M for cedar, 1c per linear foot for piling up to and including 95 feet in length, and 1hc per linear foot for piling over 95 feet in length, the total rates to apply to all timber cut prior to April l, 1855. On that date and at other times as stated in the contract, total rates will be rede- termined, but in no event will the predetermined rates be less than the basic values first above stated, and in no event will rates below those bid become effective until at least 24,000 M fit. B. M of tim Der has been cut, scaled, and paid for at not less than the bid prices. The high bid will be determined by totaling the multiplications of rates bid for hemlock and green spruce sawtimber only.
 CUTTING REQUIREMENTS: Con- tract to provide for cutting of not less than 24,000 M or more thar 4000O M it. BM. during first per- iod ending April l, 1855, and at least 30000 MEM but not more than 10000 MEM each three-year period thereafter. All sawtimber will be scaled by the Scribner Dec imal c. rule.
 BOND, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Any person enter ing a bid at the auction must post with the Forest Officer in charge as guarantee bank draft or cer- tified check in the amount of $10,- 900 payable to the Treasurer of the United States, which will, in the case of the successful bidder, be applied to the purchase price of the timber. Ten percent may be retained as liquidated damages if the contract and bond are not executed by the successful bidder within the required time. Deposits of unsuccessful bidders will be returned immediately after com- pletion of the auction. Within thirty days of designation at the auction the successful bidder must post an acceptable performance bond in the amount of $25,0O0 as an additional guarantee of faith ful performance of the contract. Prior to approval of the contract by the Regional Forester, and within 60 days following the bid date, the successful bidder shall