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Show National Forest Timber For Sale Oral bids will be received by the Forest Supervisor at Duchesne Du-chesne Ranger Station, Duchesne, Du-chesne, Utah, beginning at 2:00 p.m. on October 5, 1953, for all live timber marked or designated desig-nated for cutting and all merchantable mer-chantable dead timber located on an area of approximately 45 acres in Sections 19. 20, and 29, T. 2 N., R. 9 W., U.S.M. Trail Hollow-Iron Mine, units A, B, and C, Ashley National Forest, estimated to be 446 M feet. b.m. of Engleman spruce, Alpine fir, and Douglas fir sawtimber, log scale, more or less. The appraised apprais-ed value of the timber, according" accord-ing" to long term normal market and operating conditions is $2.50 per M feet b.m. for all species of sawtimber. No bid will be considered con-sidered which is less than this rate as a base rate applicable through the entire period of the sale agreement, plus at least $4.20 per M feet b.m. for sawtimber, saw-timber, (the total to apply to all timber cut prior to May 1, 1954. On that date and at other times, as stated in the contract, total rates will be redetermined, but in no' event will rates below those bid be established until at least 200 M feet b.m. of sawtimber saw-timber have been cut and paid for at not less than the bid rates. In addition to the prices bid for stumpage, a deposit of SO. 40 per M feet b.m. of sawtimber saw-timber for the total cut of all species to cover the cost of timber tim-ber stand improvement work and $0.25 per M feet b.m. of sawtimber for the total cut of timber under the agreement to be used by the Forest Service for paying a portion of the cost of slash disposal, will be required. re-quired. Bidding will begin at 2:00 p.m. and will be kept open as long as may be necessary in the judgment of the Forest Supervisor Su-pervisor to give all . interested parties an opportunity to bid. Each bidder must have in his possession a certified check, money order, or equivalent, payable pay-able to the Treasurer of the United States, in the amount of $400.00 as a deposit with bid to be surrendered and applied on the purchase price if his bid is accepted. Sealed bids accompanied accom-panied by required payment received re-ceived by the Forest Supervisor prior to 2:00 p.m. on October 5 will be considered the equivalent equiva-lent of an oral bid and posted for the information of all bidders. bid-ders. A certified check, money order, or equivalent, payable to the Treasurer of the United States in the amount of $400.00 must accompany each sealed bid to be applied on ibe purchase price, refunded or retained in part as liquidated damages according ac-cording to conditions of the sale. Each bidder who has not previously pre-viously operated on the Ashley National Forest must submit a financial statement with his bid, showing possession or availability availabil-ity of logging equipment, cash or resources sufficient in the judgment of the awarding officer offi-cer to carry out the terms of the timber sale agreement. If an oral bid is declared to be high at the close of the auction, the bidder must immediately confirm the bid by summitting it in writing on a Forest Service bid form which will be provided. provid-ed. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. Before bids are submitted, full information concerning1 the timber, the conditions con-ditions of sale, and submission of bids and financial statement may be obtained from the Forest For-est Supervisor at Vernal. Utah, or the Forest Ranger at Duchesne, Du-chesne, Utah. First Publication, Sept. 3, 1953 Last Publication, Sept. 10, 1953 |
