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While most of the lands in the Hawaiian forest reserves are 

 not susceptible of such a use because of the fact that they are 

 covered with forests whicji must be absolutely protected from 

 damage by man and beast for the conservation of water, there 

 are a few areas in the non-water-bearing regions where similar 

 camping privileges could be granted with safety were the areas 

 accessible by passable roads. 



The news item is as follows : 



"Seventeen thousand, four hundred fifty-seven visitors regis- 

 tered at Eagle Creek Camp Grounds, on the Oregon National 

 Forest, between April 15 and November 15, 1918, according to 

 a report received by Forest Supervisor T. H. Sherrard from 

 Ranger Wiesendanger. This is about four hundred less than 

 registered during the summer of 1917. Since about one visitor 

 in five registers, the total attendance at the camp-grounds for the 

 past season was about eighty-five thousand. 



"Every state in the union was represented among the visitors 

 registered during the season. People also registered from eight 

 provinces of Canada, from Mexico, and nine other foreign coun- 

 tries. 



"The Sunday night preceding Labor Day three hundred cars 

 were parked at the camp grounds overnight, and just after noon 

 on L,abor Day six hundred fifteen cars were counted in the 

 park. The crowd on the grounds at this time was estimated at 

 thirty-five hundred. 



"The extensive use of these grounds by the public made it 

 necessary to open up new camping sites on the west side of 

 Eagle Creek, and one-half mile of new trail was constructed 

 leading to these sites. Water has also been piped to this side 

 of the creek. 



"During the present season a ranger station in keeping with 

 the surroundings has been constructed on the camp grounds 

 from plans donated by Architect A. E. Doyle of Portland. The 

 parking place and loop road have been macadamized, and six- 

 teen new camp stoves constructed at convenient camping spots. 

 There were no serious accidents reported as having occurred in 

 the park or along the Eagle Creek trail. 



"All the picnic tables used on the grounds have been taken 

 down and placed in the storehouse for winter. None of them 

 had been defaced or injured more than by natural wear and 

 tear, in spite of the almost constant use they received during the 

 season. The Forest Service plans to add fifty new tables to the 

 equipment next year. 



"The public has furnished splendid cooperation during the 

 present season, both in keeping campsites clean and putting out 

 campfires before leaving. During the season, sixteen parties were 

 requested by the ranger in charge to come back and clean up 

 their campsites and put out the fires which they had left. 



"The last month a gasoline drag saw has been in use cutting 

 up a large number of dead snags on the camp grounds to provide 



