News and Notes. 305 



New grazing regulations for the Dominion Forest Reserves, 

 similar to those in operation on the National Forest of the United 

 States, permit the keeping of a much larger number of stock by 

 a much greater number of stock-owners, and also make available 

 to the Dominion Forest Service a source of revenue second only 

 to that derived from the management of the timber on these re- 

 serves. Unfortunately, due to the clamor of the cattle interest, 

 the regulations have been suspended in British Columbia. 



Foresters who have just returned from winter work in the 

 White Mountains of New Hampshire report that, while some 

 hardship is entailed, as much can be accomplished in the dead of 

 winter as in summer. 



During the past winter two camps of men have been estimating 

 and valuing the forests which the Government contemplates pur- 

 chasing on the slopes of the White Mountains. Because of the 

 softness of the constantly falling snow, the work was done mainly 

 on snowshoes. At times the temperature has been around 20 

 degrees below zero for considerable periods, and at times nearly 

 40 degrees below. The crews were housed in winter camps 

 like those of the lumberjacks, and during the short winter days 

 they were out by daylight and did not return until dark. The 

 work of the crews required continuous walking. Diameters of 

 trees were measured and the number of logs estimated in all 

 merchantable trees growing on parallel strips 4 yards wide and 

 40 rods apart. From these estimates the full amount of timber 

 was calculated, especially stormy days being used to work up 

 data. 



During the whole winter it was noted that stormy days caused 

 no more loss of time than in summer, and the health of the men 

 in the party was as a rule better than in hot weather. 



In replacing a railroad trestle, recently burned, along the north 

 shore of Great Salt Lake, engineers have just found that the 

 piles are still perfectly sound after 43 years of service. Looking 

 for the cause, since these were only of local pine and fir, they 

 found the timbers were impregnated throughout with salt from 

 the lake. 



The first transcontinental telegraph line was transferred, when 

 the railroad was built, to follow its right of way, and the old 



