LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



The Cliffs on Morgan Creek . . . . . Frontispiece 



FACING PAGE 



r The Author 



The Cruisers- 



Bob Moak, the Veteran 



At Work in the Field J 



Frazer, the Chief ....... 4 



The Cruiser Climbs High Peaks 10 



Or Descends Into Yawning Canyons 10 



What the cruiser faces when setting out on a run . . 18 

 This rugged region in the Black Range though bare of 

 trees on top, was cruised to catch timber in the can- 

 yons and for map work 18 



Sample Plot Work 22 



Easy Going for the Baseline Crew 22 



("Brown Setting a Cruiser's Sta- 

 tion 



Conway and Stadia 

 [Frazer Cruising .... . 24 

 fin Dense Cover 

 The Cruiser at Work J" Shall I Off set ?" 



[Scaling Cliffs . . . -. . . 30 



Lunch Time 38 



A Typical Eock Slide ........... 46 



What the Cruiser Dreads . 50 



The " Woodland Type" of Timber ...... 60 



On the Slope of the Main Ridge 68 



A Trail Through the Cliffs 

 The Jumping Off Place .... 74 

 In moving from Donahue's Canyon we drove the bur- 

 ros along an almost invisible trail ... ... ^ k .. ^ 78 



Perils of the Way < \ 



