Some Absolute Forest Land 



It varies according to the danger of setting fire by sparks 

 from passing locomotives, usually from six to eight miles, 

 they are required to go over the beat after the pasing of each 

 locomotive between the hours of nine o'clock in the morning 

 and eight o'clock in the evening. This of course depends 

 upon the condition of the weather. They are under the in- 

 struction of the ranger at all times as to when railroads shall 

 be patroled. The ranger having free use of the telegraph 

 lines to give instructions to the patrolmen, and when in the 

 opinion of the ranger it is not necessary to patrol the rail- 

 roads the patrolmen are required to mow the grass, brush 

 and weeds, rake and pile the same together with any debris 

 that may be upon the right of way and burn it. 



If at any time the patrolmen finds it impossible to extin- 

 guish any fires set by passing locomotives he may call to 

 his aid the nearest section crew, who have instructions from 

 the roadmaster to go to his assistance at once. 



Each patrolman makes a record of the number of every 

 locomotive passing over his beat, so that in case of fire he 

 can make a report showing the number of the locomotive last 



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