^ xtracts from a letter from J. S. Sibley (1913 I'.): 



From the 



Front The Tal1 Timbers '" Montana . Jul y z\*t. 1912. 



'* we are a long ways from home, about one hundred miles from a railroad. 

 Crawford and I got jobs on (lie Missoula National Forest. We got to Missoula July 

 1st and were sent out July 3rd. It took us three days to get here by wagon, we slept 

 in the |ien during the nights. We are doing reconnaissance work. At present we 

 air at Marshall Lake (44f>0 elt-vation) fine country but rough. 



"We see many den l>nt no bear as yet. have had trout several times. - shut 

 a coyote. 



"linker and Cowing l.ual.J al Libhy. t letrL-i t.. report on July 15th at the 

 Blackfoot." 



A very attractive and neat appearing folder, "The Apache News," was received 

 from Clifford W. McKibbin (1911 F.) who is now the Forest Assistant in charge of 

 the timber reconnaissance of the Apache National Forest, Arizona. 



G. H Collingwoocl (1911 F.) is also stationed 'on the Apache Forest as a Forest 



Assistant. 



I'rorn K. L Kunze (1913 F.) : 



Arriving in Libby wt- were met by Cortright, Logan, Frutig from here we went 

 by train to Troy from Troy we walked twenty miles to a ranger's station; the last half 

 was during a rain storm. Cowing, Tinker, Cock and myself were to go on a traverse 

 survey have been camping at Five Sisters in the Upper Yake region. The trout run 

 from minnows to four pounders. We are surveying a ridge of mountains and have to 

 climb a few thousand feet every morning we take turns cooking we are going to the 

 coast and back thru Portland, Seattle, Utah and Colorado." 



From R. A. Colgan (1913 F.): Sierraville, Cal. 



"We are doing reconnaissance work and the little we got last summer at Summer 

 Camp did a lot of good most all the timber is red and white fir and a little pine mixed 

 in fair stands of old timber. It's lots of fun to work all day, then sleep on fir boughs at 

 night and slip all over the tent, breaking your back trying to keep your feet and head 

 apart it never rains out here. Clear skys every day and a big moon at night." 



From Huber C. Hilton (1911 F.) Fraser, Colorado. 



"We are surveying, subdividing townships preliminary to reconnaissance work 

 great country," 



From Joseph H. Bridges (1913 F.): Coolin, Idaho. 



"We arrived in Newport and went at once to Priest Lake, about in the middle of 

 the Kaniksu. Met DeCamp (M. A. C. 1910), who has charge of camp here. The work 

 is said to be somewhat more intensive than usual as they are figuring on constructing a 

 logging map of the country for timber sales. The greatest trouble is in locating a section 

 corner and lines, and I find the work of that sort which we had up in Deward last 

 summer has come in good. I wish we had had more of it. 



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