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has been set aside by the Secretary of Agriculture (on 

 July 27, 1 91 5) as a public playground, forever to be 

 dedicated to the "use and enjoyment of the general pub- 

 lic for recreational purposes." 



Any of the above may be secured, so long as the sup- 

 ply lasts, from the District Forester, United States For- 

 est Service, Portland, Oregon. 



"L,og of McKensie and Williamette Highway." A book 

 or road logs covering the scenic drives around Eugene, 

 Oregon. Material for the booklet secured by United 

 States Forest Service and published by the Eugene Cham- 

 ber of Commerce. Valuable to the tourist and traveler 

 in this portion of Oregon. Write the Chamber of Com- 

 merce, Eugene, Oregon, if a copy is desired. 



THE LOFTY TETON PEAKS 

 BY C. A. MCCAIN, SUPERVISOR, TETON NATIONAL FOREST 



'T'O the pioneers of our western country, and to the his- 

 * torians and students of the lore of their wanderings, 

 the Teton Peaks of Western Wyoming were long ago 

 recognized as familiar landmarks. Although the exact 

 date of their discovery by white men has been lost in the 

 obscurity of ages, we have record of their mention over 

 a century and a half ago and that they were given their 

 name by the French trappers of those early days. John 



Colter, the discoverer of the wonders of Yellowstone 

 National Park, guided his steps to the Tetons in 1807, 

 and the Astoria Expedition hailed the peaks with relief 

 while floundering through the wilderness in 181 1. 



In that distant period, and for a long time yet to fol- 

 low, white men visited the locality for two purposes ; to 

 explore new country and to trap and barter for furs. 

 The lofty Tetons served as a milestone announcing the 



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THE AWE-INSPIRING MAJESTY OF THE TETON RANGE 

 A long-familiar landmark to the pioneers of our Western country, the Teton range brings revelation to many a tourist of 

 today. Picture a chain of beautiful lakes, encircled on one side by an open forest of pine and on the other by stupendous 

 granite walls, their waters the temperature of the melting snows from which they spring, their crystal depths reflecting the 

 mighty giants that tower above them, and you have the essence of perfection in vacation country the sheer beauty of the 

 Teton National Forest. 



