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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



characterize the region and which add so much to the 

 beauty of the shore line. 



The elevation of the lake is 4,500 feet, insuring pleas- 

 ant days and cool summer nights, and making the resort 

 extremely popular with the dwellers in the hot valleys 

 below. The possibilities of this reservoir as a play- 

 ground were recognized by the Reclamation Service, and 

 in the construction of its camp many buildings of a per- 

 manent nature were erected. With the completion of the 

 engineering work these buildings have been made avail- 

 able for the visitors, and the accommodations are excel- 

 lent and adequate for all present needs. There are nu- 

 merous pretty cottages and bungalows, a commodious 

 hotel and dining hall, all electrically lighted and with 

 modern conveniences. Boating, bathing and fishing are 

 the principal sports. 



The genius of the engineer restored to Wyoming a 

 beautiful lake which had existed there in early geologic 

 times. During a remote period in the world's history the 

 upthrust of a huge wall of granite through the sandstone 

 formation of northern Wyoming completely blocked a 

 section of the valley of the Shoshone River at a point 

 just below the confluence of the North and South Forks. 

 This natural dyke backed the water for miles, covering a 

 level flooded valley to a great depth. Gradually the 

 waters rose and topped the dyke, spilling the surplus 

 over the rim. During recurring centuries the waters 

 gradually eroded a channel deeper and deeper into the 



granite, until it became a canon, the bottom of which is 

 below the bed of the lake. The lake bed dried up and 

 became once more a broad, grassy valley on which later 

 grazed innumerable buffalo, elk, and deer. For many 

 years it was a favorite hunting place for the red man. Its 

 importance as an agricultural region, and its numerous 

 charms as a resort for the hunter and fisherman, were 

 first made known by Buffalo Bill, who became fascinated 

 by its beauty during one of his numerous Indian cam- 

 paigns, and who finally selected it as a location for a 

 ranch and home. His vision and determined personality 

 are largely responsible for the important developments 

 which have taken place here in the past twenty years. He 

 lived to see his faith in the country vindicated, for it is 

 today the richest agricultural part of the state, and the 

 most prosperous. 



To make his dreams come true it was necessary to re- 

 create the lake of olden times, and in so doing the ranches 

 of Buffalo Bill and his neighbors in this mountain valley 

 were completely submerged. To accomplish this a won- 

 derful dam was built in the granite canon, a structure of 

 concrete 328 feet high. A lake has been formed covering 

 an area of 10 square miles to an average depth of more 

 than 100 feet. It is a beautiful sheet of water, rimmed 

 on all sides by lofty mountains, covered with primeval 

 forests. In the construction of the dam the service built 

 a remarkable highway up the canon which has now 

 been extended 75 miles into Yellowstone Park. The 



AN EVENING STUDY OF THE ARROW HEAD 



On Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, this shows the reflection of Pelican Mountain. The lake is noted among the disciples at Walton as the home 

 of big trout. Its waters are of wonderful clearness, and the reflections of mountains and forest clad shores are of extraordinary beauty. The 

 Forest Service has laid out a number of attractive villa sites, and each year the number of visitors is increasing. Surrounding the lake 

 are vast areas of valuable timber, much of which is included in Crater National Forest. The surplus waters of the lake are diverted into huge 

 canal., and irrigate the beautiful valley of the Klamath below Klamath Falls 



