THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREST RECREATION 



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white glare of concrete until 

 such a time as fires can smoke 

 up the surface. 



A fine type of out-door fire- 

 place has been developed by the 

 city of Minneapolis. The en- 

 tire portion of this fireplace 

 which is above ground is made 

 ot metal, the whole being set 

 solidly in concrete. The cost of 

 this fireplace is much higher 

 than either of the others shown, 

 but it will last longer than the 

 rubble or concrete walled fire- 

 place. A very good feature of 

 this arrangement is the lifting 

 grate allowing the use of the 

 crane which is a part of the 

 metal portion. 



The big central camp stove 

 built by the city of Pueblo for 

 the Municipal Camp in one of 

 the city parks is also shown. A 



shelter and fireplace are here combined. During the day 

 the sun's rays, peculiarly searching in the midst of 

 summer, are kept from striking the cook at the fire, and 

 if a sudden rain storm rushes over the camp the meal is 

 not thereby delayed For a large camp this shelter is a 

 very good arrangement. This fireplace served many 

 groups at one time during seasons past, the limit served 

 at one time being about eight parties and when the camp 

 was much used these groups cooked in relays. 



Sanitary arrangements in city locations give little 

 trouble but in rural locations the planning for those nece.s- 



A FIREPLACE IN THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WITH WALLS OF CAST CONCRETE. 

 FINE IN ITS PLACE, BUT NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY LOCALITY 



sities which will reasonably serve many people is more 

 of a problem. Contamination of water supply will have 

 to be guarded against and the fly problem will intrude. 

 The best solution for many locations will be found in the 

 flyproof pit privy properly located. The cost is low and 

 if the campsite is laid out by a landscape architect, quali- 

 fied to handle such problems, the public health will be 

 entirely protected. 



A very difficult problem in many rural locations is the 

 establishment of a good water supply. Pumps and 

 shallow driven wells may serve the purpose where there 

 is little chance of contamination 

 from surface drainage. Probably 

 in all locations a shallow driven 

 well of this type is preferable to 

 an open stream no matter how 

 crystalline the water. 



Stream water may do well 

 in some locations in mountain- 

 ous country, but there is always 

 a chance of there being a source 

 of contamination farther up 

 stream. Water carried disease 

 germs may be present in the 

 clearest of water. This is true 

 in the most remote portions of 

 the forest and mountains though 

 it is not usual to find any sick- 

 ness caused by drinking water 

 from a mountain brook far re- 

 moved from civilization. 



Springs often are reasons for 

 locating picnic spots and camps. 

 The location of a' spring, in the 

 past, has always been a point 

 near which man took up his 

 abode for it meant a continuous 



A SPLENDID ARRANGEMENT FOR OUTDOOR COOKING IN A DELIGHTFUL LOCATION ON 

 THE SAN ISABEL AT THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CAMP GROUND 



