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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



which demands brawn in addition to brain. One of his 

 duties is to lay out the mountain trails, which he does 

 with great engineering precision, oftentimes, of neces- 

 sity, through thick underbrush and up steep mountain 

 sides. 



He puts in the telephone lines, which, as will be seen 

 later, are ab- 

 solutely essen- 

 tial in the safe 

 guarding o f 

 the forests, and 

 on the forests 

 where there is 

 grazing, he has 

 supervision of 

 the Govern- 

 ment grazing 

 permits, which 

 means that he 

 must assist in 

 p r o t e c t i ng 

 the sheep 

 from wolf 

 attack, make 

 proper water- 

 ing places for the stock, and see that the herders move 

 their stock on other grazing lands before the grass is 

 eaten so short that it will not come up again. He must 

 also count the sheep, checking them for loss and for 

 pasturage charge. He supervises in part the timber 

 sales, cruising 

 or making an 

 estimate of the 

 timber, and, 

 after it is cut, 

 scaling it so 

 that the Gov- 

 ernment will 

 derive the 

 proper income 

 from it. 



He welcomes 

 the campers 

 who enter his 

 domain, ad- 

 vises them of 

 the safest 

 trails, the best 

 fishing 

 streams, and 

 the happy 

 hunting 

 grounds, which 

 in this case 

 does not mean the Indian's paradise, at the. same time 

 warning them, very politely of course, as becomes a 

 model host, not to leave their camp fires burning. 



Near Portland and Seattle, there are two immense 

 national playgrounds, which are open to the public for 



IN THE DARK WATCHES OF THE NIGHT 

 A wonderful cloud effect in the forest. 



READY TO MAKE CAMP FOR THE NIGHT 



The many visitors to the National Forests appreciate the value and necessity of the work done by the 

 forest rangers, ever alertly on guard, day and night. 



camping purposes. The public is invited by folders, 

 advertisements, etc., and is more than welcome to 

 camp there for any length of time. For their conven- 

 ience, the rangers erect, here and there, stone fire places 

 for cooking purposes, and sees that the campers are 

 supplied with quantities of wood for fuel. It is the 



boast of the 

 ranger that 

 the water in 

 the mountain 

 streams is pure 

 and fresh, and 

 he makes good 

 his boast by 

 keeping the 

 streams free of 

 refuse of all 

 kinds. 



One play- 

 ground, 47 

 miles from 

 Portland, Ore- 

 gon, on the 

 highway which 

 extends along 

 the Columbia River, is visited every pleasant Sunday 

 by from 2,500 to 3,000 people, some to spend the day, 

 and some the week-end or longer. They fish, hunt, or 

 wander along the trails back into the mountains, whose 

 wild and rugged beauty is balm to the heart of the city 



dweller. Fre- 

 q u e n t signs 

 tell where the 

 trails lead 

 and rude but 

 s t o r m-proof 

 cabins, sup- 

 plied with fuel, 

 are erected at 

 frequent inter- 

 vals, as a re- 

 fuge when 

 lost. 



The Govern- 

 ment also is- 

 sues free use 

 or nominal 

 charge permits 

 to anyone who 

 desires to put 

 up a hunting 

 lodge, and is 

 given a piece 

 of land, com- 

 prising about an acre, for this purpose. Timber for 

 the cabin is furnished free of charge and is never 

 missed, for in the Northwest there are from 50,000 to 

 200,000 feet of timber to the acre, and 5,000 will build 

 the average house ; there is enough timber on every 



