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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



A SUMMER COTTAGE. 



THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL SUCH COTTAGES BUILT IN 1911, ALONG THE WATER FRONT OF PELUAN BAY, SOUTH OF~ROCKY 

 POINT ON THE CRATER NATIONAL FOREST, OREGON, UNDER THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. 



and silent depths the alluring sense of 

 mystery and adventure, and the open, 

 grass-floored groves of pine seem to 

 say "tarry here." In the alpine pas- 

 tures the tinkle of the bell on the "bell 

 wether" floats dreamily across the 

 mountain encircled basin, or the sharp, 

 eager bark of the herder's collie is 

 heard punctuating the protesting bleat- 

 ing of the sheep as this faithful guar- 

 dian intelligently and undirected forces 

 straying lambs back to the flock. 



In the lower valleys or in some grassy 

 park surrounded by forest, perhaps a 

 herd of cattle may be seen grazing con- 

 tentedly or filing solemnly away, im- 

 pelled by a contagious impulse, to a 

 watering place well known to them 

 alone. Every turn in the winding road, 



or, may be, trail presents a panorama of 

 new and absorbing interest ; in the fore- 

 ground the dancing stream, boulder 

 strewn, and marked at intervals with 

 deep-edying pools, seems to challenge 

 ones piscatorial skill, or else arouses 

 more esthetic thoughts. In the distant 

 background a fleeting glimpse through 

 a vista of mighty fire presents in a set- 

 ting of great beauty some snow-clad 

 peak tinted with cloud reflections. In 

 the mountain valleys the days are mild 

 and sunny ; the nights, delightfully cool, 

 and the bracing air fortifies the visitor. 

 These wild regions are being used 

 for recreation grounds to an increasing 

 extent. It is estimated that a few 

 years ago, when a count was attempted, 

 half a million people paid homage to 



