ADMINISTRATION 37 



was therefore about one man for every 77,800 acres 

 or about 121 square miles. 



The Forest Ranger must be a man who is physi- 

 cally sound and capable of enduring great hard- 

 ships. He is often required to do heavy manual 

 labor in fighting fire under the most trying condi- 

 tions. For this reason he must have great endur- 

 ance. They are usually men who have been 

 brought up in timber work, on ranches or farms, or 

 with the stock business. They are therefore thor- 

 oughly familiar with the region in which they are 

 to be employed and especially acquainted with the 

 rough, semi-primitive life which is characteristic of 

 remote places in the West. 



He must be able to take care of himself and his 

 horses in regions remote from settlement and sup- 

 plies. He must be able to build trails, roads and 

 cabins ; he must be able to ride, pack, and drive and 

 deal tactfully with all classes of people. He must 

 know something about land surveying, estimating, 

 and scaling timber ; of logging, mining laws, and the 

 live stock business. His duties include patrol to 

 prevent fire and trespass; estimating, surveying, 

 and marking timber ; the supervision of cutting and 

 similar work. He is authorized to issue permits, 



