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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



Five days at the Grand Canyon were 

 productive of some extraordinary film. 

 Here the operator used a filter with 

 splendid results. This great chasm has 

 proven a difficult subject for the moving 

 picture man. The Canyon, which is 

 more than a mile deep, is always partly 

 obscured by a bluish haze which the 

 lens seldom penetrates. The opposite 

 cliffs, nearly a dozen miles away, are 

 usually indistinct and blurred. By 

 using a filter and slackening the speed 

 of the shutter, the distant cliffs and 

 their delicate and intricate carving 

 were sharply revealed, while, at the 

 same time, the towering pinnacles 

 and numerous lesser canyons between 

 were all in view. 



The Colorado in flood, offered a fine 

 subject for the camera, and a touch of 

 excitement for the operator whose 

 pictures were taken while standing on 

 slippery rocks, splashed with the spray 

 of huge waves dashing at his feet. We 

 utilized a number of Hopi Indians to 

 add a touch of life and the picturesque 

 to these views. 



In Nevada, we were so fortunate as 

 to be on hand when the last bucket of 

 concrete was placed in the Lahontan 

 Dam, a unique structure with enormous 

 concrete spillways arranged in steps. 

 In addition to numerous farm and crop 

 scenes, our films show an interesting 

 experiment in cooperation. Nearly 100 

 farmers with teams, cleared and levelled 

 ten acres of sage brush desert for a new 

 school site, the land for which had been 

 donated by Secretary Lane. There is 

 also a round-up of about 1,000 head of 

 steers with a little bucking broncho 

 and bulldogging thrown in for good 

 measure. 



In Idaho, on the Minidoka project, 

 our subjects were varied. Standing on 

 a boulder in Snake River immediately 

 below the Minidoka Dam, the operator 

 focussed on the big Tainter gates and 

 gave the signal to open. A wall of 

 water 10 feet high, shot out like a 

 catapult straight at him, and the spray 

 of the mighty wave as it dashed against 

 the rocks drenched him to the skin. 

 Quick action in closing the gates 

 prevented any more serious conse- 

 quences of his daring but the picture 

 was fine. There were many interesting 



