.Forest Roads and Trails 



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Detailed cost of constructing 17 miles of trail 



Cost 

 Per Mile 



Surveying $15.47 



Tools 49 



Powder 18.46 



Packing 8.84 



Cook (wages) v 9.82 



Swamping 23.08 



Sawing logs 38.06 



Rolling logs 16.97 



Blasting _ 6.38 



Grading 57.79 



Moving camp 8.81 



Total 

 Cost 

 $262.94 

 8.32 

 313.90 

 150.35 

 167.04 

 392.44 

 656.45 

 288.57 

 108.49 

 982.47 

 149.87 



Total 



$204.72 $3480.84 



The cost of tools included only additional tools required 

 to replace those worn out, lost or broken. 



There are not enough examples to give a good average 

 for every region with the exception of New Mexico. Never- 

 theless a comparison of what might be considered an average 

 from each region is given in the following table : 



This comparison shows that in the more open regions 

 smaller crews are used. The maximum grade is approximately 

 the same. The tread for nearly all trails varies from 1 to 2 

 feet. The cost is the least in the regions having open stands, 

 in spite of rough topography, while it is greatest in the dense 

 stands even where topography is not as rough, mainly because 

 more clearing out must be done than in the more open region. 

 From these averages an average trail can be suggested as 



