inefficient, anfl at 9 o'clock after en hours fitful slumber, 

 the commanding officer was awakened v:ith the neus that the 

 fire had broken out again. A visit to the Bcene ohcwo<? the 

 fire a half mile further up the hill and raging fiercely bo- 

 fore a strong wind. 



About noon there disembarked in six divisions Bliss' 

 staunch section gang commended by a bis burly Irishman with 

 the euphoniue title of Uiko Leieurly. He deliberately 

 started a fire, cooked the coffoe and prepared the midday meal. 

 After this refreshment the redoubtable Iii"*:e and his cohort 

 stormed up the hill in a solid phalanx at a terrific pace. 

 V/hen he had stationed his men where they could work to the best 

 advantage. Caesar conrrcnoed preparations for the nights cam- 

 paign. All the fishermen in the neighborhood were enlisted 

 as well as a couple of employees of the 3rockv/ay Hotel. The 

 fishermen wore apparently satisfied with the expected pay of 

 3C'/ per hour and subsistence but they objected to being found 

 especially v:hen there was any strenuous work to do. 



After a hard nights work with these forces the fire 

 was gotton under such control that with careful watching it 

 failed to spread any more although the wind blew rlth terrific 

 force for three or four days. 



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 Porest Officers* as Game Wardens 



b y 

 V. C. Hoddin 



There has been considerable discussion pro and con 

 by persons both within and without the Service on this Forest 

 regarding the wisdom of appointing Rangers, Deputy fish and 

 Game Commissioners. 



One of the arguments hoard against Forest Of fl cere 

 being Game Wardens is that it will cause local hard feelir.^ 

 agclnst the Service, which, besides mcl:in~ social outcasts 

 of the rangers night be further vented by unlawful acts, such 

 as the setting of forest fires. Another favorite argument is 

 that the rangers are "beating some poor devil out of a Job", 

 and do not have the time and inclination to do the work. 



