CURRENT I1JFORMATION 



Wo trust that the men in the field appreciate our 

 exchanges as nuch as the office force. Recent arrivals 

 which will shortly be sent out are the Mono Ranger, which 

 contains some excellent grazing matter, the Trinity Forester 

 which is a valuable protective number and the Stanislaus Re- 

 view which hits the nail on the head rrlth an article en- 

 titled "Incendlarios or Handcuffs." The Modoc Review for 

 August ably sums up the activities on that Forest. 77e are In- 

 debted to the Sierra Ranger for a bully editorial on "The 

 Vclue of Observation" which xve have incorporated in an erticle 

 in this issue. A welcome visitor from another District is the 

 Avr.cho lloxvs Letter which gives us vivid ideas of a region 

 where conditions are much different from here and how they are 

 being met. Some of our exchanges mention receiving the 

 "Lassen .Magazine" vrhioh is the only intimation we have received 

 so far that there v/as a publication on that Forest. The 

 October issue of the Trinity Forester has sorae pointers on ' 

 reconnaissance work which our Forest Assistants, especially, 

 rill appreciate. 



"American Forestry" for Au<rust contains Dr. Dear- 

 born's article in the June issue of "The Tehoe". This 

 magazine now takes the place of "American Conservation" and 

 contains much to interest every man in the Forest Service. 

 For instance, the Au.gust number contains illustrated articles 

 entitled "The Forest Ranger" and "Use of Telephone Lines in 

 Fighting Fires." The subscription price is 42.00 per year 

 which can be sent to the American Forestry Association, 1410 

 H. St., II. T7. , Washington, D. C. 



"The Year Boole of the Department of Agriculture, 

 1910," has been received at the office. It gives the area 

 burned over last year as three million acres and the damage 

 done as twenty- five million dollars. According to the Year 

 Book the timber in the national Forests, exclusive of those in 

 Alasl^, totals about* 530 billion feet, a considerable increase 

 over the estimated amount last year of 400 million board foot. 

 The cutting which now takes place does not offset the increase. 

 Even the exceptional fires last summer hardly wiped out the 

 increment of the year. 



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