make a lasting impression on any ohild that reads it; and lay 

 the foundation for a better oonserratlonist than waa he old 

 Hebrew King himself who out down all the Cedars of Lebanon for_ 

 his temple* 



THE DIFFERENCE 

 (With Apologies to the Sierra Ranger) 



^ 



As IJfe Was In 1661 

 Ertraot from January Harper^: 



"Mark Twain heard that the tljribar around Lake Blglor ' 

 (Tahoe) promised vast wealth whloh oould bo had f6r the asking. 

 He decided to looate a timber olain on its shores He wont to 

 the Lake with a young Ohio lad, staked out a timber claim, and 

 made a semblance of 'fencing it and of building a habitation, to 

 comply with the law. They did not sleep 'In the house, Of tfoioh 

 Mark Twain says: f lt never occurred to tid, for one thing, and' 

 besides, it was built to hold 'the ground, end that was enough. 

 We did not wish to strain it". 



They lived by their oamp~flrfl on the borders of the 

 Lako'and one day ~~ it 'was just at nightfall - it got away from' 

 them, fired the ?orest, and destroyed their fenoe and habitation. 

 His picture of the superb night spectacle the mighty mountain 

 conflagration is splendidly 



'The level ranks of flame were relieved at intervals 

 by the standard-bearers, as we called the tall dead trees, 

 wrapped in' fire, and waving their blazing banners a hundred feet 

 in the air, Thon we could tuxn from the scene to the Lake end' 

 see every branch and leaf, and cataract of flame upon its banks, 1 

 perfectly reflected, as in a 'gleaming, fiery mirror. The mighty 

 roaring of the conflagration . together with our solitary and some- 

 what unsafe position, (for there was no 6ne within six miles of 

 us), rendered the scene very impressive 1 . 



