always cones that moment when we reach a rushing, icy, 

 mountain stream, and then all our wooa are drowned in that 

 one sublime draught. We may toil up the steep side of a 

 big mountain, with the slide rock playing havoc with our legs, 

 yet when we roach the summit there is always a rest and a 

 Tiew off over the endless mountain ranges,' perhaps far to 

 the east we see the towering, snow-capped Sierras. And the 

 day may be long and we may return to camp completely tired 

 out, yet we find rest, then - yes, roat and a grand old Teed", 

 Of course there aro cotalii trivial occurrences which 

 detract from the enjoyment of the work, but these are far 

 out-balanced by the many interesting, and attractive features. 

 In short, this summer in the reconnaissance camp has been 

 one of real benefit to me - benefit both physical and mental. 

 I have certainly enjoyed the work. 



D. E. Earrower. 



Comforts and Necessities for the Reconnaissance Man 



One of the first essentials for comfort in the woods 

 IB a good bed. A nan must sleep well to be able to walk 

 over hills all day. A good comfortable bed may be made 

 with fir boughs. There are a number of ways of building 

 a bough fced. The essential thing is to get the most spring 

 possible from the boughs. One way is to take two small 

 logs three to four inches in diameter and a little over six 

 feet long, and lay them on the ground about four feet apart. 

 Then place two short logo at the head and foot, thus forming 

 a rectangle. Then lay rather large fir boughs cross ways, 

 with the under side of the needles upward. Beginning at th 

 head thatch with smaller boughs, putting the butt ends xantlr- 

 neath, thus bringing the finer needles at the top of the bed. 



The main fault of a bough bed is that it takes 



considerable time to build and then in a couple of days all the 

 spring is gone and it must be made over. With such a bed 

 a canvas cover may be used to hold the blankets in place. 

 A piece of ten-ounce duck about 6x7 feet will be noded. 

 Fold over, bringing the two edges together and fold up about 

 six inches at the foot. Thenfasten snaps and rings along the 

 sides and at the foot. When the blankets are inside such a 

 bag and the adges aro snapped together, a good sleeping bag 

 is formed. The canvas also conies in handy to wrap around 

 one's duffle when moving caep. 



While the first cost is rather large, air beds 

 are very convenient and for those who spend most of the time 

 in the woods they are probably the moat economical in the 



run. They are always ready and don't have to be remade 



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