In oever<;l Liotricte he wt s r^rticulrrly impressed 

 by the rail luid out trails, the ^reftt quantity of brush 

 cut, and the t) oroujh manner vith rhich the Lirtrict 

 w*s rlecercee rith nlgns. 'Jx . Berrett believes in the 

 libeial use of fire rarnin.ji eno emphf sized the ccsirt l.ility 

 of ^oeting direction notli ee on *11 treila. 



At t v e stctiono he observed "trticulcrly the 

 oor.t'ition of tho vrrious tools, such rr s>ovelo, exes, 

 etc. As le eoid, nil tools should be ut into rro-;er 

 condition urir.x the T/intex before tl.o time mires to 

 be B- ont in field work. Fo ;ave s-eol&l credit to tl.oee 

 nen *ho ^ec. evor /t) ic^. in i ecc i ness. 



Pe olseived Iso the ,,enoj tl a*-rcsjrance of 

 R-.v.jei office ruDrto^s, .r.(. ir.ic.fe cotir.ents" rewol. to t v o 

 olecredit oi one or i.vro rr.on. 



T'.e M?trict lirr.^er is tiore oi less oonscioxisly 

 r^tteinef efter by his iroistnn t, er.c cr.T.ot Jurtly er cot 

 better results then those set by his otn s' e \( tr? . lioel- 

 irir.,j tVis fully, ^t seems ur to ecch ROJ: -er to set the 

 yaoe for his liS net no thet Tlon the next Lielrict 

 officer comes he rill find ell I-lstriots uf to t> o came 

 8tan<?a:d of eroellenoe in all natters. 



The Loo'.out The ex^erienoe of lest year Justifies the 

 System. loo .out system end measures have been taken 

 to strengthen this fetture of the ; roteotire 

 plan so thtt rrtotically the entire Forest is now under th 

 observation of two or more men. Ei.oh oi those has for his 

 equipment: a field gl&ss. comrass, iolnteo rule ano a mcv 

 of the Torest on a scale of one-half ir.ch to the :nile. On 

 this mar there has been drawn r.rouni each lool.out e TO- 

 tractor face civiced into cuodrents, Just eyectly li\e e 

 comrces . 



In operation the lookout teJ'es t reec'inj on s 

 fire r?ith the compass and asks for a ret din,? by some other 

 lookout w v o sees the fire. He then locttes the fire by 

 usins a strit of iretal hinged r.t the center by e rivet 

 so that the two ends move freely. 3y riecing the Inner ecgs 

 of one of the free ends of the ruler on one lookoxit ot the 

 ^r^per i-oint on the -rotrrctor circle end too inner ed^e of 

 t>e other end oi the* ruler to s>*ow t e prorer reading from 



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