To accomplish intensive firo protection with 

 limited Tuaans in an undeveloped and more or loss inaccessi- 

 ble region is certainly a problem that cannot be Bolv3d at 

 once. The Trinity , like other Forests in District 5, ia 

 striving to overcome these adverse conditions. 



Effort is made to combine all interests with fire 

 protection. The telephone system is planed to eventually 

 bring all important points within telephone co^runicstion. 

 Patrol stations, lookouts, and their necessary equipment 

 are selected and being fumishod as fast as neanu will -ermit. 

 An rrany men for patrolmen ann Icolcouta TJiil be employed *>e.ch 

 year as General Fxper.o-3 funds will provide for and only for 

 euoh periods as they are actually nooded, Thio I fin' 4 , la the 

 most important featuro of all,- to employ the largest number 

 of men possible v/ith the limited nonoy available. 



The orgrjiisation of the nren and the systematizing 

 of their vrorir way nade as complete as ^osBible, There are 

 many little detaiJg that if properly taken into account 

 help to swell tho oum total of efficiency- The Trinity has 

 a large fiel ...over yot, before a sofa fire organization 

 io in effect, lonever, material advancement hr.s already beon 

 made in that direction and hao resulted in a bettor fire 

 record tLs.i:; forr: iy, largely due, no ;loubt ? to inoro inten- 

 sive rcethode. 



A briof cor^rariaon of ooatc and results on the 

 Trinity for the last two years may not be out of order. 



The protection coat figures given for the seasons 

 of 1910 and 19ll, represent what it cost to carry the pro- 

 tection force of the Trinity for four months beginning June 

 1. This also includes the permanent Hanger force and 

 Deputy Supervisor for that period, but doeo not include any 

 other r.enbers of the S u pervisor f s office or the reconnaissance 

 party. Ko improvement expense was included in thio cost. 



believe these figures obtained in this way are fairly 

 representative for the Trinity. 



By this calculation in i910 ; S6593 was paid out 

 in oalaries for fire protection, which represents a cost of 

 a little more than 1/3 of a cent pex' acra and slightly over 

 1/40 of 1 per cant of the value of tho Government timber 

 protected. 



In 1911, $13.234 was spent in salaries for fire 

 Section at a coat of slightly over 7-3 cento ^er acre 

 and a trifle over 3 /20 of 1 per cent of the value of the 

 tovernront timber i>rotectyd. This is talcing the best esti- 

 mate v/e ho.-.-o to date, on the Governirent timber which at the 

 cu?rent e Kho Tr' ^ivts a value of over 



24 mill". -.lued p.t over 



seven n!3 , calculatica 



