although it IH rocelviw Mie j:i--e protection. The per aoro 

 -TOO ars on V Q basis of the ov.t.lro Foroot. 



The ooct of suppressing fires an*, the valve, at 

 ? rates, of the timber lost for 1910, amounted to 

 - thio after an outlay of *e59!3, In salaries for 

 fire protection. Insreasir.r; the r.-.rount of ;roteotion 

 salaries to !}l?,"34 decreases th- loss by fJre in 1^11 to 

 :"'1934. Tl-at In, by increasing the protection salaries by 

 about 100 per cent, the loss, whi?h includes t^e cost of 

 fire firhtinf, ar.ti the veluo of the timber destroyed, was 

 reduced "b;* nore than 13^0 per cent* 



However, thio is only vorked out on a basis of two 

 years calculation, ar.-i -'ay not roprooent a true proportion 

 at all. 



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FROTJ3CTIOX. 



By District Ranger 

 K. \V. Brannan. 



The subjects to b* covered in Forest, protection 

 are: 



1. Roads e,n-.l trails. 



2. Tele 'hone s. 



5. 



i-tanger Stations 



4. Lookout Stations. 



5. Cooperation of Settlors. 



6. Cooperation of Special Use and 

 Free Uae Remittees. 



and Trails are the *nont important link in 

 the fire protection chain, if rro^erlr constructed, raking 

 all parts of the FOreat easy cf c.c-cess. 



In District So. 1 there should bo a Trar,on road con- 

 structed -!0 as to traverse the entire length of the Trinit" 

 .":iver fron Helena to Gray's ilanch, following close to its 

 bed T'-erever poseible. The traila i:!:culi be conntructed as 

 to traverse the beds of all streams and all important 

 rides, so as to fom a circuitous route and ra.:e it rsni- 

 ble for t^e range rider to cover hi3 er.t.ire ;iintriot each 

 day. 



Tolerhoiies Tom thy second linJi in the fire pro- 

 tection chain, ur.d if properly eouir-ped flay a very ir- 

 ^oi-tant part .Then \;nod f.n conjur.ctioii -jrith ror^s e.nd 

 trails. First the vain cr trunk line should follow the road 

 -n.T the rx.in j-trear.s, ?.n:' spur lines should fellow the 

 -rtant trails, to V? v.oed hy patrolron. TJ-.o lir" 



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