The Fire Season at The Pines 



by 

 George !'. Leslie 



The season at Ihe Pines, from u fire standpoint, has 

 been a most successful one , there having been no f irefl in 

 that vicinity, although the number of tourists hi.s far eac- 

 nrpded that of any previous year. Prom a publicity view 

 we also trust the season has been a beneficial one. The 

 Istration at The Pines resort, fron Ilay 1 to September 

 inclusive, was 956. During July, August and Septenber 

 the nunber of guests was 575 of which nuaber about 12? had 

 registered more than once. The number of visitors register- 

 ing at the ~irenan f s Station near The Pines during July, 

 August p.nd September was 374. To practically all of these 



folder maps, oanpers 1 hand-books and game cards were 

 furnished, in addition to information concerning the Forest 

 trails, fishing and hunting and other items of Interest. One 

 party even asked where angle worms for fish bait could be 

 found, and we were lucky enough to be able to inform him. 



The great majority of the campers around Bass Lake raid 

 guests at The Pines were fron the San Jo&ruin Valley, and 

 all were decidedly of the opinion that the general public 

 had received great benefits through the Forest Service, in 

 the way of making the back country accessible to tourists 

 by means of trails and trail signs, by fencing off pastures 

 for tourist stock, by protecting game, and most important 

 of all, by protecting the forests from fire. Also many of 

 them remarked on the easy access to the outside by means of 

 the forest Service telephone lines. 



Ilany and all sorts of questions were asked, sone of 

 which to an outsider would perhaps appear to be alnost su- 

 perfluous; but they vrere not, for it was evident th&t they 

 were after real information. 



The manner of locating fires WG.S one point of great in- 

 terest, t^nd several people spoke highly of the exhibit at the 

 Pair. Timber sales, the manner of marking, the disposal of 

 rush, protection of reproduction, etc., the forest home- 

 it ead privilege and the cruising of timber all cane in for 

 ;helr share of questions. Some were more interested in the 

 ar.ount of timber in the Forest, how it was cruised, the 



cord-wood, the erasing facilities, etc. All, how- 

 thoroughly in accord with the syster. of flra pro- 



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