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having a "base camp for e::tra provisions* Where it is diffi- 

 cult to keep pack stock in or near camp, they can also be 

 kept at some base camp v .'here there is a fenced' pasture. 



Equipment - 



Equipment of crews should be light and efficient. 

 Experience has shown that each crew of 3 men needs the follow- 

 ing tools: 



1. 1-7 1 falling saw 



2. 3 d.b. falling axes 3-J or 3-fb? 



3. l-4# sledge 



4. 2 small falling wedges 



5. 1 rake 



6. 1 shovel 



7. 1-10" flat file 



8. 1 carborundum stone 



9. Matches 



10. Blue marking crayons 



11. Lead pencils 



12. Small vial of alcohol (grain) for specimens 



13. 3 canteens 



14. 1 bottle coal oil. 



Saws:- These should be falling saws not crosscut; should havt 

 4 teeth to one raker and handles fastening with a pin to fit 

 the hole provided in the saw. The handles should be cut off 

 or shortened to prevent them fron catching on the brush. 



Axes:- The axes should always be double-bitted and the bit 

 narrow, such as is usually called a falling axe. 



Sledge:- The sledge and wedges are only used occasionally, 



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