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tion. View taken on the Rainier National 

 Forest, Washington 172 



Figure 53. A large storage reservoir used to irrigate 

 the ranches in the valley below. Elevation 

 10,500 feet. Battlement National Forest, 

 Colorado. Photo by the author . . . . 176 



Figure 54. A sheep herder's camp used temporarily by 

 Forest Service timber cruisers. Elevation 

 about 10,000 feet. Battlement National 

 Forest, Colorado. Photo by the author . 176 



Figure 55. View taken in the Coast Range mountains 

 of California where Sugar pine and Douglas 

 fir are the principal trees. Klamath Na- 

 tional Forest, California. Photo by the au- 

 thor 180 



Figure 56. A typical mountain scene in the California 

 Coast Range. On these steep slopes a for- 

 est cover is of vital importance. Klamath 

 National Forest, California. Photo by the 

 author 180 



Figure 57. A forest officer at work on a high mountain 

 peak making a plane-table survey and tim- 

 ber estimate of National Forest lands. 

 Photo by the author 182 



Figure 58. A government timber cruiser's summer camp. 

 These cruisers get a fairly accurate estimate 

 of Uncle Sam's timber resources at a cost 

 of from 2 to 5 cents an acre. Photo by the 

 author 182 



Figure 59. Forest officers moving camp while engaged in 

 winter reconnoissance work. All food, beds, 

 and clothing are packed on "Alaska" sleds 

 and drawn by the men themselves. Photo 

 by the author 184 



