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Figure 60. A winter reconnoissance camp showing 

 snow-shoes, skis, "Alaska" sleds, and bull 

 hide used to repair the webbing on the snow- 

 shoes. Lassen National Forest, California. 

 Photo by the author 184 



Figure 61. A group of giant redwoods. Santa Cruz 



County, California 186 



Figure 62. A big Sugar pine tree about six feet in di- 

 ameter. This is the most valuable timber 

 species in California. Photo by the author 188 



Figure 63. A Western Yellow pine forest in California. 

 These trees are from four to six feet in di- 

 ameter and from 150 to 200 feet high. Note 

 the Forest Service timber cruiser measuring 

 the tree at the left. Photo by the author . 188 



Figure 64. Logging in California. Powerful steam en- 

 gines pull the logs from the woods to the 

 railroad and load them on flat cars. Photo 

 by the author 190 



Figure 65. The loaded flat cars reach the saw-mill 

 where the logs are unloaded and sawn into 

 lumber. During the fiscal year 1917 tim- 

 ber sales on the National Forests brought 

 into the National Treasury almost $1,700,- 

 000.00. Photo by the author .... 190 



Figure 66. Scene in Montana. Forest officers construct- 

 ing a telephone line through the Flathead 

 National Forest . . 192 



Figure 67. Forest Ranger, accompanied by a lumber- 

 man, marking National Forest timber for cut- 

 ting in a timber sale. Coconino National 

 Forest, Arizona 192 



Figure 68. An excellent illustration showing the differ- 

 ence between unrestricted logging as prac- 

 ticed by lumbermen, and conservative log- 



