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THE WORK OF FOREST OFFICERS ix THE WINTER 



Figure 11. Forest officers and lumberjacks burning the slash re- 

 sulting from a timber sale. The snow on the ground makes the burn- 

 ing less dangerous. Washakie National Forest, Wyoming. Photo by 

 the author. 



Figure 12. Forest officers at a winter timber-cruising camp re- 

 pairing snow shoes. Besides cruising the timber, these men make a 

 logging map of the government lands, to show how the timber can 

 best be taken out. Lassen National Forest, California. Photo by 

 the author. 



