The Fire Menace 



Top. — Vista Point, on the Santa Fe National Forest, at the 

 headwaters of the Pecos River. Dense stands of timber 

 are typical of the higher elevations, where fire has been 

 kept out, and form an ideal cover for the watersheds. 



Bottom. — View on the Rainier National Forest, Wash., 

 along Stabler Ridge and Niggerhead. Where fires have 

 burned we have denuded slopes like this, which are a 

 menace to the lands below because of the danger of erosion 

 and floods. 



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