viii PREFACE 



Wallowas to the tule marshes of Klamath Lake 

 Reservation — a summer far greater than the 

 pages of this book. For I have not spoken of 

 the firs of the Coast Range, nor of the pines of 

 the Cascades, nor of the orchards of the river 

 valleys, nor of the salmon of the Columbia, nor 

 of a hundred other things that together give char- 

 acter and personality to the State. Nor have I 

 spoken of the hospitality of the people ; space 

 would fail me, for it is the largest thing in the 

 State. 



But here I must thank Mr. William Lovell 

 Finley, the State Game Warden, to whom I owe 

 my summer in Oregon; and here express my 

 keen appreciation of the great work he is doing. 

 To his friend, and my friend, Herman T. Bohl- 

 man, I am also deeply indebted ; as well as to the 

 deputy wardens who were extraordinarily kind 

 and helpful to me. 



Oregon, and the country as a whole, owe 

 Finley and Bohlman a large debt for what they 

 have done to preserve wild life. It was largely 

 due to their efforts that the great Federal reser- 

 vations of Oregon were set aside. 



I wish to thank them and Mr. George M. 



