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will also attend to cases of trespass; and will assist the super- 

 Yisor in planning the distribution of the rangers and other 

 workers; and, in the absence of the supervisor, will direct the 

 work of the reserve. 



STANDING. 



Head rangers will be subordinate to the supervisor, but 

 will have the right to advise with that officer, and to originate 

 their own reports, which reports the supervisor will imme- 

 diately transmit to the Commissioner of the General Land 

 Office. 



They will act as superiors to the ordinary rangers and other 

 workers wherever assigned to duty by the supervisor, and 

 will direct the work and movements of all ordinary rangers 

 and workers who may be engaged upon work within the juris- 

 diction of. the head ranger. 



GRADES, APPLICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS, PRIVILEGES, 

 AND DUTIES OF ORDINARY FOREST RANGERS. 



There will be three classes of forest rangers, exclusive of 

 head rangers, as follows: 



Class 1, with a salary of $90 per month. 



Class 2, with a salary of $75 per month. 



Class 3, with a salary of $60 per month. 



All applicants are required to make application on a form 

 prepared by this office for that purpose, and to swear to the 

 same. The application must be supported by two persons as 

 vouchers for the applicant. Blank spaces in the applications 

 are provided for the statements of the vouchers. 



Eangers of class 1 are expected to be familiar with work in 

 the woods, to be able to locate land and timber, to estimate 

 and scale timber, to follow and run out survey lines, and to 

 direct and report intelligently on the ordinary work of the 



reserve. 



For rangers of classes 2 and 3 no special qualifications are 

 required, but they must be able-bodied, sober, and industrious 

 men fully capable of comprehending and following their 



instructions. 



Appointments to positions as rangers of classes 2 and 1 will 

 be made by promotion from class 3 whenever the service of 



