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of a district and employs a variable number of guards working with, 

 not under, him. He must be expert in timber work and surveying. 

 Salary about $1000. 90 rangers employed. The work of the ranger 

 consists of: 



a. Patrol duty. ( 75% of the work). 



b. Timber work, limited to urgent applications by miners and 

 farmers. (In 1900-1901, there were sold 26,000,000 feet of lumber and 

 21,000 cords of firewood; 20,000 cords of wood were also given away. 



c. Grazing work, under permit system, corresponding with the 

 grazing period and the number of stock admissible in a reserve under 

 orders from the Secretary 



d. Miscellaneous work, namely; examination of mining claims, 

 rights of way, church sites, stone supply, etc. 



5. Rangers of the third class, also termed "guards", watching a 

 certain beat. Salary of $60. per month. About 180 guards are employ- 

 ed for five months in the northern reserves, and 70 for eight months 

 in the southern reserves. 



6. Rangers of the second class, intermediate between 4 and 5 in 

 salary, training, influence, responsibility, and permanency of position. 



The total number of rangers, of all three classes, employed during 

 igo2 was: 



In January, 124 rangers; 



In June, 275 rangers; 



In October, 425 rangers. 



The number of rangers kept on duty depends on the danger from 

 fire extant in the various months of the year. 



