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Eeports on violations of llie game laws shall be made to the Warden 

 and to the local or State game warden. 



VII. PATROL OF RESERVE. 



In his patrol of the Reserve the Ranger should not only visit a few 

 convenient points at irregular intervals but he should so arrange his 

 work that every section shall be visited and sufficiently often that the 

 Ranger shall be able to keep in mind the character of the forest cover, 

 its condition and needs. To dO' this properly it is necessary that a net- 

 work of trails be gradually established, and that these trails follow as 

 far as possible, section lines and other landmarks so that the Ranger 

 may know at every moment just what poi-tiou of his beat of district 

 he has about him. For this reason the patrol should be combined with 

 regular land-looker work, the Ranger should devote part of his time to 

 locating and marking section corners and lines until the regular sur- 

 vey shall be completed, and even where this is done, he should maintain 

 and improve tlie landmarks, corners, etc., reblaze obscured lines, im- 

 prove old and build new trails, clean out bad spots in Are lines and do 

 such work as can well be combined with patrol and Avhere a single per- 

 son can really accomplish marked good. 



At all times the Ranger should keep close watch of all that is going 

 on within the Reserve, whether on private or Reserve lands. He should 

 know all the settlers, and the conditions of the settlement; he should 

 visit all lumber camps, large or small, and should know at any time 

 whether these camps are in operation, about how jnany men are at work 

 and should anticipate any difficulties or trespass. Where the Ranger 

 is in doubt and fears complications of any kind, either in matters of 

 trespass or of fires, as in case of clearing lands, he should see the per- 

 son in charge and in a friendly helpful spirit and manner, he should 

 state his fears or his side of the case and endeavor to persuade the 

 person to carry on the work in a way which will preclude all difficulty 

 and remove any danger from fire or other injury'. Where this remon- 

 strance and persuasion fails he shall report the case at once to the 

 Forester with such recommendations as he sees fit to jnake. 



VIII. THE FOREST OFFIi.'ER AND THE ITIILIC. 



As servant of the people the Forest Officer should, at all times, be 

 ready to give information as to the condition of affairs on the Reserve, 

 the methods pursued, the results attained and the plans and policy 

 followed. At the same time he should be discreet, and should, espe- 

 cially refrain from any statement as to what the Coiumission would or 

 would not permit or approve, since such officious anticipation of the 

 action of his superiors is certain to lead to trouble and bring the officer 

 and his work in disrepute and confusion. 



IX. REPORTS. 



A proper management of the Reserves demands that all conditions, all 

 work, and all occurrences which affect the Reserve in any way should 

 be properly reported and recorded. Without a fairly complete knowl- 



