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MISCELLANEOUS CIRCULAR 82, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 



of the original stands and constitute a resource of impressive pro- 

 portions. Some really distinctive recreation areas are found here. 

 A part of their distinctiveness consists in the fact that many of their 

 attractive lakes and streams are hidden away and are at the dis- 

 posal of only the few who like horseback travel and hiking. Battle 

 Lake, however, is accessible to motorists. 



From this high, rugged section the forest slopes down gradually 

 toward the west and northwest into a less mountainous type of 

 country. On the map of this part of the forest are shown such 

 towns as Copperton, Rambler, and Battle, which are now only 



Fig. •*>. — Timber on north fork of Snake River, Hayden National Forest 



the ghosts of earlier settlements once prosperous and busy, when 

 the discovery of rich copper-ore deposits introduced this region to 

 the world. Most of the Hayden lies in this lower, less rugged 

 country. 



Although administered for future forest development, much of 

 the forest is chiefly valuable at present as watershed protection. It 

 also produces considerable forage. Nearly 7,000 cattle from Snake 

 River and about 100,000 sheep from the desert found grazing 

 grounds here in 1924, on small natural openings in the timber 

 (known locally as parks), open stands, potential timberland de- 



