16 Miscellaneous Circular hi ', U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 



devastation, entirely within the bounds of possibility, would mean 

 difficult and costly operation for a vast number of small plants 

 scattered throughout the region and serving a multitude of small, 

 isolated communities. Small electrical plants, while they do a busi- 

 ness which may appear insignificant in comparison with the great 



Fig. 7. — Elk wintering in Jackson Hole. Much of the elk mountain range is within the 



Teton National Forest 



power plants on the large rivers, play an important part in the life 

 of the intermountain region, supplying electric current to remote 

 towns and villages and giving them such modern conveniences as 

 electric lights, washing machines, irons, vacuum clearners, and 

 motion pictures. 



