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stations on this road between Redding and Gazelle. The 

 Forest headquarters is at Sisson. This is also the junction 

 point for the McCloud River Railroad, which extends east for 

 50 miles. Another branch railroad leaves the main line at Weed, 

 running northeast to Klamath Lake, Oregon. 



Roads parallel the railroad lines, and extend from Redding 

 northeast into the Pit River country, from Delta into Trinity 

 County, from Gazelle into northern Trinity County, and from 

 Sisson to Medicine Lake. 



The Forest takes its name from Mount Shasta, one of the 

 highest mountains, in the United States, with an elevation of 

 14,380 feet. 



MODOC NATIONAL FOREST. 



The Modoc National Forest lies in Modoc and northern Lassen 

 Counties. It comprises 1,982,859 acres. The western portion 

 is an interesting lava-bed country of comparatively low relief 

 and with but little water. Parts of the lava beds, however, con- 

 tain excellent timber. The eastern portion of the Forest in- 

 cludes the Warner range, which slopes westward to Goose Lake 

 and eastward to Surprise Valley, and which contains water in 

 abundance. 



The principal starting-point is Alturas, w^hich is also the 

 Forest headquarters. It is on the Nevada-California-Oregon 

 Railway, which leaves the Southern Pacific at Wendel and the 

 Western Pacific at Hackstaff. 



The Forest is generally open in character. W^agon roads are 

 numerous, and hunting and fishing are excellent. 



The Forest contains 3,842,846,000 feet of timber, and forage 

 for 40,600 head of cattle and horses and 87,250 head of sheep 

 and goats. 



LASSEN NATIONAL FOREST. 



The Lassen National Forest is located in Shasta, Butte, Te- 

 hama, Plumas, and Lassen Counties. It drains northward into 

 Pit River and westward into the Sacramento. A portion also 

 drains eastward into Honey Lake. 



