In the Open— The National Forests of Washington Sixum 



COLVILLE NATIONAL FOREST 



THE Colville National Forest lies in the Kettle River range of mountains, which 

 is unique in that it is isolated from other mountain ranges of the State. The 

 elevation varies mdely, from 950 feet at Oroville to 7,200 feet in the Kettle 

 River Range. This variation of elevation is reflected in the varying conditions of 

 weather and in plant and animal life. 



Considerable early history of the Northwest was made in this region. Fort 

 Colville, near Kettle Falls, being established in 1814. At this point the Columbia 

 River falls nearly a hundred feet, the huge volume of water pouring over the granite 

 rocks making a scene which attracts more than local visitors. Tourists drive to 

 the cliff, where the road commands a view of the falls. Here they leave their cars 

 and walk down the shady trail to the very edge of the cascade, where, in May and 

 June they are often able to secure pictures of salmon leaping into the air in their 

 efforts to climb the waterfall. In the quieter eddies below the falls one may see 

 thousands of eels attached to the under cliffs to rest and waving with the current 

 like sea moss. 



Adjacent to the Colville National Forest for nearly 100 miles the Great Northern 

 Railway follows the shore of Kettle River up Curlew A^alley and past Curlew Lake 

 to Republic, a mining camp from which considerable gold and silver have been 

 shipped. The railroad also extends from Curlew to Oroville, near the outlet of 

 Osoyoos Lake. Tourists may visit the remotest settlement in the Colville National 

 Forest by automobile and secure camping supplies from towns on or away from 

 the railroad. Outfitting towns on the railroad are Marcus, Boyds, Orient, Danville, 

 Curlew, Republic, Oroville, Tonasket, and RiA^erside. Towns away from the rail- 

 road where provisions may be had are Wauconda, Anglin, and Chesaw. There are 

 excellent approaches to the Forest from any direction. 



In addition to the railroad. State roads No. 10, No. 4, and No. 22, with their 

 tributaries, intersect the Forest. The Forest Ser\dce owns and maintains telephone 

 lines connecting ranger stations, fire-patrol stations, and lookouts, and reaching all 

 the towns mentioned and dozens of other points convenient to roads and trails. 



The Forest is remarkably well supplied with large and small game and upland 

 birds, which may be hunted during the open seasons. Trout fishing is good in 

 nearly all the streams. The San Poll River is well stocked with salmon and trout. 



