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grassy nooks; let us not through bUndness or neglect 

 allow the rest to disappear before the inevitable forward 

 march of the unchecked forest. 



[The facts presented in this article are interesting and deserve further 

 attention. Doubtless fires helped to keep the meadows open. The matter 

 of light-firing is dealt with in another article in this Bulletin. We are 

 strongly opposed to the suggestion to permit sheep-grazing in the Park. The 

 damage would be far greater than any possible benefit. In our opinion the 

 article does not take account of the fact that these mountain meadows both 

 existed and persisted before the advent of sheep in these mountains. — 

 Editors.] 



