THE ROOSEVELT AFRICAN TROPHIES 



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"skiving" a piece; of ei^phant hide 



This picture shows the manner of "skiving," or shaving, the inside of a piece of elephant 

 hide. With a sharp knife the extraneous matter and some of the inner thicknesses of the hide 

 are pared away, leaving the skin thinner and much easier to work and mount. A skilled 

 shaver will work hard the better part of a week on a big rhino, hippo, or elephant hide. 

 Photo from Crosby Frisian Fur Co., Rochester, N. Y. 



of the forest is a proper equipment for 

 the prevention of fires and for fighting 

 such as may be started. The most essen- 

 tial primary equipment is a system of 

 telephone lines connecting ranger head- 

 quarters and lookout stations . The pur- 

 pose of the telephone is to enable rangers 

 and guards to give quick notice of fires 

 and to secure such assistance as is re- 

 quired. There are already many in- 

 stances where millions of dollars' worth 

 of Government timber has been saved 

 through the use of such telephone lines 

 as have already been built. The total 

 amount so far constructed comprises 

 about 9,200 miles. The forests are still 

 very meagerly equipped. 



The forests should be provided, also, 

 with lookout stations. These are usually 



located at high points, from which it is 

 possible to look over a large area. At 

 these lookout stations there should be at 

 least a small building and a telephone. 

 Frequently, where it has not been possi- 

 ble to build telephone lines, the lookout 

 stations are provided with the heliograph 

 and other means for signaling. Where 

 the country is flat, watch-towers are 

 built. 



An essential part of the equipment 

 of a forest is a system of properly lo- 

 cated and well-equipped ranger stations. 

 Many instances have occurred during 

 this season where fires which threatened 

 enormous damage were promptly extin- 

 guished because there was a ranger sta- 

 tioned within striking distance. 



The equipment of the national forests 



