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forests at the rate of 100 per cent, per annum. The days 
seem not far distant when a million persons will annually 
visit them. 
The records show that the seasonal use of the forests runs 
from two months in a Colorado forest, such as the Routt, to 
twelve months in an Alaskan, such as the Tongass. But the 
uses differ. In Colorado the 2,000 visitors entered the forest 
to fish, to camp, to climb, and to drink the medicinal waters ; 
in Alaska the 1,000 almost solely to hunt and fish. The 21,000 
persons who went into the Coconino forest, Arizona, during 
nine months, went to camp or to enjoy the scenery. During 
four months 50,000 persons visited the Angeles, California. 
The most popular of the forests is the Pike, containing 
the famous peak of that name. The various attractions within 
its limits, including the scenic railway, drew 100,000 tourists 
and others. By principal States the national forest visitors 
numbered 23,000 in Arizona, 103,000 in California, 140,000 
in Colorado, 19,000 in Montana, 10,000 in New Mexico, 33,000 
in Oregon, 22,000 in Idaho, 16,000 in Utah, and 12,000 in 
W ashington. 
Of the natural wonders and landmarks of interest in the 
national forests several have been set apart as national mon- 
uments, among them Cinder Cone, a great lava basin in Cali- 
fornia ; the Gila Cliff Dwellings, extensive remains of a pre- 
historic race in New Mexico; the unsurpassed Grand Canyon 
of the Colorado, in Arizona; Jewel Cave, South Dakota; Lassen 
Peak, the terminus of a long line of extinct volcanoes in the 
Cascades; the Pinnacles, a collection of remarkable jagged 
peaks in California; and the Tonto, a group of prehistoric 
ruins in the Tonto forest in Arizona. The Big Trees, Glacier 
Park, the Petrified Forest, the Oregon Caves, and numerous 
other phenomena serve to attract other hosts of visitors. 
The sportsman finds his paradise in the national forests. 
In many of them big game abound. The rangers and the 
guards, besides the service they perform against the spread 
of fire, often point out the best site for the camper and the 
easiest route. A record of 9,218 miles of trail cut, 1,236 miles 
of road laid out, and 4,851 miles of telephone line strung tells 
what the government has done in the way of pushing the 
conveniences of civilization into the primeval forest. The 
day of the wilderness of the savage and the pioneer is swiftly 
passing; the day of the national forests as productive re- 
sources and as national parks approaches. The report of last 
year’s administration by the U. S. Department of Agriculture 
evidences the rapidity of the transformation. 
