Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-09

District Forester A, G. Ringlnnd ha
Just issued from the ~Albuquerqu
headquarters a summary report o
permanent work on the national for
ests In district No. 8 for the fisea
year ending June 30. 1908
IL viii be Is source ~ surprise e
many who do not understand the
work OF the forest service to learn Of
the permanent Improvement work
which hns been carried on IN the ma
tionnl forests. on the forests OF Ar
Kansas. Arizona. and New Mexico,
the service spent during the last fis-
cpi year sss,9aa.s4 FOR permanent inn
prnvements. The primary object 81
%exfeHding money in this way Is 10
make the forests more accessible 70
the public. Consequently a very
large percentage Of this none WAS
spent ia the construction ana repair
Of roads and traiis and many miles Of
telephone lines were also constructed
The report shows that n large pereen-
tnge OF the money was expended In
the construction and repair OF 268
miles Of trails, thirty-two miles OF
wagon road. and 200 miles OF teIe-
phone lines.
Uncle sam IL furnishing rangers, AZ
rapidly AZ funds viii permit, With neat
little houses which are generally To-
Gated in an advantageous place on the
district OF tho forest which thcy pa
troll, n barns, out-buildingA. pasture |
fences and corrais are built. For the
most part the houses consist either Of
three or four rooms and are furnished
with stoves, tables. and chairs. III
quite a number Of eases typcWritcrs
are also being furnished the rang
ers because OF the increased amount
OF correspondence which they have
with their supervisors and the public.
Everything possible Is done to make
b rnngers comfortable, for II has
been found that u man who continu-
ally lives ~ the open must have a
comfortable house In order 10 accom-
piisli good work. In a number Of
eases very attractive log houses have
been built and many OF the rangers
show considerable ingenuity IN maxi
Ing these houses very attractive both
on the exterior and interior.
10 effect an efficient admlnigtra- {
tion OF the forest II has been found ,
that quick communication IL an alb
soiute Necessity. This IN especially
true In regard 20 the fire question. II
y ranger can Immediately telephone
for heip when he discovers a fire :
rather thnn ride all day Ia procure !
this help, II surely means That the cx-
pense involved IN constructing tele-i !
phone Iihea Is absolutely necessary. !
The telephone lines constructed by I
The service are also a great help 10 +
fanchers, as can be easily Appreciated ,
when one ~reAlizes that there are
nan ranches located considerable J
from settlements. The for :
service ~ gradually working to- =
Yafd effectinE a complete system Of 4
telephone lines on the national forests. s
where forests are contiguous tclc- s
phone lines on each forest ARE con- .
and thus supervisors are EN- 7
abisd 10 readily accomplish any bust !
ness which may affect both forests. 7
q general rule the lines are built 4
from one ranger station 10 another =
II is hoped to have each
ranger located on the forest ln direct
communication with his supervisor. .,
The stockmen residing Within tho !,
boundaries Of national forests are re. !
aeivlng considerable help from the !,
through the development OF .
snterinR places. In district No. 3. "a
the past year fifty-four water u
ng places were improved or de- s.
20 such an extent ~ 90 fur
'ish more water than formerly. For -
he most part this class OF work s. /
In cn-oueration with gtockmen
I II 20 their Interest that their cattle |
! ~uld not have 70 go long distances :
water and Il ~ also 90 the interest
Il tho forest service Tint more range
,e developed BY Increasing the water
upply.
Another way In which tho service
,Tftsu et1fA man iu a.. Tn-aY4Ynf4 with
hem In the construction OF drlft
ences. when these fences are nd
.pntaKeausiv situated II means con
aid to the stockmen in han
ling his stock. As 81 general rule.
shen a proposition ~ this kind arises
nd Il b. found by the forest Officers
the construction OF a drift fence -
not Interfere with the handling
: my mans stock. the forest service
III furnish the material for the com
of the fence. while the IN
storkmon furnish the labor
d tho actua construction Of the fence -
The Roosevelt dan in the salt
liver valley, which the reclamation
nrsicc has almost completed. has H
it necessary Tor the supervisor n'
Z the Tonto national forest 10 secure cl
launch The supervisors office 90 co
Roosevelt. Arioxua, r. situated ON the al
,uth slide nf the lake formed 10y tho lo
with the other government build- ID,
ies of the reclamation service Tho
part ~ the forest He's north ''
Z the ranvon AND n a. necessary to Pay
the lake In order to reach w. t'
Wnen completed the dam viii form 90
lake tWcnty-four miles IN length lI
ith one arm formed by the SAT- m
yer and the other hv Tonto creek I'm
launch cnahlcs forest Officers to .,
Objective points much more
.ndily than is possible hy horse or
over Tho rough slopes of tho '
4 large scow lowed hN thu le
Is used for transporting horses th