Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-06
ESTIMATING PARTY
STOPS WORK FOR
WINTER
Deep Snow on Coconino Ma
tional Forest in Northern All
IONA Supplies Cessation Of
Reconnaissance After Nine
Months Spent in Field.

r. S. Woolsey, Jr., chief of the office
of s%ilviculture for the thir6 district,
recently returned from an extended
trip through the coconino national
forest in Arizona inspecting the work
which had been accomplished by the
reconnaissance estimating party which
had been in the field for nine months.
When seen yesterday in his office in
the forestry service building, Mr..
Woolsey expressed himself as being
well pleased with the results achieved
by the party.
The party was compelled to discon-
tinue work about a week ago ON ac-
count Of the depth Of the snow" said
Mr.. Woolsey.
''Practically all Of the timbered
portion of the forest. excepting what
was formerly the Grand Canyon south.
was covercd-approXimately 100000
acres. Following the recently awak-
ened interest in the conservation of
our natural resources. this work was
deemed advisable that the forest serv-
ice might know just what It had, ana
to formulate its cutting policy for the
future. The cost Of the work was
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as if the results were surely worth it.
During the nine months in the field
the party averaged nine men, includ-
ing the teamster and cook. The aver
age work of each nan was a section
and a half per day 600 acres) de-
pending upon the roughness of the
country. The method of work was to
run on a compass line, -four times
through each section checking on the
section corners or quarter At
the end of each mile. The lines were
thus a quarter of a mile apart. The
work consisted. first, of making a
Typographical map of the country,
showing the mountains and canyons;
streams, lakes, springs, and dry runs;
roads, telephone lines, fences, culti-
waited fields, cabins and any improve
ments; the forest type, whether mer-
charitable timber or cordwOod, parks
any burns or cutoVer areas. Ele-
vations were ascertaincd by means OF
anerOid barometcrs. The second I'M
portant part of the work was the cs-
timatc of the stand of timber in board
feet. In the writing UP of the reports
the surface of the country was de-
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rolling or level; the character of the
soil was noted, and whether there had
any recent erosion ana of what
the ground cover consisted. The stana
Of timber was described. the type. size,
quality and condition; the species n
size Of cordwood and the amount and
merchantable quality of dead II
down timber. Under the head of re-
production the scarcity or abundance
of seedlings, saplings, and poles were
noted. and whether or not the repro
duction sufficient to restock the arcs.
was also a short description OF
the logging conditions.
THE frequent moving of camp was
i'm order to prevent tho men
from losing time walking to and from
work. This was the province of the
tcamstcr with the assistance of the
cook and the men arose earlier on
this day in order to roll their beds hr-
fore breakfast, which was at 6;3O a.
m. during the summe II Z a. M.
the days became shorter. The
moving of camp necessitated no loss
of time on the part of the cruisers.
In the evening they returned to a dit
ferent camp from the one they had
left in the morning, the locality of
had been previously decided
upon. The cook tent and small tents
would be up and everything in readi-
ness for their return. The work was
arranged That the men should fin
up as near the camp as possible.
"Mr. Frank Vogel. of Missoula'
Mont. who started the party. said
that three things were necessary in
order for a nan to he "A successful
reconnaissance estimator. First, some