The daily sentinel., 1910-10-08

WILL HOLD
EXAMINATION

The Civil Service Commission will
hold an examination for assistant
forest ranger on October 24-25. 1910.
The U. S. Department of Agriculture
estimates that 400 eligibles will be
needed during the field season of
1911. Assistant forest rangers ara
paid an entrance salary of 100 per
annum.
The examination will be held at
national forest headquarters in Alas
ka, Arizona. California. Colorado.
Florida, Idaho, Kansas. Michigan
Minnesota, Montana. Nebraska, New
Mexico, Nevada. Oregon, South Da-
kota, Washington and Wyoming. No
examinations will be held in Arkan-
sas, Oklahoma and Utah, except At
Kanab, Utah, the headquarters of the
kaibab national forest. Since all of
the Kaibab forest is in Arizona, regl-
dents of Arizona will under the law
have preference in appointments for
this forest
forest rangers must be. when
practicable, citizens OF the state or
territory in which the national forest
on which they are to be appointed is
situated. In the states in which no
examinations are to be held there is
still sufficient list of eligibles To
make the holding of another exaiD-
ination unnecessary.
The requirements and duties of
forest rangers are thus described in
The Use Book" which contains the
regulations and instructions tor the
use OF the national forests:
A ranger of any grade must lie
thoroughly sound and able-bo aied
capable of enduring hardship5 and
performing severe labor under trying
conditions. He must be able to take
care of himself and his horses in re-
gions remote from settlement. and
SUPPLIES. He must be able to build
trails and cabins. ride, pack, and iral
tactfully with all classes of people.
He must know something of land
surveying, estimating and scaling
timber, logging, land laws. mining,
and the livestock business.
On some forests the ranger must
he specialist in one or more OF tl,as @
lines of work. Thorough famili n ity
with the region in which ne seeks
employment. including its geography
and its forest and industrial comet
ttons, is usually demanded. although
lack of this may be supplied ny CA
perience in similar regions.
The examination of applicants is
along the practical lines ndicateI
above, and actual demonstration, by
performance. is required. InvuTits
seeking light out-of-door employment
heed not apply Experience, Lot
book education, is sought, although
ability to make simple maps and
write intelligent reports upon ord:n-
ary forest business is essential
For duty in some parts of Art
zona and New Mexico the ranser
must know enough Spanish to con-
duct forest business with MeTicans.
Where saddle horses or pack
horses are necessary in the perform
ance of their duty, rangers are re-
quired to own and maintain them.
The forest service furnishes no per-
sonal or horse equipment
Rangers execute the work of the
national forests under the direction
of supervisors. Their duties include
patrol to prevent fire and trespass.
estimating. surveying. and marxing
timber, the supervision of cuttings.
and similar work They issue minor
permits. build cabins and trails, over
see grazing business, investIcate
claims. report on applications, and
rerort upon and arrest for violation
of forest laws and regulations"
The examination will consist of
questions regarding the use of the
forest. supplemented by field test
to show the applicants fitness TO do
the actual work of ranger. Educa-
tion and experience will be rated on
the answers to the ouestions on these q
subjects in the application form and
rn the applicants use of English IN
the written test. Horses for the
'ee'~ in riding and packing will be
provided by the forest service.
Details regarding the examine
tion. including the names of the
places at which 1t will be held. win
be sent to anyone applying to the
United States Civil Service Commits
sion. Washington, D. C.