The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-10-05
EXAMINATION
FOR RANGERS
Will Be Held In Forest Reserve
States on Oct. 24-25-Tests
Under Cicil Service Will be of
Practical Character.

The Civil Service Commission will
hold an examination for assistant
forest ranger on October 24-25. 1910.
The u. 5. Department of Agricult-
ure estimates that 400 eligibles will
be needed during the field season of
1911. Assistant forest rangers are
paid an entrance salary of S1100 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
examination will be held in Arkan-
sas, Oklahoma and Utah, except at
Kaibab. Utah, the headquarters of the
Kaibab National Forest. Since all
of the Kalbab Forest is in Arizona,
residents of Arizona will, under the
law, have preference in appointments
for this forest
Resident OF Same State.
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 a sufficient list of elgibles to
make the holding of another exam
nation unnecessary.
The requirements and duties Of
forest rangers are thus described in
The Use Book" which contains the
regulations and instructions for the
use of the national forests,
"a ranger of any grade mus. be
thoroughly sound and abie-hodiad,
capable of enduring hardsh;ps and
performing severe labor under try
re conditions H. must be able 10
take care Of himes'f and his horses
IN regions remote from settlement
and supplies. He must be Az to
build trails and cabins, ride, pack
ana deal tactfully With all CLASSES of
people. He mu \ ow something (
lara surveying, C>;'mating and seal
.0g timber, logging. rand LAWS, MN
ing and the live stock business.
"On some forests the rarge, must
o a specialist me or more Of
these lines of wo~E. Thor iah fl-
mi .arity with the region n which
he seeks employme TT, including s
GEOGRAPHY and Its forest and indus
- al conditions. : usually demanded,
l,rough lack Of tbs may be- S.n-
! lied by experience in similar re-
giCrs.
Examination Practical.
The examination Of applicants IS
along the practical lines indicated
above. and actual demonstration, ~
performance, is required. Inva'ils
seeking light out of door employ
ment need not apply. Experience,
not book education. is sought. al
though ability to make simple meps
and write intelligent reports upon
ordinary forest business is essential
For duty in some parts Of Arizona
ana New Mexico the ranger must
know enough Spanish to conduct for
est business with MeXicans.
Where saddle horses or pack
horses are necessary in the perform
ance Of their duty, rangers are re-
guired to own and maintain them.
The forest service furnishes no per-
soual or horse equipment.
Rangers execute the work of the
National Forests under the direction
# supervisors. Their duties include
patrol to prevent fire and trespass,
estimating surveying anu making
timber. the supervision of cuttings,
nd similar work. They issue minor
,..,.,,,t-s l,,-f'1 ga b;uS and trails pVar-