The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-15
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assemble from the SHOWS of oregon to the sunshine
Of California to receive their first Instruction in the
profession Of forestry.
The camp is situated a high plateau which Is
part of the estate of Mr.. Clifford Pnchot Chief For
ester of the United States whose home GRAY Towere
lies half mile away across the gorge of the Sawkm
The camp proper has four simple one story buud
ings and n stone cottage Gray Towers in which
those who taking the short course have tborr
lectures
These buildings nre the mess hail. rooted. but opcn
TO the winds Of heaven on the sides with ,ts oou,
panying kitchen; junior ball. where the survcv,ro ,n.
S''u"en's are Kept and the lectures and recltaons
In surveying held; small building which contains rho
office Of the director of the camp, with small work
ing technical library and supplies of csllpers tano
hypsometcrs and other instruments peraInin, 70 ,o
profession Of forestry Gnd last but dearest 70 ho
heart of the students the club house, n building with
one large room and an immense fireplace the wous
hung with pictures of past classes and the coIors r
many colleges
The students live in army tents two TO each convos
covering, pitched along the two streets Fifth o,.r
anu hroau"ay' which extend from the Flatron Build
Ing rather dudishly white tent into the woods boc
OF the club house. The residences along tbesc two
fnInouS thoroughfares furnished with cots and
blankets, washstaud with washbow two chairs and
table Luxury crecps In In the form of bookcnses
lmproVlsed from fragments of packing boxes and
5uhlght limb swung from the ridge pole Of the tent on
which man may hang his other flannel shirt and
Khaki trousers. These streets are the heatbcst
In the world and trade never has and never VIII en-
croach on them.
On July G. 1909 when the school opened there
were forest fires burning on the hills In several dircc
tions and call for volunteers to fight them was
issued Ihe wise ones put on heavy hObnaed boots
ana LEFT their coats behind the ulntated suffered
for their ignorance. There can be no more pItIful
sight than a man wearing bis coat and smooth soled
shoes trying to carry two pals of water up the side
OF hill made glacial with pine needles
Under the orders of instructors aud some senior
students the fires were beaten ont with hcmloc,
bougbs dipped In pns OF water then tiny but effective
hTe trenches were dug and scientific back firing focl
the hungry name With Its OWE weapons.
Many Sore Muscle.
when night came the fires either out or under
control, but there sore muscles and bllstcrcd
hands galore. The way beans and roast beef dlsap-
peared in the mess ball. however banlshcd all fears
OF Internal injuries
The next day the camp WINS formed into two di
Visions one of which went to Junior Hail. where 1t was
gwen short lecture the fundamentals OF survey
Ing and then turned loose outdoors with tape plumb
ooo ana instruments To put into practice what 1t hed
just heard The other division assembled in the club
mousse where IL listened for hour and n half to 4
lecture on mcnsuration. They were told how by
measuring an arbitrary distance from the foot Of n
uee' setting up stick with a notch I'm IL at given
Instance from the ground and lying down and squint
Ing across this notch till they got In line with the
'op OF the tree they could find the length by the
method OF similar triaugles
Aney discovered that calipers simply piece
u WOOD, with one fixed and one sliding limb which
'"ced on The trunk OF tree showed its diameter In
"ches on the piece OF wood along which limb slid
ino that hypsometer an instrument which gave
'iie height of trees In refined manner than the
'Uch ana notch method. After some Information had
'een furnished as TO the standard lengths into which
"eS are cut they were divided into three and
loul ana sent Into the woods with a small map TO
nnu now Innny logs might be cut from certain area
inerc are only three subjects In the regular currc
u'uin OF The summer school, all very practical The
surveying Is all field work the office work being done
liater In New Haven; meusuration which covers tho