The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-10-06


Washington, D. c., Oct. 5.-The civ
ii service commission will hold an ex-
animation for assistant forest ranger |
on Oct. 1924, 1911. The U. S. depart
ment of agriculture estimates that 400 !
eligibles will be needed during the |
field season of 1912 Assistant forest
rangers are paid an entrance salary of
$ltOO per annum
The examination will be held at Ma
ton forest headquarters in Alaska,
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colora-
do, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Minneso-
ia, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Da-
kota, Utah. Washington, and Wyom-
ing. No examination will be held in
Michigan.
The law requires that, when practi-
cable, forest rangers must be qualified
citizens of the state or territory in
which the national forest on which
they are appointed is situated. Since
the list of local eligibles must be ex-
hausted before eligibles residing in
other states can be appointed, the
chance of citizens of outside states
who go to national forest states and
! axe the examination to secure an ap-
pointment is small
The requirements and duties of for
est rangers are thus described in "'The
Use Book" which contains the regu-
lations and Instructions for the use of
the national forests:
"A ranger of any grade must be
thoroughly sound and able bodied ca
pable of enduring hardships and per-
forming severe labor under trying con-
ditions. He must be able to take care
of himself and his horses in regions
remote from settlement and supplies.
He must be able to build trails and
cabins, ride, pack, and deal 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
be specialist in one or more of these
lines of work. Thorough familiarity
with the region in which he seeks en-
ployment, including its geography and
its forest and industrial conditions, is
usually demanded, although lack of
this may be supplied by experience in
similar regions.
The examination of applicants is
along the practical lines indicated
above, and actual demonstration, by
performance, is required. Invalids
seeking light out of door employment
need not apply. Experience, not book
education, is sought, although ability
to make simple maps and write in
telligent reports upon ordinary forest
business is essential.
"For duty in some parts of Arizona
and New Mexico the ranger must
know enough Spanish to conduct for
est business with Mexicans.
where saddle or pack horses are
necessary in the performance of their
duty, rangers are required to own and
maintain them. The forest service fur
nishes no personal or horse equipment
Rangers execute the work of the
national forests under the direction of
supervisors. Their duties include pa
troll to prevent fire and trespass, esti-
mating, surveying, and marking tim
Der, the supervision of cuttings, and
similar work. They issue minor per-
mits, build cabins and trails, oversee
grazing business, investigate claims,
report on applications, aIA report upon
and arrest for violation M forest laws |
and regulations"
The examination will consist of
questions regarding tie rAse of the for
est, supplemented by said test to
show the applicants itU~-a to do the |
actual work of rang" education
and experience will be FAXED on the
answers to the questions IN these sub
jects in the application >nrm and on
the applicants use of FUGlish in the
written test Horses fo- che tests in
riding and packing will - provided
by the forest service.
The examination is m'~er the con-
troll of the civil service commission,
and not of the forest Sc vice. Infor-
nation in detail regardi~S it, includ-
ing the names of the rlr"es at which
il will be held, will be S---s 70 anyone