The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-06
RANGER WANTED
Examination to be Held in
Ely this Month

VIII AOASA Oh SAoAludtiOu III 1AS-
sistant Forest Ranger on October
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 81 100 per annum.
The examination will be held at
National Forest headquarters in
Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Cali
fornia, Colorado, Florida, Idaho,
Kansas, Minnesota, Montana.
Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico,
| Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota,
4 Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
No examination will be held in
4 Michigan.
The law requires that, when
| practicable, 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 exhausted before
eligibles residing in other States
can be appointed, the chance of
citizens of outside States who go to
National Forest States and take the
examination to secure an appoint
ment is small.
The requirements and duties of
Forest Rangers are thus described
in The Use Book" which con-
tains the regulations and in
structions for the use of the
National Forester.
i A ranger of any grade must be
thoroughly sound and able-bodied,
capable of enduring hardships and
performing severe labor under
trying conditions. 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.
HI On some Forests the ranger
must be specialist in one or more
of these lines of word. Thorough
familiarity with the region in which
he seeks employment, including
geography and its forest and in
dustria1 conditions, is not demand
ed, although lack of this may be
supplied by experience in similar
regions.
i The examination of applicants
), | is along the practical lines indicated
above, and actual demonstration
| by performance, is required. In
valids seeking light out-of-door
employment need not apply. Elk
perience, not book education, is
sought, although ability to make
: simple maps and write intelligent
reports upon ordinary Forest bust
!; ness is essential.
For duty in some parts Of
Il Arizona and New Mexico the
j ranger must know enough Spanish
| to conduct Forest business with
q Mexicans.
Il Where saddle horses or pack
j horses are necessary in. che per-
j fofnaneeef their duty, rangers are
: required to own and maintain
] them. The Forest Service fur.
nishes no personal or horse equip
lmefit.
4 Rangers execute the work Of
: the National Forests under the
| direction of Supervisors. Then
duties include patrol to prevent fire
! and trespass, estimating, surveying
| and marking timber, the supervision
of cuttings, and similar work
They issue minor permits, build
cabins and trails, oversee grazing
business, investigate claims, report
on applications, and report upon
and arrest for violation of Forest
laws and regulations.
i The examination will consist oi
!, questions regarding the use of the
Forest, supplemented by field
test to show the applicants fitness
| to do the actual work of ranger
II Education and experience swill. bt
. rated on the answers to the