The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-08-19

In New York, camp fires are allow.
ed on the state forest preserve. but
space around must be cleared and nrcs
cXtinguishcd before leaving For VI.
o!atiOn TO do this there Is n fine Of
$1,000 or imprisonment for one year.
or both.
In Oregon, building camp fires with.
out clearing the ground around or loav
ing them without cxtingulshlng. sub.
iects a person to a penalty OF t25 TO
5000, or imprisonment Tor one day for
every g.
In Pennsylvania. camp nrcs on state
reserves must be- made IN n hole or pit
one foot dcop and circlod by the earth
removed. Violation ~ these regula.
lions. or leaving lrcst uuoXtiugulshed.
Is punishable boy "a fine at 800 10 $500
On private lands, starting fires which
iniurn other property. Is punishable by
II penalty u 500 or Imprisonment for
u day for every dollar Of nno.
In Idaho. kindling camp nros In or
near forests and leaving them unex
tinguishcd, penalty SO 70 500.
In Minnesota. q person kindllng a
FIRE and leaving Il unex,inguishcd is
guilty OF a misdcmcuuor and subject,
to a ilnc ~ S2J to 500, or 10 to 90
days iu jail.
In Vermont. persons building fires In
the woods must oNtingulsh them be.
fore leaving, penalty $50 or 80 days
imprisonment 1r both.
In Maryland. persons starting fires
or allowing them 90 escape are liable
for damages and costs OF fighting tho
fire. also "a penalty Of $50 to $1,000 or
30 days 20 u year IN jail.
Ia Wisconsin, persons starting fires
and leaving them uno|xtlugulshed arc
liable 10 u penalty Of 800 or one
months imprisonment. or both.
In Wyoming, persons starting fires
and leaving them uucxtlngulshcd are
liable to a penalty Of $40 TO 800. or
10 iu 30 days imprisonment, or both
In Nova Scotia persons must clear
the land for n distance OF 10 feet In
every direction from Il camp nrc start.
ed In the woods. Tho place selected
must contain tho least possible amount
OF debris and the fires must be extin.
guished before leaving.
The Unitcd States lew requires that
fires built ON the public lands must be
extinguishod before leaving them. pen.
atty not to exceed 81, 900 or one years
imprisonment. or both. Fines go TO
the school fund OF the county where
u1ense was committed.
Campers IN tho forest can be Of I'm.
mcnse value az a protection against
ares, or they can be a destructive Gle.
ment, depending upon the character Of
the person and his attitude. and the de
gree OF care exercised. IN the Ma.
tiunal Forests the government Is anx.
oius to have as many settlers as tho
limited amoun Of agricultural land In
the mountains will support. Every
careful settler means additional pro.
lection against lre. Campers should
constitute a force of fire wurdcuR scat.
tered through The forest wherever thcE
happen to bc. Instead Of having tu be
warned and watched aud sometimes
apVrchcnd, hy state federal forest of.
hcers, spurtsmen and others camping
In the forest should each do all In
his power 20 hold I'm check the com.
mon enemy, fire. This IS gradually
coming 20 bee the attitude OF every one.
but Il IS coming rather slowly. The
lumbermnn, OF course. realizes what
destruction can be wrought 10 hls prop.
criy by the careless camper. The rail-
roads are beginning TO realize whSt
they have lost and are continuing to
lose through the burning OF lumber and
lumber that they should have hauled
They know, too, OF tho hurry calls for
rescue trains when whole villages
and settlements have TO flee before the
advancing flames.
Let every camper be a forest ranger.
taking care OF his W fires. warning
others or the danger, and lighting such
h?es Ms no may encounter. whether
LETT by some one else. set by tho pass.
Ing locomotive. or pechanco by light.
ming.
The following attracts from the on.
tariu IRE laws are well worth quoting.
being virtually n manual IN brief for
handling iniammables In the forest:
Every person. who. between the
first day OF April and tho first day OF