Evening star., 1914-07-26

following their foreman as rapidly
as possible. This gives a good. clear
way through the woods. enables the
forester or the scoutmaster in charge
of the work on his tours of supervision
to make any changes that may be re-
CURED or to improve the trail
1T makes for rapid work. also. since
1t provides a good. clear trail through
which the .'grubbing' and grading
party may proceed. This latter portion
of the work is necessarily much
slower than the cutting. and Will re
quire the efforts Of the entire party in
that locality when the clearing of the
trail is completed from Moriah brook
to cypress. The straight distance he
tween these two points is about three
miles.
Scout Knott Of Boston. with his
party of five. has charge of the grading
on this end of the line. To grub out an
e1ghteen-inch trea" fit for the passage
of horses or pack mules is not an easy
thing. but the boys are strong. and un-
der the impetus of swinging heavy
mattock for several hours IL day every
day in the week but Sunday have ac-
quired a muscle that will be the envy of
their fellows when they get back home
Without Direct Supervision.
Special mention has been made of
these two parties because the boys are
carrying on the work practically with
out direct supervision. and are making
good. 1t must not be supposed, how
ever. that other members of the troop
are idle. There is a difficult piece OF
trail to be constructed from Bull brook.
eastward to the height of land on the
way to Shelburne. a distance of about
three miles and a half. This work is
under the direct supervision of Scout
master Greenhawk of Baltimore. The
eight scouts from that city. together
with Scouts Carpenter and Thurtell
fny .e-sh
OF New York. are doing the work here.
The way is slightly sleeper and the
cutting harder than on the other end of
the line.
THE lighter boys here are cutting
the way and clearing away the under
brush, while the larger and heavier
boys do the grading. These boys are
proceeding at the rate of about half a
mlle day. and now have nearly COM
pleted this portion of the trail. Only a
few days more will be required to fin
lsh this section of the trail, and this
party VIII be transferred to the Sny
railroad grade near Wild river. to go
up Cypress brook and meet the other
two parties. But a day or two will be
needed for this. and the entire trail
contracted for between scout officials
and the forestry service will be fin
ished.
Substantial Provender.
Some one has asked if these Boy
Scout trail builders get enough to eat
For answer ask Daddy Smith. the
cook provided through the courtesy OF
the forest service. Early every morn
| ing Daddy gets out at o'clock and
prepares his menu for the day. Here Is
| a list of supplies sent one of the par
| ties of nine boys Monday morning anG
supposed to last practically for fou,
| meals in the woods:
Coffee. l pound; condensed milk,
cans; sugar. pound: tomatoes. 1 can
potatoes, boiled 80; potatoes. raw, 80
onions. 20; Aunt Jemima's pancake
| flour, packages; raw oatmeal l pack
age; doughnuts, 100: cookies. 100
| bread, loaves: raisins, pounds; I'M
cooked rice. l pound: sugar sirup (de
licious. made by Daddy SMITH. . bot
ties; molasses. bottles; butter mo
oleo). 1 pound; peanut butter, l can
cooked rice. 1 large pail; roast beef,
| large pail; bacon, slabs; boiled ham
| 1 large shoulder.
| Practically every day there are 1C'
| doughnuts to be sent up to the boys
and practically as often the same mum
| ber of cookies. About three times
week an automobile loaded with sup
plies of flour, meat and canned good
comes into the main camp from Gilead
ten miles away. These are joyous oc
to work converting them into deli
cacies for the boys There is warn
spot in the heart of the old man TO