The Washington times., 1914-07-19
FOREST TRAIL IS
NEARING COMPLETION
N1ite Mountain Club to Use
Scout Accomplishment on
Next Trip.

0ILD RIVER CAMP. July 13.-Mem-
e-z Of the White Mountain Club will use
h new Boy Scout built trail on their
e.. trir from their camp near Shell
u-ne to the top of Mt Moriah. This is
he declaration of the president of the
hub following an inspection of the trail
n company with forestry officials. The
ew trail will be probably the finest in
he forestry reserve. The cutting Is
Iesn, six feet wide, with tread vary
ne from eighteen inches to two feet,
h, from rocks and roots and with
ksn fords at the numerous streams care
fully paved with rocks.
Starting from a point just south Of
shelburne, n. H. the new trail runs in
La generally southwesterIy direction for
3rcre than ten miles along the site OF
Ire Shelburne Moriah, Middle Moriah
no Moriah mountains to Cypress brook.
Xu-us sharply to the southeast just
Xouth Of the brook and follows that water
kourse in its sinuous windings TO Sny-
hers camp on the old railroad survey
IN the south side of Wild river about
iXt cen miles from Gilead, Me. The en-
rs course is now practically cut out"
IInl will require only little more
{ lbbing' before il is ready for Gov
r rnent inspection.
he whole Undertaking has oeen
kc able achievement, according TO For
EsJ-y officials. That young boys. un-
Is Il to such work. fresh from city
iTs and with only a theoretical krGwl-
eo-e Of the woods should he able to
pr duce such a trail is little short of
h - eloUs," said one official. The or
r. -ization has bsen excellent. the hand
nf the different gangs doing work
ta, beer worthy tnat OF experienced
est men and the work of The boys
.pIv astonishing. The Government
advertise the undertaking as Il
y Scout work. and will b. known
cislIy as The Boy Scout White
b Intain Trail"
Rivalry of Two Groups.
the meantime. the boys up on the
.es Of the mountains are bending
II ~ energy TO complete the work.
7 A side-camps. about five miles apart,
been established on the trail, one
z Bur brook. the other on Moriah
ook. The first party is composed Of
Mt boys from Washington and Bal
1 more. and is under the charge of
:, outmaster F. \. Greenhawk. Of Bal
rIrnore The second party is composed
Z eight boys from Boston, under the
c.arge OF Scoutmaster Il. =. Mason.
= parties are working in opposite
= ecUOlS. ne bdlIUlOEe dnO W assn
Eton parties have a shorter distance
cover. but the Boston boys have
2 easier country to 90 through, so
II II is expected the work OF each
-ty will be completed a. the same
II e There is keen rivaIry between
:, two parties. however. and MEM
q Of each declare they will beat the
Rer fellows TO II in spite OF every
Z .ng-
IS soon as the Shelburne- Morlsh-
press-Wild River trail is completed
{. party which gets through iirst will
r. taken down on Wild river 10 swamp
q section OF trail along an old rail-
rr q grade about a mile and d half
g This portion OF trail ls ConsId-
sred the prize to be given for the best
y ork, and strange as II may seem. com
rtItion for this choice bit OF work is
arp II both parties complete their
? ~tions at the same time they vii
N1-h 90 down TO complete this work.
Covet Mail Honor.
Everyday. a boy from each party
v sIks into the main camp, five TO six
j. les away. He stays all night at
mp and early next morning hikes
Hastings postoffice, six miles away,
..r the mail, loads up, walks back to
, mp. again loads Up with PROVISIONS
: d takes the trau back TO his side
g. mp. Each day a different boy Is
; nt- The opportunity to carr the
It ali is q coveted one, even though the
.cks are often heavy. Scoutmaster
0VIes. in charge of operations, has
T. adquarteTs al the main camp, at the
notion of Bull Brook and Wild river.
o. regular government cook Is kept busy
} ere making up supplies for the boys
Daddy smith," as he is anectionately
He'd. arrived while they were up on
'Fe trail. He had been in charge of the