Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-10-27
MANY TOURISTS VISIT
sAWTooTH FOREST
Registry System Proving q Valuable
Feature; Campers More Care
fol With Fires.

than in previous years At least 95
per cent Of the campers travel by
auto. most of them coming from the
Snake river projects.
The most popular camping places
are on Warm Springs creek, upper
Wood river and in the lake region on
Salmon river the latter being reached
by crossing Galena summit at an ele-
walton of 1895 feet As many as 40 cars
have climed over this more or less diff
ficult grade in a single day
The Sawtooth forest is the mecca
for the pleasure seekers from a large
part Of southern Idaho and the forest
service is endeavoring to encourage
this highly important use as much as
possible. From the tourists stand
point one of the most important i'm
provements is the extensive telephone
system that is maintained throughout
the principal points in the forest. In
struments are found at ranger head
quarters and at telephone booths with
an average Of less than 10 miles apart.
At each instrument are found instruc-
lions for reporting fires to forest Of
ficers and for securing help in case
of accident. The system serves. also, /
to keep the tourist in touch with his
home and business interests.
On the main Wood River above I
Ketchum the camper will find num-
Der of structures and enclosures for |
his use and benefit. The first is the !
enclosure Of about 40 acres at the
junction of North Fork and the main
Wood river. This area is enclosed with
a woven wire fence and contains many
beautiful sites An attractive telephone
booth. containing several interesting
exhibits, is located there for the con-
venience OF visitors Continuing up
Wood river the tourist will find many
excellent sites from Prairie creek to
Galena which have been made avail
able by the construction of four miles .
Of drift fence to exclude stock from the
road and the river meadows At Ga
lena another telephone booth is To-
Gated and an iron telephone instru- I
ment will be found on the summit \
A new feature which has proven Y
valuable to the tourist is :
the installation of registers at the prin-
cipal points OF entrance to the forest.
On VKrarr,, Sn,.i,,o 90 oraaly tho rag;S+ar J
will be found in the telephone booth,
while at other points the book and h
writing materials are kept in box .
which serves also as a writing desk. ,
The register itself resembles a hotel
register, in place of the room num- L
)ers the tourist entering his destination HI
Forest officers keep a record of those lie
enteries and are able to deliver inn n
,ortant messages and assist by other -
means, the otherwise more or less
ISOLATE camper During the present
often word to registered tourists of oc- %
urrences which demanded immediate th
Lttention In two instances. night -
ides were necessary, and forest Off
ers are glad to do this if the mes ~
age is urgent. III
So far a comparatively small num- ar
er of tourists registered but no doubt or
II of them would if the possible bene- IN
it was understood. Many surrounding
tates are represented. showing that
he scenic beauties of the Sawtooth -
egion are widely known.
Registrations from Shoshone resi-
ents are as follows:
At Warm Springs creek: Ivy Coats.
ois Borden, Ruth wicks, C. F. Borden
At Russin John r. S. w. J. Wallace
At Liberal. Little Smokey. Pearl Jen-
IN, Jim Jensen.
The total registrations number sew
raj hundred, while the tourists ac-
ially visiting the forest run into the
lousands. The supervisor urges
yery one to register and states. also.
nat before leaving home. tourists
lould designate the Forest Supervi-
" HALEY, Idaho" as a forwarding
idress for telegraph and telephone
essages for all cases of emergencies.
feature of value is the medi-
ne chest recently placed at the Rus
an John Ranger station This station
half way between HALEY and the
turas lake region on the main road
otice is given of the medicine at the
gister box and the chest contains
e necessary medicine, bandages and
st aid packets and instructions for
lergenck cases This service is with
t charge to the public, the material
ing donated by a member of the
"a Cross