Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-12
Many TOURISTS
VISIT SAWTOOTH
NATIONAL PARK
Registry System Is Proving
Valuable Feature-Camp-
ers More Careful With
Fire Than Formerly.
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A1dDlluA NEWS CltNiii SNiN ANS.J
HALEY, Ida, oct 12.-According to
the local forest supervisor, the recrea
tional use of the Sawtooth national for
est has been exceptionally great this
season, probably double the number
of tourists visiting this region than in
previous years. At least 80 per cent
of the campers travel by auto, most of
them coming fro mthe Snake river pro-
jects.
The most popular camping places are
on Warm Springs creek, upper Wood
river and in the lage region of the sal
mon river. the latter being reached by
crossing Galona summit at an elevation
of S795 feet. AS many as 40 cars
have climbed over this more or less
difficult grade in a single day.
The Sawtooth forest is the mecca of
the pleasure seekers from a large part
of southern Idaho and the forest SER
vice l. endeavoring to encourage this
highly important use as much as pos
sible From the tourists standpoint
one OF the most important improve
ments is the extensive telephone sys-
TEN that is maintained throughout the
principal points in the forest Instru-
ments are found at ranger headquar-
tiers and at telephone booths with an
average OF less than 10 miles between
stations. At each instrument are found
instructions for reporting forest fires
to forest officials and for securing help
in case of accident The system serves
also to keep the tourist n touch with
his home and business interests
ENCLOSURES FOR CAMPERS.
On the main Wood rive" above Ket
chum the camper will find number
Of structures and enclosures for his
use and benefit. The first is the en-
closure of about 40 acres at the june
ton of the North Fork and the main
Wood river. This area is enclosed
with woven wire fence and contains
many beautiful camping sites. An at
tractivo telephone booth. containing
several interesting exhibits is located
there for the convenience of visitors.
Continuing up Wood river the tourists
will find many excellent sites from
Prairie Creek to Galena which have
been made available by the construc-
tion of four miles of drift fence to
exclude stock from the road and the
river meadows. At Galent another tie
phone booth is located an an iron tele-
phone instrument will be found on the
summit.
y now feature which has proven
esp asially valuable to the tourist is tbs
iAstr Blticn Of registers at the prin-
cipal points of entrance to the forest.
On Warm Springs creek the register
viii he found in the telephone booth,
Whiic at other points the book and
writing materials are kept in a box
which serves also as a writing desk.
The register itself resembles a hotel
register. in place of the room numbers,
tho tourist entering his destination
Forest officers keep a record Of these
entries and are able 10 diver impor-
portant messages and assist by other
means, the otherwise more or less
isolated camper During the present
season the rangers have several times
gotten dord to registered tourists of
occurrences which demanded immedi-
ate attention. In two instances, night
rides were necessary. the forest Off
GERS are glad to do this if the message
Is urgent.
So far only A comparatively small
number of tourists registered, but no
doubt all Of them would if the possible
benefits were understood. Many sur
rounding states are represented show
ing that the scenic beauties of the
Sawtooth region are widely known.
BOISE REGISTRATIONS.
Registrations from Boise residents