The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-06-06
SALMON FOREST
MEN AND WORK

~fs1As " thr pusy bedSon on
the Salmon national forest awakens
interest In that great work, which
this year promises to include the
building Of many miles of tsail and
some wagon ROAD. The road now nm
der survey awaiting only construc-
ton stakes Ii called the Noble Mon
tana survey. which Ia about 20 miles
~ length and designed 10 connect the
idaho roads with those Of, Montana
over the Gibbonsville divide. The
uaii construction already under way
les from Papoose TO MauiNE springs.
thence TO Long Tom mo,fs1Aain ana
also down Owl creek, with approved
lines OF trail also 10 Gurxien creek.
big creek and elsewhere, all totallInw
more than hundred miles.
The supervisor of the Salmon of.
nee. A. c, Scribner. has another i'm
provemenf under confederation. in
which he hopes to enlist encourage
ment from the district forest Office
az ogden. to provide camping
ground OF ample proportioAf and ac-
commodations somewhere accessible
Tor automobiles and within easy
! feach. The supervisor IL awaiting
TO hear from the general public ma RI
the location of this proposed camp.
Ing place before finally determlnirw
the place to be selected Dead Wa
ter Is one of the places considered.
carmen creek another and above
Northfork are several others.
Ihe forces organized for forest
iiwork this year include a new crew
IN charge OF Oscar Westphai to build
the Blue Nose trail. including Fred
Crandalf. Jr., Archie Radford. Fran.
els Buster and his brother and J.
Carlton as cook. These men get n
wage OF 500 per month. out of which
they pay actual cost for their uneook-
ed food. the forest service furnishing
and paying for the cook. This work
Is directly under the supervision or
Carr +. Clark, district ranger, who In
regarded as one OF the most efficient
men In the service. In II for the very
love OF the out-of-doors.
Eddie Caperon. with Jimmy Hibbs.
Jr, as assistant, has charge OF the re-
pair and maintenance of all the for
est telephone lines. including 400
miles. This service In OF the greatest
advantage TO the administration of
the national forests, as shown on
Monday last when heavy smoke
smelling strongly OF pine wax
drought instant alarm TO the Salmon
lofflce In the expectation that the
presence OF bad fire somewhere on
the ranges to the north needed look
ing after. The telephone wires were
made hot In the endeavor 10 locate
the fre II II could be- located any.
where on the Salmon ranges. Su-
pervisor Scribner said the smoke
came most likely from forest fire
somewhere far distant In the north
east or north but not within his ter
ritory In Idaho. The smoke obscured
all the distant mountains.
The other rangers In the Salmon
forest are r. Il. Allen nj Salmon, re-
Gently transferred. and also posses.
sing administrative ability OF high
order and long standing In the ser.
vice: q. ID. Huestis. Lemhi; J. w.
Hiatt. at Forney. and ID. NJ. Caster
lin. Junction. all new men I'm this To-
caiity; c. s. kenneday. mt Hughes
creek F8t
The Salmon force nj present. in
the absence Of an assistant forest su-
peryisor. is In charge Of Supervisor
; Scribner and Miss Mamie Catalan as
clerk.
business man Of the city sug.
gests 10 The Recorder that II would
. be well for Salmon merchants
hrough the Business Mems assocla
tion to secure camping place for
travellers within or near the city.