The Washington herald., 1921-05-01

lure, window francs, eupbosrdr sh.,r~
and thutters are proof Of her SIN n, . car.
pentef, and even at the heavier vork -
woodeuttins she has shown IN N M .,,.-
teur with saw and az. WHEN s IRA .,rD,,
OF grub arrives st the end of ths rcsS 49,
sne can throw diamond hitch with N. -
OF them In packing the animals for ts, t-,il
Miss Doves post ID one that REQUIRE. -
nal vigilance. Periodically durinr "a, -,
OF daylight the must scan every port,o, :,
the visible territory thrvush her d., ~,
minute eare' ever watching for the teIlsz,,
uace OF snofe that means the pr,ssne, a
the forests Ereatest epeny-or,
The lookout station h equipped WIN q,
Osborne fire finder, the sight re,o,vinr =,
the rim Of its circular table" ready IA, o.
slant use. Immediately on seeinr ,v,ck,
through her elasses, Mis Dove .fin.. mrs
on it, and in Q trace, BY reference On "A,
maps which are q psrf Of the fnder. .h. h.,
found the exact location Of ID, bl,,. r.,
quick, decisive action on the Telephone. and
somewhere out Across the mountains v,iti,.
rangers commence to hastily throw sbov.ls
axes and other equipment Of the bath opto
pack saddles, ready for the dash 10 the Ar,
The FIRE finder as described by Mis n,w,
is an interesting instrument. .'wortb n,
weight in gold" she says, and she shouIS
know, for with II abe spotted sirteep 6r,,
during 1917, her hrst season, and a man,
more during the last sumner, and Nh. v,,
able to locate them 20 exactIy that the Ant
ing forces arrived without waste search and
in time 10 nip them in the bod.
The Osborne finder was invented by ,
nan in the forest service" erplsin, NJ.
Dove. 'lt sights revolve around the two
circular maps on Q rim Of the -tahIe-' Tbe-.
maps are ct ~ the land liss from D.yI,
Head with directions enact
when ! see smoke turn the sirhts uut1
II is in line and then refer b the outer man
where the sight line CROSSES il Thh out-
side one Is 4 profile map; that is. il show,
the pro6les of mountains and ridres lust
as can see them from the windows. and 4
circles around the whole 800 desrees of the
finders circle to the point vber. the
smoke appears on the real mountains and
then picking out the place on the sifht hne
that corresponds, can ret the approximate
location. Then following the line onto the
corresponding point on the inside map,
which is done in contour with Devils Head
as its center, with q few simple e.Icuh-
tons i have the exact location Of the hre,
with all trails, ridges, canyons and Other
details all shown. The telephone and tie
boys DO the rest"
Last fall Miss DOVE was showed IN by
the first heavy blizzard Of tbe year. and
the story is told of her spectacular struggle
A.. I.rs.
town, In returning 70 civilization after her
season on watch.
"oh, please don't believe that story, =" cried
th. maid from the top Of her stepladder
when asked about it IN her Denver forestry
headquarters studio" She abandoned map
making and with paint cans and brushes
on her knees sat down % the top step TO
explain.
1T sounded sensational the way n va,
told she said. But it really wasn't si
all. You know, I have to stay 90 Devil
Head until the first snow comes and VT,
down the forests until there isn't any mort
danger Of fire"
HOWEVER, Denver papers had n otAer-
IL wise and gave Miss DOVE credit tos
q
through the blizzard.
Every one asks me how happened b
become a forest guard" remarked the mai
when the question was repeated for probs
bly the 'steenth time. Il was an artist o,
Denver paper up to two years ago, but
have always loved the mountains. We hsv
90 much more chance to ret acquainted Wit
them here than Essterners do, and ha
trsmped and climbed al over them N
work inside seemed dun and confning sfte
all OF the masnihcence 10 be found In "a
Rockies, and ] determined b ret out a
Of the time IL possible, and % I applied Z
the forest service for the position.
'It took two yesrs TO couviDcs them q
riri would MAKE q good nrs lookout, bot
finally did Il and / was stationed st DsvH'
ru 10 bach thers In May, but slso hcps ,
ake the e1,minstion for foreet rangers dun
ins the sumner. II has bean thrown ops
10 women, you know.
Mis- DOVE is versatile, snd Il 10 q ssyi,
~ tbos. In the forest service that abe a
bufld q cabin, paint one Of the western "a,
s.ts or play hosess 30 viators with ECU
stiu. And those who have been fortuna
enough 70 receive IN Invitation 10 dine
the cabin st the foot Of Devils BEAD VOC,
for the fset that she ID m ezcelient cook, b.
While Mis- DOVE b one Of the tvo won,
Who have ever held forest Eusrd's pssitse
,he has shown cfbcials Of the forest ssvs
that they have the keen eye, constant stts,
ton and love Of their vork that maize tse
ruceeszful In the respessble post. n b NJ