Weekly journal-miner., 1921-07-13
SUMMER CAMP VALUE SHOWN IN FIGURES
 BY FORESTER HERE
Excellent Summer Camp Sites Around on Forest and Lands
 Surrounding Prescott

That the country surrounding Prescott, and particularly the Pres colt National forest, abounds in sports affording scenic and practic- able camp sites, is the conclusion reached here yesterday by J. D. Jones, assistant forester for the southwestern district of the national forests, after a trip through several sections of the Prescott forest. For ester Jones is in Prescott on official business, including an inspection of various phases of work on the forest lands.
 Excellent camp sites are to be found, Jones pointed out, above the Yaeger canyon ranger station, in the vicinity of Jerome, and at Powell Springs Other camp sites and rec reation grounds exist in plenty, ac- cording to information on file at the forest service office here, gathered during a recent survey of recreation facilities on the Prescott forest, in the Groom Creek and other districts.
 The best site, Jones states, IS that to be found at Powell Springs, where an abundant supply of fresh spring water and plenty of pine shade and cool mountain air are afforded. The camp site in the Jerome district is dry site, but water is easily acces- sib1e before reaching it.
 Value of Camps
 The growing summer camp trade, and the value of this trade to com munity encouraging it, was pointed out by Jones from statistics gathered during the past several years, in special study of outdoor recreation facilities. Jones cited the town of Springerville, in Greenlee county, as an example A party of summer campers. he said, is figured as bring ing a return of SIP a day to the community. On this basis, Jones of fered a table showing the increasing trade brought to Springerville from 1912 to the present year. In 1912, 113 automobiles passed through or stopped several days with camping parties. The figures for the follow ing years were:
 1915, 194; 1914, 419; 1915. 1,367; 1916, 1,7OO; 1917, 2,6OO; 1918, 4,2OO; 1919, 6,OOO; 1920, 5000.
 Careful records were kept, which showed that between January and April of this year S,2OO automobiles and parties had passed through Springerville or camped there, each bringing a financial return to the city.
 Many communities, Jones pointed out, are affording special facilities to attract the camping, or outdoor recreation hotel, visitor. Some com- munities furnish electric irons and washing machines, some add shower baths, others arrange camp stoves built of native rock.
 Statistics as to the desirability ot the summer camp visitor were com piled by the Black and Yellow Trails company at Missoula, Mont, where some argued this traffic was harm ful to the city It was shown that the usual hotel visitor will stay one day, spending about SPA. The automo- bile camping tourist, it was shown, will stay about three days, attracted by excellent camping facilities, and spend about $36.
 The best summer camp, according to Jones' statistics, is to be found at Dodge City, Kans. Pueblo comes second, Albuquerque third, and Flag staff and Springerville fourth.
 Jones plans to visit the tent city at Pine Dells here and compare 1t with other summer camp and recrea- ton grounds he has inspected. He is vastly in favor of the summer camp as being especially suitable to Prescott and its surrounding country