The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-06-09
CAMPERS
MUST HAVE
FIRE PERMIT

The annual forest fire menace !,
upon US once more. During the sum
mer of 1921 it is believed that much
good was accomplished by requiring
all campers to camp at certain desir.
mated camp grounds or else secure g
state camp fire permit This worked
something of hardship on the
camping public, but generally the
people saw the wisdom of the new
law and cheerfully complied with it.
During the coming season the
same general plan will be followed
but in somewhat modified form
More districts will be closed to camp
ing except at certain designated
camp grounds, but it is expected that
more camp grounds will be prepared
and designated. While it is realized
that many people like to seek more
secluded place to camp it is believed
that in the public interest they will
be willing to forego some of their
own pleasure.
Further, the State camp fire per-
mits will not be issued this year by
Federal forest officers, but they will
issue the Federal permits instead.
These, however, are applicable only
to Government land within the Ma
tional forests State permits may
still be secured under certain condi-
tions from County Fire Warden A E.
Schaller for private or state lands
within or without the National For
ests. The state and federal forest
services will however, work in close
cooperation in the preparation and
designation of camp grounds, and in
the handling of the various phases of
the fire problem.
To let you into secret, the new
state law which made necessary
camp fire permits inadvertently
leaves a loophole for the escape from
punishment Of one who should leave
his campfire burning if he has Sc
cured permit. The Forest Service
wishes to be entirely free to prose
cute in case a fire is left For this
reason its officers will issue federal
permits only.
Campfres along the Entiat Valley
from Silver Creek down will be re-
stricted to the designated camps
Above Silver Creek Federal permits
will be necessary.
In the Chiwawa Valley camp fires
will be restricted to the following
camps until additional ones can be
prepared: Alder Creek, Chickamir
Creek, Rock Creek, Maple Creek and
Buck Creek Pass No permits will be
issued for this district unless the
permittee knows exactly where he is
going and the officer knows that the
place is safe.
In the Icicle Valley Federal per-
mits will be necessary. If possible
camps will be established here also
At the ingalls, Creek camp grounds
fires may be built without permit, but
elsewhere along the Blewett Pass
Road Federal permits will be neces-
sary until additional grounds can be
provided. The ingalls, Creek Valley
above the bridge will be closed tc
camp fires.
A camp ground will be established
at the foot of Lake Wenatchee
Nearly all the rest of the land in that
vicinity and along Mason Greek from
its mouth TO one mile above Merritt
is privately owned The owners gen,
orally object to camping.
State officers will not issue camr
fire permits on private lands without
the consent of the owners, nor may
the owners allow camp fires on his
land unless the camper has permit
or unless by agreement with the state
Forester the area where the camp
ing is to be has been designated as Z
camp ground. An owner himself
would have no legal right to build {
camp fire on his own land near fores
material without a permit except on {
designated area.
Present indications point to an eX
tremely dangerous season ahead o
us.
'Let those care now who never
cared before.
And those who've always cared,
now care the more"
A. H. SYLVESTER,
Enresf SnnerNiSnr.