The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-06-12
CAMP GRIZZLY
MECCA FOR BOYS
HUNDREDS OF SCOUTS FROM TWO
COUNTIES PREPARING FOR
BIG SUMMER CAMP

I1uuul Gus VI UOy SCOuIS Ill AdLdu
and Whitman counties are looking
forward with the most joyous antici-
patton to the date of the opening of
the summer camp at Grizzly, on the
Palouse river, near Harvard, June 10.
Scout Executive F. D. Hawley, ac-
companied by a number Of the older
| scouts from this city, left Thursday
evening for Grizzly, to spend several
days in preparing the camp for the
reception of the boys. The party was
transported as far as Potlatch by W..
G. Renfrew.
Information regarding the camp
and plans for camp life during the
month from June 10 to July 16, is
contained in "The Pattern the Pal
ouse council newspaper, excerpts from
which follow:
| Camp Grizzly-the finest camping
spot in the two counties A noun
tain meadow surrounded by the larg-
est body of white pine in the world
hundreds of square miles of wooded
mountains to explore! Camp Grizzly
is located in the st. Joe National
| Forest, six miles east of Harvard,
| Idaho. Camp can be reached by auto
from any point in the two counties
in less than three hours over good
highway, or by train to Harvard,
where the camp auto will meet trains
when the director is notified.
Several attractions have been late
ly added to our camp program, in
Guiding training in forestry by the u.
S. Forest Service and the University
of Idaho Department. of forestry,
instruction in surveying and wood
craft by expert woodsmen of the Pot
latch Lumber company, camp SAM
tation and discipline b yarmy officers
stationed at the T. of l. and W. S. c.,
storytelling and entertainment by
college professors and other experts,
radio receiving set which will pick
up nightly concerts, etc., etc. Older
scouts will be given training in fire
fighting, trail and bridge building,
lookout work, and other interesting
details of the forest rangers duties.
Botanists, biologists, entOmOlogists,
and other experts in animate and in
animate things of the woods will lead
wonderful nature hikes. A physical
director and other expert swimmers
will teach swimming twice daily. |
These are few of the many attrac-
tons of Camp Grizzly
When To Go
Camp Grizzly will open June 10Th |
and continue until July 16, and will I
be divided into two periods of two
weeks each. Some scouts have to
go June 10Th on account Of farm
work later, but for those who can
urged that they come for the second
Av.so h4r ,v,.v T,xIx O,,I ", l
ter will be warmer, camp will be
better established, and you will avoid
more hot weather in town. For the
single week scouts except where the
scoutmaster sends in a personal letter
explaining need of certain week for
1is one-week campers, boys will be
asked to come either June 26th or
July 10th. Unless this is done we
shall have too many scouts one week
md not enough the next. An ideal
single week will be that of July 10th,
lfter Independence Day celebrations
md about the time huckleberries are
ipe.
Scouts may come to camp on the
sunday preceding their period if
hey so desire. BY Monday noon all
couts coming for that week should
eport in camp.
Cost
The charge for camp board will be
500 per week, or $500 for the full
eriod of four weeks. A number of
couts are already planning to stay {
ne full period
Camp Rules
l. Scout law shall govern the con-
uct of the Scout at all times. :
2. Swimming only at specified hours 8
it'll instructor in charge.
8. Scouts not allowed to leave :
imp or use boats without permits
on.
4. No firearms permitted in camp,
lcept those in charge of camp di-
ctor for use at carefully supervised =
rget practices weekly.
s. No building of unnecessary fires
wanton destruction or mutilation
trees or other property. Obey For a
t Reserve rules.
6. Idaho fishing license necessary r.
r fishing. We were not able to Sc =,
re general permit from the State
sh and Game department.
Z. Canteen allowance loo daily, and ~
private stores OF sweets allowed, =