The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-31

shed protection is one Of the most
important Of the many forest ser
vice activities and it is for this
reason that forest fires are so Wig
orouSly combatted. The water
from the Pisgah has proven of
such d pure quality that the Ecus-
Ia Paper mill has purchased land
adjacent to the district on David
son river and will use this water
in the manufacture Of cigarette
paper. This plant requires water
almost 100 per cent pure.
Recreation facilities on the Pts
gah include eight picnic and camp
ing areas. Two of these camp
grounds have swimming pools and
two are modified to accommodate
trailcrS. Two hundred and forty
miles Of trails are available for
the use of mixers and nature low
erS. One hundred and twenty
miles of trails are maintained for
the use Of horseback riders. These
trails lead to scenic points Of in
tcrrSt such as the famous Mount
Pisgah. elevation $40 feet, Look
ngglaSS Rock, Devils Courthouse,
Tennessee Bald, Big Bald, and the
Hamilton Neill Falls.
The natural beauty Of the Pts
gan district can easily be enjoyed
by taking 4 tour over one of the
twelve roads maintained by the
Forest service and connected to
state highways 19l, 28O. and 284.
The views from the PiSgah ledge
and the view Of the beautiful
LookingglasS Falls are well worth
the tour.
During the summer months
regulated fishing is conducted on
the streams Of the PiSgah Ranger
district. These are arranged to
provide open seasons on all areas
Of the district and are opened for
threc-day periods so that the
streams will not be over tishcd. 4
22-day open season was provided,
opening on May 18th on the Sher-
wood Game refuge an dclosing on
August Dist on the PiSgah Game
preserve. Over = thousand fisher
men participated during the 1898
season.
In the fail Of the year control
cd hunts are provided to reduce
overwhelming conditions. In the
fall Of 1897. ten bears. seven
hundred and nine deer and scv-
cral hundred grey squirrels were
killed. 4 further reduction Of the
deer herd is necessary and it is
planned to do this by additional
hunting in. 1888. Other means Of
further reducing the herd are by
deer trapping and fawn rearing.
In 1897, two hundred and fifty
three adult deer were shipped to
other cooperative areas in North
Carolina and other states for
stocking purposes. One hundred
and fourteen fawns were also
raised at the Pisgah Fawn plant
and restocked on other areas in
North Carolina. Tennessee. and
Georgia. This fawn plant is the
only known farm Of It's kind in
the world. Permission to see the
fawns can be obtained from the
rangers office at Pisgah Forest,
y. c.. or from the forest super
yiSor'S office in Asheville.
The PiSgah district is one Of
the five similar districts compoS-
ing the Pisgah National forest Of
North Carolina. The total area is
over ouc-halr million acres in
size. The ranger districts are: the
Mt. Mitchell. with ranger head
quarters at Marion; the French
Broad, with headquarters at Hot
Springs; the Grandfather with
headquarters at Lenoir; and the
Uharie purchase unit with head
quarters at Troy. Mr. II. f. OchS-
ner. forest supervisor Of the Pts
gah National forest, has his head
Quarters in the Arcade building in