DAILY laK - INTERMOUNTAIN RXGION

Ogden, Utah, ~11gust1 ,' 1340

T. 1Ve Norcross, Chief Xngineer of the IVashington Office, is in Ogden today conferring with members of the Division of Engineering. He expects to leave tomorrow night for Washington, via Denver, after having spent a month and a half in Alaska and Begions 6 and 1.

George A. Dutlnie, in charge of educakion in the Washington Of'fice Division of Information and Education, is spending a few days in the Begional Office conferring with I & FJ on various matters pertaining to division work. He has just returned from a trip through Re(e,pions 5 and 6, where he attended a number of meetings of ed~xcationalgroups. He expects to leave for Region 1 tonight. ' .

INJlJXEI! FOREST GUARD 3USH3D TO FTOSPITAL BY A13

A case where airplane transpor tntion in national forest work again probably saved a life occurred on the Payctte Forest nhcn Carl Hw Johnson, guard at the Elk Creek knger Stshion, su.ffercd a scvcre injury while repair- ing a telephone line. Mr. Johnson fall from n tree on td~ichhe was replccing an insulator and suffered n fractured skull and other injuries. After n preliminary examinztion by the Warin Lake CCC Camp p11ysicim1, he mas taken to nrxw the nearest Forest Service landing field, where P,ilot Ponr. Stohr of the Johnson Flying Service lznded and immediately flov the injured nia to a Boise hospital. By use of air trcnsportation, which required only 1 hour and 14 minutes, probably 5 hours of tirnc? i-ias saved over auto travel.

According to last reports, Johnson is in fairly good condition at tho Veterans Hospital.

MINS B?iFU PRCLONGm DROUTH ON !?ANTI

hidst surroundings of drouth, dust, and firc lxmzrd, the Manti, accord- ing to renorts reaching this offi.ce recently, has apparently onjoyod a good d~alof rain, sufficiwt to hzve nt lecst temporarily eliminated most of the firc h.zcrd. At the Mamoth Ranger Station on Jul~16, J0 inches of rain fell . T3.o Experiment Station reported .33 inches, with points throu!r;hout the forcst shotping a variation in the rainfall on timt date of .25 to .5O inches. Sinco July 16 intermit tent showers and thndcr storns have ocmrrod over various parts of the forest,

Prior tc this rainy period, hardly any measurable precipitation had been recorded on the Mnnti for a period of more thm 100 dws. STEWART HOLBROOK TO XDDR2SS S*A .I?. MEETING IN BOISE

T11c Southvestern Subsection of the Intermountain Section of the Society of American Forcstcrs has upulled n scoopft. According to information from E. S. Morganroth of the Boise Forcst, the Subsection program cornmittcc is sponsoring a public mecting on Amst 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the ballroom of the Owyhcc Hotol in Boise, where the well-known author, Stewart H. Holbrook, will give a talk on "Keep Idaho Grecntt.

hk. Holbrook has n 1,vgc fcdloving as an author of red-blooded stories of life in lumber camps, and more recently as an ardent crusader against forest fires. At the present time he is employed by the atate of Vashington as a s~ecialwriter in that state Is campaign against man-caused forest fires. During Mr. Holbrook's stay in the Boise area, show-mc trips for him will be arranged by the Boise and Pqyette Forests.

Forest Service employocs, whcthcr members of the Society or not, who arc in the Boise axca at the time of the mccting are urged to attend if they can readily do so. The committee in chargo also nislms to invite the public in general. Mr. Holbrook is reputed to be as interesting in his talks as he is entertaining in his books.

Id3. SCOTT LTAVES FOR MILITARY DUTY

Regional Fiscal Agent Id. R. Scott, who is n reserve officer in the 9th Field Artillery with the rank of Captain, Inas becn called to Fort Lewis, Was:iiw;ton, for military training during the month of iiugust.

FORESTS, PLEASE NOTE

Qpincra Form 3 for July 1940 should be made cumulative from July 1, 1939. RAILY m - INTERMOUNTAIN rnG1ON Ogden, Utah, August 5, 1940

TVO LmGE FIRES UNDER CONTROL

According to last re-ports reaching this office, the fire near Garden Valley on the Payette National Forest which started on Thursdasr of last week mas successf'ully corralled by Fridw noon, after burning an estimated 1,500 acres* A crew of 400 men, aided by tractors and other heavy equipment, effectively brought the firo under control within the first burning yeriod.

Likewise, the Parleys C2rqvon fire of last week on the Tasatch Forost which covered some 2,500 acres on tho most important of Salt L%kc City's watzrsheds n:;s connid~rod practically out tod&y. This fire, in addit ion to causing unusua,lly heavy wctorshod dnmage, also burned several nilco of Utah Power & Light Co. trcnsnission lines and sections of the main transcon- tinental lines of the Mountain States I'd. (3c Tel. CO.

Dr. E. Lo Shantz, Chiof of thc Division of Vildlife Management in Ykshin~ton,D.C., is visiting in the office todcy preparatory to some field trips with Orange Olsen on grAme studies md observations.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMIIUTIOr\J

The U. S. Civil Service Commission amounced an open competitive unassomblod examinat ion for the position of RADIO OPERATOR, $1620. - $1800 a Year. Applic~tionsm9t be filed :vith the TI. So Civil Service Commission,

Washington, DOC. TLc irpplications will be rated as received and certification mado as thc needs of the scrvico require, except that if sufficient eligibles are obtained, the receipt of applications may be closcd.

Announcements and cpplica.tion blanks may be obtained from the Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, at any first or second class post office.

Friends will be interested to lewn of the marriage August 1 of Miss Hazel Brown to George L. Ballinger. Both src members of the Intennoun- tain Forest & Range Experiment Station staff. They have the best wishes of all their friends clld co-workers in the Forest Service building.

Frank Allen of the Division of Engineering has been confined to his home for tho pa.st week with a hoart attack. Doctor's orders are that he stay in bod for anothar two wezks. Frank will be rery glad to hear from his fricncls in the fi~ldor Regional Office J-;ho ~ouldlike to write to him or call. 10-Day Fire Report for Period Endinp July 31, 1940

No. Fires No, Class C,W Area Forest No* over 300 Extra Period Burned Damage Fires Caused Acres Fires Inside NF~

Ash1 ey Boise Cache Caribou Chal-1 i s Dixie Fi shlake Ihunboldt Idaho La Sal Mant i Minidolra Xevada Payette Poviell Salmon Sawtooth Targhe e Teton To iyabe Uinta Wasat ch Vei ser Wyoming

Total ------.---- Last 10-day report Rer~ortfor 7/31/59 5-Yr . Average 19354939

Conditions in Utah, Nevada and Vyoming arc critical with no ilqrove- mcnt in sight, Gencral storins on Idaho forests July 26 md 27 gave temporcry relief, but humidity deficiency is ?gain increasirg as of end of period and outlook is extremely unfavorable,

JUNIOR BLUEPRINm

A baby boy was born Thurgday morning at the Dee IIospital to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Saundcrs. Mr. Saunders is a blueprinter in thc drafting room, Division of Engineering, TIMBER C.UT IN mGION 4. Fey* 1940

The volume of timber cut in Region 4 under S-22 and commercial sales reached a new high for f iscal year 1940 with a total amount of 70,594 M ft. BoMo This compares with 61,084 M ft. B.M. for fiscal year 1939, Only once during Region 4 history has the current total been exceeded when in 1925 the total volume cut for a 12-months' period mas 75,500 M ft. B.Me

The total value of timber cut the past year was $108,952 for commercial sslos. This re~resentcdan average stumpage price of $1.64 per Ih. The high- est avorme stumpwe value for any forest in Region 4 is rcportcd from the La Sal, with a fipro of $2.44.

In adcition to timbor handled undor sales at cost and comnlorcial salos, Region 4 forests did a considerable volumc of freo-use business. The volume under this form of use, both under permit and without, represents a total of 68,863 M ft. B.M. Fais volume of dead, diseased, and insect-infested tirnbor, which in tho main rspresont s utilizct ion of timbor products that would othorwiso go to msto or is noedcd to clean up tho forest, was t&-on from tho , forests by ovor 25,000 users.

Tv'IIi.. mLS03T BACK OW TH3 JOB

Aftcr an absence of about two weeks attending tlie Lions Internatioiial Convention at kvana, Cuba, John Nelson of Opcrction returned to his desk at thc cnd of last week. Jokr reports a very intoresting trip to the tropical countries, saying that hc cnjoyed Filvana very much, including one deep sea fishing oqcdition from Miami, Hc adrnitt~dunder questioning that in thc short time 2t llis disposal ho could not quite get sccustomod to the rough seas tlmt ho bad to cndurs for a part of the trip.

The Facgional Forestor bus received a lettor of appreciation and cornmen- dation from Georgo D, Koyser , Salt Lakc City Commissioner of Vator Supply & Yatcrworks, fcr tho splcndiri work dono by tho Forest Service on the Parleys Canyon fire of last week. Mr. Scyser said that if tl~cfiro had not beon hzndlcd -:noperly, undoubtedly m~chlnorc of thc watershed would hzm been burned.

XOTO EXPERT VISITS IiEGION

3. S. Monahrzn, Photo Editor in the Division of I & 3, Washington, cane to Ogdcn yestsrhay to spend a fom days in the Regional Office and adjacent torritory on the Tasntch and Cache Forests, Mre Mon&cm is particularly in- terested in tho photographic work program in the Region and t1ms obtaining as 1tu.g~a supply of usable official photographs for t:le Vashington colloction

(cvcr) as possible. Re ststcs that thc domnds upon the Forest Semicc photographic library are growing steadily and that often difficult~ris cncountorcd in - mooting tho rapidly increasing demand from outside sources, such as publishers of ncnqqers and ~nagazinos. Hoivovcr, he fenls that there is a dofinito irmrovwent in the percentage of ncce\$able photographs that arc boix sub- mitted to the Washington collection because of greator intercst in photcgrapkiy and bccnuso experienced men are used to a greater extent.

Mr. !don- cmc to Ogdcn from Region 6, whore he spent about 10 days bccoroing familiar with photographic poblcms in that Region and in covcring a number of important minter and sumor rccrcational areas. DAILY - INTERhIOUIU'TAIN REGIOPJ

The U. S. Civil Service domission has announced open cornpetit ive examinations for the positions listed below, Applications must be filed with the U. S. Civil Service Commission, Washington, D.J. , by the dates indicated. Announcements and application blanks may be obtained from the Secretary, Board of U, S. Civil Service Examiners, at any first or second class post office. Senior Civil Engineer $4600 a year Civil Engineer st300 It Associate Civil Engineer 3200 . Assistant Civil Engineer 2600 Optional Branches: Cadastral, Construction, soil Mechanics, Safety, Sanitary, General. ~ldsingdate . for states of Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming, Scptornbor 3, 19h0, Unasse~nbledexamination. To fill vacancies in various government off ices.

Senior Stenographer $1620 a year It Junior Stenographer , 1440 Senior Typist 1440 tt Junior Typist 1260

Closing date for states of Idaho, Nevada, Utah ad Pyoming , Awst 19, 1940. Assembled exminat ion; For appointment in Washington, DOC,, only, EPmina- t ion open to both men and women.

A note from the Idaho informs us tl.nt; S. C. Scribncr, ex-Supervisor of the Salmon, Idaho, and Targhec National Forests, called in at the McCall office the first of the week. "Scribn and Pdrs. Scribncr are at home at Exeter, California, but have just returned from a visit of several months to his boyhood home in Michigan. They will renain in McCall for a few weeks, during which time Mr. Scribner has tentatively accepted several invitations to accompany the Idaho personnel on field trips. He left with Sugervisor Farrell and Ranger Hague last Monday for Hazard Lakes and Elk Meadow.

The Scribners say they are thoroghly enjoying this visit with their mny frtands in FAcCall and within the Idczho Forest. MX. WOODS ADDRESSES LIVESTOCK P4EN Regional Forester C. N. l?ooc?s yesterday s~okeet a meeting of the Southern Utah Livestock Association at Cedar City, Utnh. The subject of hi s talk was IfHow Much Cons orvnt ionw. The diversified work of the CCC in forest protection is widely known, but it was recently learned that still-anotheractivity is added to the 4 already lengthy list in which the CCC1s are participating.

On August 1 and 2 at Fairmont P-k in Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake Recreation Department presented an operetta Flower" mitten by Saldon Heaps and Mary &le Woolsey and directed by Phillip K. Riph of the Salt Lake Civic Orchestra. The boys of the Big Cottonwood CCC Csmp, Coqc~lly 3240, song in the chorus, portraying Indian warriors. It was reported that the boys not only gave a creditable performance, but before the presentation each night, capably aseistcd in suppressing the 2,500-acre fire in Paleys Canyon on the Wasatch National Forest.

MOVIES ON W IMHO

Thg 20th Century Fox Film Company is on location at Sylvan Beach five miles froxa McCall filming scenes dealing with activities of the Wson Bay Company. Scenes me boing taken for the most part on the Payctte LPkos and the backwaters 0f the Praystto River and tributaries abovo tho lake. Last wsok Suporvieor Farroll end Rangor Wilhuns accoqnnied a caravan of seventy horsos which transported approximately tb epnu number of men to Fisher Creek Falls to take a number of scenes depicting the movement of canoes over tho falls. The movie people were enthsfaetic over the excellent scenery and natural mrroundings. Visibility for the past neok has been excellent, mobling the company to complete their picturos in record time. Representatives of the film compw or0 cooperating with the Porest Service and State Firo Waden by smplsying a special patrolman flesignated by the Forest Service ts accompany any crew8 on location work.

bong extras used in the various scenes was Mrs. Herold Voasar, nifa of tho Idah firs dispatcher. DAILY NEWS INTERMOUNTAIN REGION

Ogden, Utah, August 12, 1940

FImS BTJRNING TIBOUGHOUT REG IOhT

Saturday morning the Teton called Mr. Rigdon and ordered fire equip- ment to handle a number of fires which had been started by lightning on Friday, Tne Teton reported that a severe dry lightning storm had crossed over Friday, setting a number of fires on that forest as well as possibly on the Targhee and adjacent forests.

Shortly afterward the ITyoming called Mr. Rigdon and reported fire on Grcys Rivcr, this firc having also been started by ligktning.

Saturday afternoon the V;yomirg called again and stated that the fire on Grcys River had blown up and that they ncsded 490 Inen and tools for 400 men, two plow outfits and 20 pack outfi.ts. All of the aquipment requested was rushed from the Regional Office. !Ric Targhee was requested to scnd as many onrollces as it could spare to the Grcys Rivcr fire. Superviaor Varner was contacted and was asked to send any enrollees he could spare ad to pick up approximately 100 men in Pocatcllo. He reported that his entire camp was out fiahtix firc. Russ Vmce on the Targhee reportcd that there were ayproxim~dxdyone dozen fires, uonc of vhich mas lnrge, burning on the Targhee, all of them having been caused by the snmc lightning storm that started the fires in Vyoming. Enrollees ncre also sent from the Ucmila camp on the Ashley and the Grazing Service camp near Kemmerer.

Mr. Kinney left by plane Saturday nt Sj o'clock to fly over tk Grcys River fire and returned to tho office at 6. Re reported that the fire had burned probcbly nbout 300 acres, He left pagain by auto sometimc cfter 10 olclock S~~turdaynight for the Grcys Rivcr fire, accompanied by Georgc Krcizenbcck,

Sunday immediately after noon the Vyoming Forest called again, stating that another fire near Big Piney had blown up and they needed 200 men and equipment for 200 men. Vard Ireland stated that he could probably round up 100 or more men in Wyoming and would like to have at least 75 men sent from Ogden. The 3mployment Service responded immediately to a request for help, and k.-.Brophy of that agency contacted KLO and the Police Department for assistance. The Ogden Police Department did an excellent job of rounding up fire fightcrs from the jungles. KLO gave us spot armounccments. KSL was also contacted and gave a couple of spot announcements, Through the fine coopera- tion of these agencies, two Union Pacific stagos were dispatched from Ogden, one at 4 olclock cnd ono at 4:45, loadcd with firc fighters.

A report from the Vyoming this morning indicates that the fire near the head of Greys River has burned bctwccn 600 and 800 acres. Mr. Kinncy stated that soinc. difficulty was being experienced in control but there was no special dangor. There arc approximately 500 men on this firc, and it is not antici- pated that any of thm will be rcleased b~foreTuesday evening. The fire is

( over) burning in Douglas fir and lodgepole pine; and mostly on north slopes. I d Tne Bare Creek fire, which is the fire to which men were dispatched Sunday, is still burning and no definite word has been received concerning its size. Lester Moncrief, F. C. Koziol, and C. J. Truscott were sent to the Bare Creek fire to assist the Vyoming personnel.

The Salmon advises that they have a fire of approximately 1,500 acres burning on Blue Creek on the garm Springs Ranger District. There are approxi- mately 300 men on this fire,.including about 225 enrollees. The fire is corralled, and barring too much wind, tho Salmon figures it will be definitely under control today. All other fires on tho Salmon, including one in Railroad Canyon, a small fire in Doer Creek, and one on Briny Creek, are under control and mon arc being roloased. The Salmon reports, howevor, that bad electrical storms are forecast for this afternoon.

Thc Fasatch called late Sunday evenix and reported throe fircs on that forest. All throe have bocn controlled.

Mr. Gurr reported that n. fire fighter on one of the Qhsatch fircs was killed instantly when a rock vhich apparently had been released from the hillside after the supportiw debris had bcen burned rolled dorm the hillside, striking the man on the hcad. This accident on the Vasntch is indeed unfor- tunate. We understand that the mm who vas killed, Mr. Von Vest of Mou~tain Home, Utah, leaves o dependent family.

Charles DoMoisy of the office of Range Idwagement returned ycst nday from an 18-day inspection of the Powell Forcst. Ye states that thc drouth is sovere in southern Utah. Crops ranges were good in the early part of tho season, but below-normal moisture during all of tho spring rind summer months has caused a serious shortago of late summer water for irrigation, and rn~ usually dependable stoclr-rvatcrinff supolies have failed. Range forc~cmatured early and is goncrally closoly utilized already, with a shorts@ of feed for stock in prospect for tho rest of the ssnson.

Tho fire weather record at Panguitch shows n steady drop in cumulative humidity deficiency from 54 on July 17 to 256 on August 4. Three emergency lookouts have been installed with radio communicatjon with the Supervisor 's office.

D3UYED CONGUWTIONS

Morris N. Brown, equipment inspect,or for Central Equipment Control, was married to Mrs. Hazel Peterson of McCall , Idaho, on July 20. Idr. Brown was in Saturday morning end broke the good news. Following is a sumnary of the latest information available on major fires krning in Region Four portions of Idaho and Yyorning.

The Beavor Croek fire on the Challis rnade a light run yesterday. me lines on two sides are being held and the back of the fire is on patrol basis. The Challis,is vcry hopef'ul that they can complotc the line around it today barring unfavorable woathcr conditions. 'Phcrc arc approximately 600 mon on this fire at ths present time.

The Salmon reports that the Blue Crock fire is controlled and men are being released.

The Sulphur Creek firc on the Paycttc is under control, and Suporvisor Van Meter hops to be able to hold it. There are about 350 men on this fire, and the Pilyette infoms us that it has burned about 300 acres.

On the Teton things are not yet so favorable. The Sheffield fire near the south entrance to Pellowstone Park made a. big run yesterday. An estimate of the acrecage could not be obtained this morning, but it is presumed to be about 700 acres. Thore .arc approximately 500 men on this fire. The Teton did not feel tlmt the fire could bc completely corralled today unless condi- tions were very favorable.

The Fox Creek fire on the headwaters of the SnCike River near the south- east corner of Yellowstone Park on the Teton Forest is not yet corralled. There 'are about 300 men on this fire, and it is reported to have burned approxi- mately 4 square miles. Because of the rreoteness of the firc, it is necessary to use planes for dropping supplies.

The Cabin Creek fire on Greys River is still under control, but con- . . siderable difficulty with spot fires is reported, and it was necessary to send two marine pumps aid the Wasatch tank truck to the T~omingearly this morning to control those spot f ims. . . The Bare Creek or Cottonwood fire near Big Pincy made a light run during thc night, but the Vyomi~anticipates that the flre will be undcr control wain today. It was planned to release 100 men this morning, but because of the run last nigh$, it m%y be that no mon will be released today. There is n possi- bility, however, that about 40 men may be released for return to Ogdon.

Wi1ligcmF. lhrra~,togcthcr nith Myrm Thomas, Ore1 Gurr , and Cleone . bter, left by car 16tc last night for Xcmrneror in msw.er to a call from the Vlyoming for n pay crew to pay off tFe fire fighters who were to be rclcnsed from the Bme Creek fire. . 10-Day Firc Report for Pcriod Ending August 10, 1940

No. fires No.Class C,D&.E Area

Forest , , Man- ovcr 300 Extra Pcriod Burned Damgo Fires Causad Fires Inside NF

Ashley Boise Cache Caribou Chllis Dixie Fi shlakc Eumboldt Idaho La Sal Man t i Minido!r,?. Nevada Pa?rette Pov1el1 Salmm Sawtooth Targhee Teton Toiyctbe Uin t a Wasatch Woi scr VY 0-

Total

------I------I- --'--' ------.,.- Last 10-day rcport 479 202 g 10 , 7,339 Report for 8/10/39 502 219 xxx xxx 3,486 5-Yr, Average

19354939 ' 389

CIVIL .SERVICE XXAMINATION

Tho Eloventh U. S. Civil Service District. has 'axtouncod opcn compcti- t ivo wzassomblod examination for the posit ion of Comnicat ions Elcctrician, salary $1860 to $230$) per annum, to fill vacancies on tho Wlis and Idaho National Forests of, this region, Closing date for filing applications is August 30, 1940. Applications should bo mailed to the District Elevonth U. S. Civil Service District, Scattlc, Washingtont. Application form and copy of thc announcement rnaq be ob- tained from the Secretary, Board of U. .S. Civil Service Examiners at any first or socond class post office in the stnte of Idaho. 8 # I!%# DAILY NEWS INTERMOUMUIN REGION ##IF - !hYiH# Ogden, Utah, August 15, 1940 ###### # 3 . .

!' TETE FIRE SITUATION TODAY

'4 3. me fire situation on. the national forests of Idaho and Wyoming con- tinues critical today, with two fires still burning out of control on the Teton and one on the Challis. The Sheffield fire on the Teton made an addi- tional run yesterday, but the situation looks more favorable today and the Teton has hopes of corralling it by night. The Fox Park fire has not been corralled, and the Teton was unable to say how soon they expect to get it under control. An additional hwndred men have been sent to this fire, in- cluding about 75 enrollees from the Lander side. The estimated acreage of the Sheffield fire is 2,000 and of the Fox Park 2,200. There are 650 mon on the former and 500 on tho Fox Park firc.

The Beaver Creek fire on the Challis made another run yostcrday, and 75 more men and 5 additional ovcrhoad werc put on the fire line this morning. Bocauso of the 35-mile-an-hour wind, it vas impossible to cut off the lead of tho firc. Mr. Shank flew over tho burning area this morning and reports that if there is not too much wind today, thy may be able to gct around the fire by night

The Wyoming reports that both of thoir large fircs have boon con- trolled and thcy plan to begin releasing men today,, While the actual acreage of these fires is not known, it is estimated that the Cabin Crcok firc on Greys Rivor has burned approxim,ztoly 1,000 acrcs and the Bare Crcok-Cottonwcod fire has burned about 2,500 acres.

Thcrc bas boon no word from the Sulphur Crook firc on the Payetto since yesterday, so it is hoped tb,t they are holding it in control.

A final tally of thc fires shows that thoro are about 3,400 men on the fire lines today, and th3t the six large fircs with which we hcve beon concerned sincc Fridw have burned ~+bout11,000 acrcs.

Did you rccaive any surplus copies of Amenbent No. 25 to Volume I of the F.S. Ihnual? If so, please return extra sets to Operation. This amondrnent is dated June 29 and was distributod July 29.

CENTRAL REPAIR SHOPS UNDER NEW CCC SET-UP

3, B. Pitts of the Office of tho Director of CCC was in Ogdcn and Salt Lakc Monday and Tuesday taking ovcr nnd organizing tho CCC Central Rcpair Shops at Salt Lnlcc City, Cedar City, and Reno. These shops will officially go into opcrntion undcr the new CCC repnir plan on August 16. I?ie Boise shop was ~ffici~llytransfcrrcd to the Director on August 1. Mr. Pitts was nccompanied by tho Directorrs Personnel Officer, Wx. 3. C. Bolling, and Mr. Brittin, a

(over) ,* ,- a ... fiscal officer from the '~ircciorIs office;-

Rc-gion Fwr personnel nro being transferred to the Director% organi- 4 zation tc operate these shops. The personnel who have been transferred to date are: Boise Shop - E. C. Erikson, Superintendent: Virgil M. Hatfield . and Gordon C. Righloy, clerks; Axel Jarvis, pczts Salt Lidto Shop - L. J. Noland, Superintendc:~:; Allan Q. Warnock md Harry A. Bowman, clerks. Cedar City Shop - Fred M. Potty, Superintendent; LeDoan F. Lamb, clerk. Reno wop - Morris Kemerer, clerk.

1'n addition to tha above personnel, n number of mechanics were trans- '.fcrrcd at .Boise and others will be transfcrred 'f61' 'the other shops as the

work load develops. . r

Chpzles Zornes p.nd Jules Droz of tho Idaho state Forester's office, Bf~ise,~ddlo, were official visitors in tho R.O. ycdtcrday. !by took dclivary of somo now st~ketrucks arid pickups whilo thoy were at Ogden.

A. R. Torgcrson, Supervisor of the Humboldt Forest, was in the office fe'sterday conducting .business with the various divisions. DAILY IM?~ - INTF;RMOUN?~AIN RXGION Ogden, Utah, August 16, 1940

J.IAT3SxFIRE IF3S FROM IDARO AND WYOMING

Both fires on the Wyoming Forest are now und.er control and are being mopped up. One limdred and twenty men were let off the Greys River fire last night and more were released today, About 50 men have been released from the Bare Creek-Cottonwood firo, and it was planned to let another 50 men go today at noon. On the Teton the Sheffield fire has finally been corralled, and a camp is now being moved in near the head of the fire in order th:~tmore effective control work can be done there, me situation on the Fox Park fire remains the same, The fire hes spotted quite badly, and because of this it is very difficult to control.

On the Challis the Beaver Creek fire has not yot been corralled. The sides arc still held, but it hns been impossible to cut off the lead, The lead is now burning very high, and the Supervisor is hopefhl that they will be able to cut it off today. Last rc~orton this firo was that it h2d burned about 3,500 acrcs,

The Payette reports that the Sulphur Creek fire is 3.bout out and tht 200 mcn have been released from the fire lino.

FOSSILS FOUFD Nli'!? SALMON REVEAL IDAHO IS PAST

Twenty million years ago, three-toed horsos, csmls, and possibly rhinoceros were plentiful in central Idaho, according to Dr. Rolmd Bromn of the United Statos Geological Survey, who has been examining fossil beds near Salmon, Iddio, with his assistant, Curtis E. Staudt.

In contrast to the present ru&:ed mountains and groat rocky canyons, it msa warm, swampy country, with low mountain ranges and mountain streams ;pouring into a mountain l&e. The plants resemblsd those found now only in oastern United Stntos, except for the giant Sequoia now growing in California. There were sassafras and wild apple trcos, royal and bracken ferns, and Ginkgo and katswa trcos.

The first fossil rcmeins in this vicinity were discovered several years ago by two boys, and since that time they have attracted n nmhr of paleon- tologists to the area.

II\JS AND OUTS

C. 5. Favro of Range Management returned to the office today after spending several days on the Veiser making a range inspection. DAILY NEW'S - IN~~1OUNTAINREGION Ogden, Utah, August 19, 1940

ALL FIRES IN THE REGION UNDER CONTROL

On the Wyoming Forest all civilian fire fighters on the Cabin Creek fire on Greys River have been released and the enrollees are being retained for mop-up, The Bare Creek-Cottonwood fire is proving very difficult to keep under control. While the men have bcen succes~fulin holding it within the lines, it has beon nccbssary to transfer about 50 men from the Cabin Creek fire to assist in the mop-up on this fire. The Junction Lake fire is also proving difficult to mop up because of its location in the high rocky country,

Men are being released rapidly from the Shcffield fire on the Teton, and a number have been released from the Fox Park fire. If conditions on the latter fire continue to improve, more men will be turned off Tuesday morning. All of the enrollees from the Park Sarvicc 'have bcen released, but we undcr- stand the Park Service is holding 25 CCC boys on the fire as a mattcr of pro- tecting its spread into tho park,

On the Challis all tha men except about 225 civilians and 125 enrollees have bccn released from the Beaver Creek fire. Theso men arc being hold because of unfavorable weather forecast. l?;e Challis is going ahead rapidly with mop-up work on this firo.

No new fires havo been reportod over the weekcnd.

Clcvc H, Milligan of the Intermountain Station rcturncd to the office this morning, having completed a 3-months1 detail in the Washington Offico where hc lms been working on flood control surveys.

Congratulations arc oxtended to Mr. =and Mrs. Jmos Thorne on tho arrival of a baby boy, 9 pounds 4-314 ounces, on August 18. Mr. Thorne is a member of the Exporiment Stotion staff.

Another wookmd arrival was a baby boy born Saturd,~at the Dee Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Errol C. Crary. Mr. Crnry is a mcmber of Fiscal Control.

PORXST PRODUCTS COOPTLATIVX

Forty-five farmers in Snollomish County , Washington, have organized a now forcst products cooporat ive. The co-op, name6 tho Yrtshington Forest Products Cooperative Association, will scll all kinds of forcst products from pulpwood md shingle bolts to casc~ambark and conifer seed, It is bolicved to bo the first cb-op of its kind nest of the Mississippi and one of tho few in the United States. ( ~cil~~iges t ) DAILY NEWS - INTERMOUNTAIN REGION Ogden, Utah, August 20, 1940

MORE FIRES IN IDAHO

Supervisor Van Meter reported by telephone about 11!30 this morning that a hot dry lightning storm was crossing the western group of Idaho forests and that in the period of an hour and a half 14 fires had been started on the Payette. Men had been dispatched to these fires and four of them wore then controlled. Henry Ed. Shank of the Regional office of Firo Control was, at tho time of Supervisor Van Metor's tolephone call, flying over the Payette and Idaho forests to determine the damage being caused by the lightning storm and the location of fires set.

It is early to predict the outcome, but the Idaho forests are set for the worst,

Suprvisor Van Meter roportcd also that a very hot fire had started Monday about noon near the Deadwood Dam. Two hundred and. fifty men were irnrne- diatoly rushod to the fire, and only bocauso of a calm were these men able to control it.

Men are still being released from the Wyoming, Teton, 'and Challis fires, so wo hrc hopeful that no more trouble mill develop on those fires.

C I??IL SERVI CE DRAFTSMAN EXAMINAT IONS

The U. S. Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive exam- inations for the positions listed below, various options. Applications must be filed with the U. S. Civil Service Commission, Washington, D.C., by Septem- ber 16, for persons living within the states or" Idaho, Xovada, Utah and l'&oming. Announcements and application blanks rm;~be obtained from the Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Sorvice Examiners, at any first or second class post office.

Chief Engineering Draftsman $ 2600 a year Principal " tt 2300 Senior tt II 2000 It Engineering Draft sm~ 1800 1' Assistant Engineering Draftsman 1620 ATTENTION - BOWLERS then in the Regional Office who are interested in bowling this winter on s tcm, please meet irnmcdiately after work tomorrow night (Wednesday) in the Assembly Room.

All animals exist by oating plants directly or indirectly..,but when plants eat animals that's as much news as n mnn biting a dog. There aro noarly 500 species of carnivores in the plant kingdom - insect eating plants. (~cioncoNews Lctter 5/11/40 - from R-2 Bulletin) DAILY REWS r INTERMOUNTAIN RXGION

ZPOXT FROM PAYXTTE ON LIGHTNING FIRES

The Payette Forest reported late last night that the lightning storm which crossed over western Idaho yesterday had started 18 fires. All of the fires were held to very small acreage except one on Flat Creek which had reached approximately 350 rcrcs, one on French Creek about 50 acros, one on Coffee Creek 30 acrcs, one on Burnt Log Creek 80 acras, and three smaller fires of about 10 acros each.

A report from the Payette this morning indicates that all of tho fires lmve bocn pr3tty definitely controlled except thre:! or four that arc still givirg trouble. It is difficult to say at this time whether these three or four fires have been placed undcr control*

John N. Kinney and Lester Moncrief returned to the Regional Office this morning from the Tcton and Wyoming fires, and Alan Johnson returned yesterd~v. Charles J. Truscott end F. C. Koziol arc expected in sometime today from the Wyoming.

ADDIT IOK TO If CONSCIENCE FUNDtt

The ttconsciencc fundtt of tho United States Trcasury ms increased $5.00 recently when an anonymous note with that amount enclosed was received by the Director of the CCC.

Written in longhand and addressed to the "Unitad States Govt., Dopt. of CCC Cqs, VasCington, D.C. ," the anonymo~nsletter read, Vor 2 single- jack hitmmers and 1 kerosone lantern, stolen from CCC carny on Basolinc Avenue, Boulder, Colorado, winter of 1932 or 1933.tf (A five dollar bill was onclosod with the note.) Tho sendor of the lettor did not indicate whethor or not ho was a former CCC enrolloo.

!RE noto and the $5.00 bill were transmitted. to the Comissioner of Accounts mtd Deposits, U. S. Treasury, where the money will bo deposited in the ttconscionce f'und" .

The fathcr of J. Deloy HELnscn, Assistant Supervisor on the Cacilo, passed away Tkiday, Awst 16, after a lingering illness, at thc family home in Rich- field, Utah. Sympathy of Region 4 personnel is extended to Mr. knscn. CCC HOUSEKEEPING BILLS me nation's biggest housokmper - the Civilian Conservation Corps - served 277,128,000 mods during the fiscal year ending June 30, according to n report by Spumes J. McEntee, Director of tlu Corix. Expenditures for rations during the twelve-month period amounted to $36,140,194. The average cost per mml nns 12.98 cents. DAILY NEWS - IlTTXRMOUTJTAIN RXGION Ogden, Utah, August 22, 1940

MORX LIGHTNING FIRES RXPORTED

Up to last night ayproximtely 25 lightning fires had been reported on the Pwette within two days. The report this morning is that probably all fires started prior to Bdnwdq; night are controlled, but that another light- ning storm last night set an undeterinined number of new fires. Fires were also started on the Idaho, but the number set there is not known. A fire was also reported on the Challis near Cape Horn, and we understand that this fire was giving considerable trouble this morning.

Thc largest of the fires on the Payctte, Flat Creek and Tamarack, which arc now under control, burned about 1,200 acres 2nd 350 acres, respectively.

Thc Salmon Forest has a bad fire burning on the Middle Fork, but Super- visor Godden believes it is probably under control by now. The ccreagc of the fire is not known. Fifty men ware rushed from the Wyoming Forest to thc Salmon to supplement the several hundrcd men sent from the vicinity of the Salmon For- - ost. The Salmon also reports a fire of approximately 300 acres burning on the Warm Springs District near the Reno Point. This fire has been controlled.

Mr. Shznk called for six experiencod forest officers and two clcrkse It has not at this time been determined who will bo sont to Cascade to assist the P~qettoand 1dLd10.

R4RE: BIRD SEEN ON FISHLNiE

While in the vicinity of Fish Creek, Lewis Clark, Acting Ranger on tho Bclknq District, reports seeing an ivory billed woodpecker. These birds, the largest of tho woodpeckers, 'arc almost extinct and are seldom seen. They are almost as large as c. crow, with a wingspread usually over two feet. The Amcr- ican Forests Megnzine recently cnrricd an interesting article on the ivory billed woodpecker, (pishl&o ~cws)

FOREST VISITORS

The Memti News Notos reports very cxtcnsive recreational use of the princir~alcampgrounds on that forest during the present season. On July 1 thoro wre 150 cars in Fish Creek with 700 visitors. In Rmtington Ccanyon more t5an 15,000 visitors were countcd d-uring the month of July. TXcr osti- mate that whcn the cnunts =axe totalled this yaw the use of tlie forest by recreational visitors will perhaps double the usual number of visitors.

"The 10-par period, cnding thio yearstt sqys Paul H. Valser of the Soil Conscrvat ion Service, "probably will go down in history as the conservation docadd More significant advances have been made townrd the formulation of a long-time program for the conservation of natural resources than during any other period in our history." (Clip sheet) DAILY NEWS - INTERMOUNTAIN BEGION

Ogden, Utah, August 24, 1940

DFATH OF CIVILIA1? FIRE FIGHTER ON ThTf IDAFO Carl E". Hanson of Twin Falls, civilian fire fighter on the Idaho ITational Forest, was killed last nipht about midnight by a falling snag while figllting the Quartz Creek fire north of Yellow Pine, according to telephone information received in the Regional Office today. No further details are available at this time, although the report included information tkat this fire, which covered 100 acres, was bruught under control this morning.

Additional fire news from Idaho forests indicates t'mt a.pparently all fires on the Idaho, Payette, Salmon, axd Challis are being held successfully within the control lines. -CUIJDE R. WICIfD TO SUCCEED SXCHliTARY' WALLACE Undersecretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard , 47-year-old Indiana farmer who was nomina.tod a few days ago by President Roosevelt to succced Secretary Henry A. Wallace, ms given unanimous arproval by the ScnaLe yos- t 3rd-ny,

Paul 9. Aploby of Iowa, who has served as Wallace Is assistant since 1933, was also givon approval to the Undersecretaryship.

President Rooscvelt , in selecting Mr. Wickard, said he xmde the choice cs the result of a desire to have the Agriculture Denartmcnt directed by someone chosen from within its organization, The new Secretary, who has had considerable bnclqround in farming, has been active in the administration of the current agricultural program since its beginning snd cxpocts to continue to cmry on the Vallace procrams and policies.

ECAD OF WESTXRN GAh.TE ASSOCIATION

According to press disptches this morning;, Newoll B. Cook, Utah Fish and Gmc Commissioner, has been chosen president of the Western Association of Fish and Game Commissioners at the 20th annud convention of that group in Scattlc. Lester 'E3,agloy, Wyoming Gme Wardcn, wits clccted vice resident. Salt L4cc City ma designated 2.8 tho confcranco city for tho 19E 1 convention.

Mr. Cook, in his address beforc the convention two days ago, criticized federal encroachment on state gme man~~goment. % also charged that fish and gme interests in Utah were not rcceiviw their proportionate share of tho bcnafits resulting from emergcncy nro ject s md that the grazing industry was receiving nore than it was entitled to frcm work ngcncies such as the CCC. DAILY IEWS - INTERMOUNTAIN REGION August 27, 1940, Ogden, Utah

Governor Henry Ha Blood of Utah yesterday designated Regional Forester C. N. ??oods and Director Rcod W. Bailey as two of Utah's delegates to the third annual meeting of the National Committee on the Preservation of Phos- phatc Deposits which is to be held in Ogden Soptomber 5 and 6. Tho confer- ence will bo undcr the direction of a group formed by the Association of Land Grant Collogos and Universities.

Vord comes from Ma R. Scott, our Fiscal Agent, who is now on duty as a reserve officer Fort Lewis, Washington, tbC1thc expxts to complete hia dctail there soon and be back on the job about Aupst 30. Mr. Scott, who lcft Ogden the last of July uDon a call, from the \Tar Department, says that quite n l'argc number of reservo officers arc entering the Army for c., year's duty under special reqyest but that he d.oes not c-qcct to be called .q.t this time . MAZAivYiS DEFIED BY ~YBWPffS

Tho Mazms, famous Portland, Oregon, mountain cl'ub, who rocently corriplcted an expedition into the Swvtooth Mountains on the Sawtooth National Forest, report a vary successful outing. Twenty-six of the 75 in the group succeeded in scaling the crest of Mt. Bordi, the highest peak in Idaho, .. . located in the Lost River Mountains on tile Challis Forest. A small group, undcr the guidcmce of Dave Willi,ms of the Sawtooth Valley, attempted to scale Heyburn Peak, originalljr known as Cathedral Rock. Although this party WES ~"blcto ascend to mithin a short distance of the top, the very summit could not be reached due to i~npassitblscrevices sepmating tho pcrty from the llighest pinnacle.

This does not mmn, however, thzt Xe~GxnnPoak bas not bcon scaled, since.it is not more than five years ago when its summit was successfully reached. In this period, however, apparently forces of erosion or other disturbances changed the profile of this well-known Idaho mountain, brew% away certain fragments aria ledges over which passage to the highest point was once possible. The peak hcs changed its shoe, and the lbzamns had to deport from the Sawtooths leaving it unscaled and unbeaten.

Assistant Regional Forester C. J. Olsen returned yastorday from a trip to the Nt~rthwestwhere he met with Region 6 officials and incidontally attended the meeting of tlic Wcstcrn Association of Fish and Game Comrnissionors at Seattle. Mr. Olsen reports tbt the weather in Region 6 .was very cool and they have had a fairly good season with few fires. 10-Day Fire Report for Period &ding August 20, 1940

No. fires No.Class C,D&E Area Forest No* over 300 Extra Period Burned Damage Fires Caused Acres Fireg Inside NF

Ashley .. Boise Cache Caribou Chal 1i s Dixie Fi shlake Ihunboldt IdaJm La Sal Manti Minidolca Nevada Payet te Powell Salmon Sawtooth Targhee Taton To iyabe Uinta Wasatch Wei ser Wyoming

Total 725 330 28 25 32 9 740

~ast10-dqv report 56e: 258 15 16 15,792 Report for 8/20/39 549 253 xxx xxx 9,041 5-Yr. Average 1935-1939 248 17s xxi XLY 6,837

Next 'If:zursday, Aufust 29, at 11:40 to 11:50 a.m. E.S.T. (or 9:40-9:50 a.m. M.s.T.) a program of special interest will be broadcast cn the National Farm and Home Hour (WC Blue ~etwork)vthcn Elizabeth Pitt from tho Washington Office of I & E will prcsont ons of hsr regular features cntitlod "We Visit A National Forest - The Sawtooth in Idaho". This is one of a sorics of such programs on Nntional Forcsts.

I DAILY NEWS - INTERMOUNTAITT RXGION Ogden, Utah, August 29, 1940

i'ursuing an ambitious development plan as a result of rapidly increas- ing popularity of the Alta Tinter Sports Area on the Wasatch Forest, the Winter Sports Association of Salt Lake City last week awarded a contract for the construction of the first unit of the Alta Ski Lodge, The first unit, to cost aqnoximately $19,000, will consist of basement, ski shop, lockers, dining room, and dormitory. When completed the .entire structure will cost in excess of $30,000. A near-by Forest Service shelter now under construction by \qPA is also rapidly being finished and will bo ready for use by thc time the first snows come.

Development of this area is bmcL largely n:1 tilt rgid1y iucxons- ing use which, for a 7-months1 period last winter, reached u total of 98,000 visitors. A recent report completed for the Yasatcla Forest as a whole in- dicates that during the ~astwinter all of its winter sports areas were visited by lS5,OOO people, which places the 7astsatch third in winter sports use among a11 national forests in the Unitcd States.

Bks. James B. Kenny, formerly Luella Christensen, visited in the Regional Office yesterday greeting her many friends here. Luella is on her honeymoon after hor marriago in kshington, D.C., on July 20. She informs us tkt since Mr. Kenny is an auditor of accounts in the Grazing Service and his duties take him to various field stations, sho will rcsign her position and s;mnd most of lmr time traveling with her husband. During the next fern months they expect to live at Albuquerque, New Mexico.

CARVING LOGS FOR JACKICNIm ENTXJSIASTS

From the Daily Contact, Region 9 publication, the Daily News loorns that in that fiogion as far back as 1936 the practice has been followed on some cczmpgrounds of installing spxial softwood carving logs for tile benefit of jackhife enthusiasts. Wltar 8iccwmdor, District Rcngor at 3agle 3ivcr , Visconsin, on tho Nicolct National Forcst , says that in 1936 the first hori- zontal carving log on two vertical posts was plcced at the Fr;.nlklin Lakc Ceq- ground and it has, dong nith tno othors, boon withstanding n jnckknifo blitzhoig attack ever since.

It appears that the idea for this originated with 1,wdscapo architects who mere scnrc5ing for vrnys and means of protecting the cstb-otic bcauty of quaking aspens, firs, and other species of trees from those wisking to test the mettle of their poclsctlai+ce-or having a yen to lcnvc behind them a permanent rocnrd of their visit for all others to see, read, and imitate.

Tl~cremy be something in this idea. W.e Office of Land Usc coordination in thi Dopartrnont rccontly prc- parod a stntcmont showing the aroa in squars miles covered by aerial photo- ,-rqhs for the pcriod from 1926 to Juno 30 , 1940. E1o statement covori~ v~wkof all burcnus, includins that of th~Forcst Servica, sh.ows that in tXs pcriod 2 totnl of 2,338,417 square miles of ares have bem so surveyed. Tlis includes mrk by the AAA, FSA, Flood Control bfivisory Committee, Forost Sxvice, and SCS,

Vitkiin this gsriod the Forest Scrvice is credited vrith n totnl of 163,940 squ~~remiles. It is interesting to noto t:.at in the pfricd since 1935 contract costs squarc mile show r. mrkcd Cccronoe, rmyiilg in the last 5-$car psriod from $14.82 to $1.93 in 194-0. Duriq:, this same 5-par 9t.riod the averwe cost among tl;e several agencios of over 2,000,000 square miles of acrid qhotograp11y hs bccn hj.20. T3.1~cost to the Forest Scr::ico, vidch pcrforms most of its own photography, was $1.73 per squnrc mile for the vars 19323 and 1939.

Em Salmon s;mqnthizos with t3x Paptte Is serious fire situntion, 2nd narr tZ=t its cnn porsoniiel hvo tlieir heads cbove t::e smoke, !~stcilsto sub- mit news about a ncw fire rxord just cstcblishod:

afternoon of liurust 20 scm th first of n series of lightning storms which started a fire on Big Benr Creck on the Middle Fork, Corn Creek, mil6 sevora.1 othrs. BY tk ni&t of iiugust 24 the storm :lad caususctl 76 fires on tho Salmon, most of vhich were bold to Class d size. Two Class BIB occurred, however, togetkw with five Class C's, two Class D's, and one Class E. All now undor control, and only tmo of tl-e larger fires burmd into extra pcriods. In 36 hours 215 men brought the 3,000-acro Big Boar fire under control,

WDl. .X. Rom.no scsutcd ->art of ths forcst bjr air on iiwst 22, Cis- ccmrcd two unrcaortcd fires, saw four Class C's and one Class D, 9111s. dozens of sxncll cr f ircs burning simul tane~usly, and returned with t3e report that it lookod 2s though tlic entire forest ncre burning. Ho thought the air c4xtracrdinnrilg rough, and it c?.ppcared tbt that opinion was coqletely shared by the Zio~mno stomac:!..

f"ll-c Salmon sug,(l;.ests tfx~tit my lmve lxmdlod tile lergcst nunbor of firos over mnnnod an& controlled on one forest in Begion 4 in the smme prioO of tirneOtl

Looks like a record - sure enough.

C ONG~~TUFLlTIONS

From a. nevs item v:o learn of the rnarri:gc of Rangcr X?Clph hisen of the Monticollo District, La SdN~~tional Forest, to Miss Xallio Iljll T'mgren of Pro~~c.,Utah, ~Mchtcok place Aug/ust 19 in Salt Lzkc City. Mr. an4 Mrs. Jansen left immcdintcly for Bcrkc,lov, Californir, nherc iiali~hexpects to do graduate stuciy in ' forcstry at the Uiliversity of California.