Siskiyou Union High School - White and Gold Yearbook (Weed, CA)

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A. K. KRIBBEN, U. S. Foresf Service A MARBLE MOUNTAIN CATCH The norThern counTies oT The STaTe oT CaliTornia are parTicularly endowed wiTh an abundance oT naTural resources which conTribuTe To The wealTh oT The naTion. lTs Tields and ToresTs produce a greaT varieTy oT The producTs needed To susTain and develop The WesT. By judicious use oT These resources we may keep Them in conTinuous producTion Torever. ProTecTion Trom desTrucTive harvesTing, ruinous use and exploiTaTion and proTecTion Trom Tire will ensure iTs preserva- Tion as a porTion oT The ShasTa-Cascade Wonderland-where op- porTuniTies Tor ouTdoor recreaTion are unsurpassed.

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Sl-IASTA NATIGNAL FOREST .the Lookout The frue guardians of our Nafional Foresfs are fhe lookoufs. These men and women locafed af sfrafegic poinfs fhroughouf fhe mounfains of California form a closely-bound nefwork wifh an almosf one hundred per cenf 'visual coverage of fhe millions of acres of Uncle Sam's foresf land. They are connecfed by felephone and radio wifh a cenfral headquarfers. and fhey are provided wifh maps, binoculars, compasses and alidades so fhaf wifhin seconds affer spoffing a whiff of smoke fhey can make a reporf pinpoinfing fhe acfual locafion of fhe fire. Fire fighfing crews miles away can fhen be moved in fo cafch fhe fire while if is small. Offen loolcouf poinfs are accessible only by frail and fhe supplies have fo be packed in on fhe backs of horses and mules. Af some lookoufs even fhe wafer has fo be packed long disfances. Being a lookouf on one of Uncle Sam's foresfs is no cinch. lf requires bofh menfal and physical sfamina fo spend monfhs bounded by fhe confines of a lookouf sfafion. The lookouf musf be alerf-nof only for fires buf for his own well-being. ln case of an accidenf if would be hours before help could be summoned and arrive. Offen fhe fower is forfy or fiffy feef off fhe ground. The Shasfa Foresf has fwenfy-seven lookouf sfafions. 43