Recreation map of Malheur National Forest for information of mountain travelers

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RECREATION MAP

OF THE

MALHEUR

NATIONAL FOREST

FOR

INFORMATION OF MOUNTAIN
TRAVELERS

DEC 4 1945

TO THE PUBLIC.

The Malheur National Forest lies in the main range
of the Blue Mountains, at from 3,500 to 9,000 feet
above sea level. It has an area of 1,262,840 acres,
the greater part in Grant and Harney counties; and
includes a part of the watersheds of the John Day
and Silvies rivers. The temperature ranges from
minus 40 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

At elevations greater than 4,000 feet crops are
uncertain, owing to the frequency of killing frosts
during the growing season. Diversified farming and
fruit-raising are carried on, however, to a consider¬
able extent in the lower valleys. During the summer
season 140,000 head of sheep and 24,000 head of
cattle and horses graze on the Forest.

The Forest contains over six and one-half billion
feet of mature merchantable timber, including west¬
ern yellow pine, Douglas fir, western larch, and
several minor species. 'Settlers and ranchers in the
upper John Day Valley, Harney Valley, and lower
Malheur Valley depend on this timber for their fuel
and lumber. Approximately two million feet of
timber is sold annually for local consumption; and
in addition to this, about three-quarters of a million
feet is given to settlers under free use permits.

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The revenue derived from timber sales, grazing
permits, etc., for the year 1914-1915, was $16,987.32,
twenty-five per cent of which goes to the counties in
which the Forest lies, to be used for schools and roads.

The acute fire season extends from July 15 to
September 15, very little rain falling during July and
August. The average annual precipitation is approx¬
imately 18 inches.

Large numbers of pleasure-seekers visit the Forest
annually; they go especially to Magoon and Straw¬
berry lakes, Logan Yalley, and the camping grounds,
on the John Day, Malheur, and Silvies rivers. The
many streams and lakes are well filled with trout,
and the State of Oregon in cooperation with the For¬
est Service is restocking these waters with game fish
every year. There are excellent hunting grounds,
well supplied with deer, native game birds, and a
few elk. The Forest contains some of the best winter
ranges for deer and elk in the Blue Mountains.

Wagon roads are being constructed by the Forest
Service which, with the roads already built, will
make practically every part of the Forest accessible.
Numerous telephone lines constructed as a part of
the fire protection system furnish easy communica¬
tion for official business. In cases of sickness, acci¬
dent, or other emergency, the public may use them.
These telephone lines also reach many of the best

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hunting, fishing, and mining sections. If you are
going on a trip into the woods, leave your name and
destination with the nearest forest officer. In case
of trouble your relatives or friends can then reach
you through the Forest Service.

The purposes of the National Forests are to assure
the perpetuation of the timber supply, to prevent
the destruction of the forest cover which regulates
the flow of the streams, to preserve the areas as
public recreation grounds, and, in general, to provide
for the wisest use of all resources.

Supervisor Cy J. Bingham is in charge of the
Malheur Forest, with headquarters at John Day,
Oregon.

You can add to value of this property and assist in
making it more attractive by leaving* your camps
clean.

In case of fire call up the nearest Forest
ranger, or the Forest supervisor, at his
expense.

Many fires are started through some one leaving
his camp fire burning when he thought it would do
no damage. The United States Government is striv¬
ing by every possible means to reduce this loss and
to save the timber from destruction.

Bemember that a fire is never safe until it is
completely extinguished.

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Do not pollute the streams or leave your
camping* ground in a filthy condition ; some
other person may want to camp at that place.
Please read all the notices which are posted at all
camping places; they tell yon of the laws and regu¬
lations under which the use of the National Forests
is permitted.

Do not huild camp fires near down logs
or trees.

You are privileged to use the camping places; wel¬
come to all the wood you can use for camp fires, and
to fish the streams in the mountains in accordance
with the game laws of Oregon.

Do not huild a large fire for a small
purpose.

The Forest officers know all the roads and trails
and camping places. They can give you information
that will help to make your trip through the Forest
more pleasant.

Signs are posted at intervals along the trails by the
Forest rangers to inform you of the distance and
direction to ranger stations, camping places, and
settlements.

Assist in protecting the Forest from
fire hy observing instructions on fire
posters along the trails and add to the

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convenience of other travelers by not
mutilating trail or tire notices.

OPEN HUNTING SEASONS—DISTRICT NO. 1.

Comprising- all counties west of Cascade
Mountains.

Buck deer with horns, August 15 to October 31;
Silver gray squirrel, September 1 to October 31;
Ducks and geese, October 1 to January 15 (Federal
law); Bails and coots, October 1 to January 15
(Federal law); Black breasted and golden plover,
Wilson or jack snipe, woodcock, and greater and
lesser yellow-legs, October 1 to December 15 (Federal
law); Chinese pheasants and grouse, October 1 to
October 31; Jackson County, October 1 to October
10; no open season in Coos, Curry, and Josephine
counties; Quail (no open season except in Coos,
Curry, Jackson, and Josephine counties), October 1
to October 31; Dopes, September 1 to October 31.

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OPEN HUNTING SEASONS—DISTRICT NO. 2.

Comprising all counties east of Cascade
Mountains.

Buck deer with horns, August 15 to October 31;
Silver gray squirrel, October 1 to October 31; Ducks
and geese, October 1 to January 15 (Federal law);
Bails and coots, October 1 to January 15 (Federal
law); Black breasted and golden plover, Wilson or

jack snipe, woodcock, and greater and lesser yellow-
legs, October 1 to December 15 (Federal law);
Chinese pheasants (no open season except in Union
County), October 1 to October 10; Grouse, August
15 to October 31; Prairie chickens (no open season
except in Sherman, Union, and Wasco counties),
October 1 to October 15; Sage hen, July 15 to
August 31; Quail (no open season except in Klamath
County), October 1 to October 10 ; Doves, September
1 to October 31.

Bag Limits.

Buck deer with horns, 3 during any season; Silver
gray squirrel, 5 in any seven consecutive days;
Ducks, geese, rails, coots, and shore birds, 30 in any
seven consecutive days; Chinese pheasants, 5 in one
day including 1 female, and 10 in any seven con-
sective days, including 2 females; Grouse, prairie
chickens, and sage hens, 5 in one day and 10 in any
seven consecutive days; Quail, 10 in any seven con¬
secutive days ; Doves, 10 in one day or 20 in any
seven consecutive days. Geese killed in Wasco,
Sherman, Gilliam, Harney, Crook, Morrow, and
Umatilla counties may be sold after having metal tag
attached.

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OPEN ANGLING SEASONS—BOTH
DISTRICTS.

Trout and salmon over six inches, April 1 to Octo¬
ber 31; bag limit 75 fish or 50 pounds in any one
day. Trout and salmon over 10 inches, all year;
bag limit 50 fish or 50 pounds in one day. Bass,
crappies, Williamson’s whitefish, catfish, and gray¬
ling, all year; bag limit 50 pounds in one day.
u Yanks” in Wallowa Lake, all year, except Septem¬
ber 15 to October 10; bag limit 50 pounds in 1 day.

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SIX RULES FOR PREVENTION OF
FIRES IX THE MOUNTAINS.

1. MATCHES.—Be sure your match is
out. Break it in two before you throw it
away.

2 . TOBACCO. — Throw pipe ashes and
cigar or cigarette stumps in the dust of
the road and stamp or pinch out the fire
before leaving them. Don’t throw them
into brush, leaves, or needles.

3. MAKING CAMP.—Build a small camp
fire. Build it in the open, not against a
tree or log or near brush. Scrape away
the trash from all around it.

4. LEAVING CAMP. — Never leave a
camp fire, even for a short time, without
quenching it with water anti earth.

5. BONFIRES.—Never build bonfires in
windy weather or where there is the
slightest danger of their escaping from
control. Don’t make them larger than
you need.

6. FIGHTING FIRES. —If you find a
fire, try to put it out. If you can’t, get
word of it to the nearest U. S. forest
ranger or State fire warden at once. Keep
in touch with the rangers.

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TABLE OF DISTANCES

WITHIN THE

MALHEUR NATIONAL FOREST

C—Cabin

DR—District Ranger
F—Fire Tool Box
H —Hotel

L—Guard Lookout
O—Fishing
P—Post Office
R—Railroad
S—Store

SS—Supervisor’s Headquarters
T—Telephone
W—Water
X—Camp Ground
Town

SS—Stage Station'

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REMEMBER.

The National Forests are the great recreation
grounds of the Nation. They also contain immense
amounts of valuable timber needed for the develop¬
ment of the country.

Damage to the Forests means loss to you as well as
to thousands of others.

BE CAREFUL WITH FIRE
DON’T POLLUTE THE STREAMS
LEAVE YOUR CAMP SITE CLEAN

The National Forests belong to the people. Don’t
impair the value of your own property by damag¬
ing it.

This folder tells you about the recreation features
of the Malheur National Forest . The map shows you

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the roads, trails, and other things you want to know.

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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
HENRY S. GRAVES, FORESTER

MALHEUR NATIONAL FOREST

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WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN

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