Diary, 1910 July 1-September 30

File — Box: 2, Volume: 5

Identifier: II

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Woodbury met with the new district supervisor, John Raphael, on July 1 to discuss salting, sheep allotments, grazing, special and free uses, and internal improvements including the installation of a telephone line at the Enterprise Ranger Station. He then returned to Enterprise and spent most of the summer putting up the telephone line, patrolling the unpermitted stock, surveying and estimating timber on Rencher Mt. along with other Utah rangers. Woodbury travelled to Jackson, Wyoming to fight fires in mid-September.
10 August. "Today I made special use report on the land J. J. Burgess has enclosed at his ranch at the Monument. Also wrote a letter accompanying it suggesting that part of the land be set aside as a national monument."
27 August. "This morning, the Supervisor and I went to the Experiment farm and the Ivin's farm getting pointers about planting on the ranger station."
30 August. Woodbury received orders to go to Ogden for assignment to fire fighting. Supervisor Raphael and Rangers Benson and Moody accompanied him. Upon arrival in Ogden they were sent to the Targhee National Forest.
2-3 September. Fire fighting near Big Springs.
4-12 September. Fire fighting near Jackson Hole. Woodbury was put in charge of the commissary at the base camp and time keeping. He fussed about the deserted camp all day and when he could no longer stand the inactivity he convinced the superivsor to put him on the fire line. He worked ten and twelve hours a day for the next three days. On the 12th it rained and put the fire out. The rangers returned home.

Dates

1910 July 1-September 30

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