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Designed in the Colonial manner, the superb beauty of this receptidn hall and stairway is at once charming and impressive. Stair treads and hand rail are Mahogany, stained a rich dark red. Wall and staircase panelings and other woodwork are edge grain Douglas Fir, antiqued ivoryenamel finish. Millar & Hayes, architects.

Going Camping This Year?

Vacationists who are looking forward to a camping trip this summer in the mountains of California will find much of interest in the new map-folder entitled "National Forests of California," according to U. S. Forest Service officials. This folder shows all the main roads and highways of the state and lists improved free camping grounds, and scenic and recreation areas. Rules which must be observed by national forest visitors are also listed. These include the securing of a camp fire permit, the carrying of a shovel and an ax suitable for fire fighting purposes, and no smoking in the forest during the fire season except in camps, at places of habitation and in special posted areas.

Among the outstanding scenic attractions located in the national forests of California are Mt. Shasta (14,161 feet) on the Shasta National Forest, the Marble Mountain region of the Klamath National Forest, Lake Tahoe in the Tahoe and Eldorado National Forests, Kings River Canyon in the Sierra, Sequoia and Inyo National Forests, Mt. Whitney (14,496 feet) on the boundary line between the Inyo National Forest and Sequoia National Park, Lake Arrowhead in the San Bernardino National Forest and the Laguna Recreation Area in the Cleveland National Forest.

The map folder also describes the different forest regions of the state and the commercial resources of the national forests, such as water, timber and forage, which are so important to the economic progress of California.

More than 200,000 cattle and horses, and 550,000 sheep and goats are said to graze annually on national forest ranges; the sale of mature Government timber results in an annual cut of over 2%) million feet of lumber, and hydroelectric plants develop 1,500,000 horsepower from streams rising in the national forests. The total revenue from all resources of the national forests is approximately $1,400,000 each year. Of this amount. 25 per'cent is returned, in lieu of taxes, to the counties in which the national forests are located, for schools and roads. An additional 10 per cent of the receipts is spent by the Forest Service in road and trail construction within the national forests. The Forest Service has constructdd L,647 miles of road and 3,028 miles of trails within and adjacent to the national forests, with a total expenditure to 1929, for the construction and maintenance of existing roads and trails, of $11,300,000.

National forest visitors are cautioned about the danger from forest fires and their serious results are explained by reference to a five-year record of fires in the national forests of the state. The total loss from forest fires from 1924 to 1929 is estimated to be $5,800,000.

Copies of the "National Forests of California" map folder may be secured on request from forest supervisors located in Yreka, Mt. Shasta, Bishop, Weaverville, Willows, Alturas, Susanville, Quincy, Nevada City, Placerville, Sonora, North Fork, Porterville, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego, and Minden, Nevada. and from the U. S. Forest Service. San Francisco.

Noah Adams Visits Southland

Noah Adams, Noah Adams Lumber Co., Oakland, spent several days in San Diego around the latter part of May. On his way north he spent a few days in Los Angeles and Pasadena. Mr. Adams is head of the Noah Adams Lumber Co. and operates yards at Fairfield, Walnut Grove, Isleton, Clarksburg and Rio Vista. He makes his headquarters at Oakland.