United States Forest Service

Collection

Identifier: P2002-023

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Content Description

This collection of 339 black and white photographs documents forestry activities in the Payette and Boise national forests ca. 1911-1914. Included are photos of planting, site studies, grazing, homesteads, ranger stations, lookouts and log buildings.

Dates

Existence: 1911 - 1914

Extent

339 Photographic Prints (various flat boxes - 8 boxes total) : black and white ; 2.5x1.5" to 4x18"

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Inventory

1. Little Squaw Butte. Payette River in middle distance. Plaza in foreground. Head of Emmett district.
2. Planting crew, planting Douglas Fir 2-0 at 6' intervals in dense brush on Carpenter Creek, October 1911. Ranger W.H. George, Guards Ashcraft and Groomer.
3. Seeding crew, October 1911, Carpenter Creek. Sowing Yellow Pine seed with com planters.
4. Seed spots, 3' by 3', 6 seeds per spot. Sown with Triumph and Eclipse com planters.
5. Yellow Pine timber and reproduction on Carpenter Creek within 100 feet of Planting Camp. Such areas alternate with brush and grassland.
6. Bull tent at right; cook tent; office tent; cook's tent.
7. Planting camp on Carpenter Creek, October 1911
8. Dense Yellow Pine thicket about 30 years old, on South Fork Road at Poorman Nursery, on flat above South Fork. Natural grown.
9. Big bum on Scriver -Middle Fork divide. Scott Mountain in distance.
10. Payette River, obstructed by blasting in construction of Idaho Northern grade, at left. Two miles below Bank's ranch.
11. Scriver Flats, reserved as an administrative site.
12. Forest guard on Scriver Creek Trail through typical Yellow Pine-Douglas Fir, below Scriver Flats.
13. Clear cutting and slash, private cutting on lower Scriver Creek. 1911
14. Yellow Pine timber, privately owned, along the stage line, on the Round Valley - Long Valley divide. Note the extent of self-pruning.
15. Mature Yellow Pine of a nearly pure stand; found in lower Long Valley and privately owned.
16 & 17. Long Valley agricultural land, above Van Wyck, west of North Fork of Payette. West Mountain in background. The timber in the foreground, at the foot of the slopes, is Lodgepole.
18 & 19. Long Valley ranches above Van Wyck, west of North Fork of Payette.
Looking west. Lower slopes covered with Yellow Pine; Douglas Fir and Westem Larch profuse on north slopes of draws. Grand Fir and Alpine Fir increase in proportion at higher altitudes. Much of the Yellow Pine on the lower slopes is privately owned.
20. In grazing enclosure on Wilson Creek bum. 7/20/1912
21. Quadrant Gl, in grazing enclosure. 7/20/1912
22. Quadrant G7 on Wilson Creek bum. 7/26/1912
23. Quadrant G2 on Wilson -Warm Creek divide. 7/22/1912
24. Quadrant G3 on Warm Spring Creek. 7/23/1912
25. Quadrant G4 on Warm Spring Creek. 7/23/1912
26. Quadrant GS on Warm Spring Creek. 7/25/1912
27. Band of sheep grazing in rocks at head of Brush Creek Canyon; east side of West Mountain. 1912.
28. Head of Squaw Creek. Range used by Fred Mohr, camps 1-9, in 1912. Timber, Alpine type - Alpine Fir, Lodgepole Pine, Whitebark Pine.
29. Range north of head of Squaw Creek, used by Conrad & Greenfield for sheep in 1912. Top of West Mountain. Timber Subalpine to Alpine.
30. Residence on the homestead of W.P. Dymoke, Sec. 33, T12N, RlE, B.M. (Boise Meridian) Sept. 1912. The only building on homestead.
31. Deadwood. Trail on left bank, Timber, Yellow Pine and Douglas Fir on slopes, Lodgepole and Engelmann Spruce near river.
32. Beaver Creek, looking east from head. Lodgepole type, with remnants of a former stand of Alpine Fir and Douglas Fir.
33. Typical stand of Lodgepole on Beaver Creek, with scattered Douglas Fir and Alpine Fir; understory of Aspen; and cover of grass. Forage type, 6 P Gr. (L.P.)
34. Subalpine type adjacent to and formerly covering bum shown on obverse. Lodgepole intruding on burnt area in draw.
35. Bernard Peak, from southeast. Type at right is subalpine - Alpine Fir, Douglas Fir, Lodgepole, etc. Altitude of peak, 8450'.
36. View of north side of Spur A of Bernard Peak. Illustrative of the harsh conditions under which Alpine Fir will grow at an altitude of 7900'.
37. Beaver house on Bearskin Creek. "Peagle" and "Bridget", with fly nets.
38. Lodgepole on Bear Valley Creek, destroyed by fire and bark-beetles. Regenerating slowly. Bear Valley wagon road at right.
39. Rock cut on South Fork road one-fourth mile west of the Gallagher R.S.
40. Rock crib with cribbing just above Little Falls, on South Fork wagon road. Rangers working on road. This is about 13 miles east of Garden Valley.
41. Looking up the South Fork of the Payette River at Cruso Point showing rangers at work and also side-hill along with road is to be built. April 1913
42. Hard rock work on the South Fork wagon road. Road grade about complete.
43. South Fork road grade partly completed above Gallagher R.S. Mixed dirt and rock work. Old trail shown above road grade
44. Rock work near the Little Falls. Rock grade worked out but not quite wide enough as yet. Two miles east of the Gallagher Station.
45. View just above Grey-back Flat showing slide rock on grade of the South Fork Wagon Road.
46. View between Grey-back Flat and Little Falls, showing rock slides and rock cribs below the grade.
47. Mature stand Grand Fir and Western Larch, Sec. 29, T14N, R3E, B.M.
48. Western Larch 4" to 10" d.b.h. Characteristic of the entire lower slope of 4 or 5 sections, in T16W, R3E.
49. View of flats between Forest and North Fork of Payette, at Burnside's homestead west of Roseberry. 1913
50. Large veteran Yellow Pine in fir stand, Sec. 2, TUN, R7E, Warm Spring Creek.
51. (no description)
52. Open willow swamp near head of stream, in Whitehawk Basin.
53. Shows ground cover typical of low flat Lodgepole ridges, in Whitehawk Basin.
54. Shows rank growth of pine grass, bunch grass, etc. on edge of bed ground used in 1912, Whitehawk Basin.
55. Bed ground used some ten nights in 1912, same as #54 (previous).
56. Lodgepole seedlings defoliated by sheep in 1912, on bedground shown in previous photo.
57. Bedground used one night by experimental band, compare with #55 (previous).
58. Shows feed characteristic of the better range in Douglas Fir type, principal species are fireweed, meadow rue, Mountain Ash, Aspen.
59. Seven- and eight-year-old Lodgepole sapling, bum on Warm Spring Creek.
60. Eight-year-old Lodgepole sapling, Warm Spring Creek.
61. Enclosed Plot 83, Warm Spring Creek.
62. Enclosed Plot 85.
63. Plot 86.
64. Two 8-year-old Engelman spruce seedlings. Warm Spring Creek bum.
65. Plot 88.
66. Enclosed Plot 87.
67. Douglas Fir sapling injured by sheep, 1913. Leader and tips of a few branches bitten off.
68. The stakes mark 48 Yellow Pine seedlings on Plot 36, Warm Spring Creek. This was used as a bedground a short time before the photograph was taken. August 1913.
69. Rank growth of pine grass resulting from use of bedground two nights in 1912.
70. Forage quadrant G-8.
71. Forage quadrant G-9.
72. Lodgepole sapling injured by sheep, 1912. Leader and tips of side branches removed and partly barked. Note new leader.
73. Yellow Pine sapling injured by sheet in '1912. Leader and a few tips of branches bitten off. (Leader also removed by insects in 1911.)
74. Yellow Pine ridge, typical of much of the Yellow Pine area on experimental allotment.
75. Two Yellow Pine seedlings defoliated by sheep, 1912. The one at the left died since the photograph was taken.
76. Lodgepole sapling injured by sheep, 1912. Girdled and tips of branches bitten off.
77. Stand of Yellow Pine, Douglas Fir and Lodgepole saplings on 31-year-old burn, Wilson Creek.
78. Clump of Yellow Pine saplings as foot of dead tree. Planted by rodents, probably chipmunks.
79. Blackjack Yellow Pine on small opening made by fire, Wilson Creek.
80. Part of Plot 66. Saplings as right were entirely defoliated (including buds), about a month before the picture was taken. The 1913 needles and buds were removed from those in front and at the left, while those in rear were not touched.
81. Pure stand of over-mature Yellow Pine, typical of much of east and south slope Yellow Pine on Warm Spring Creek.
82. Yellow pine stand near top of slope, Warm Spring Creek.
83. One- and two-year-old seedlings of Yellow Pine, Douglas Fir and Lodgepole, respectively. Deadwood area.
84. Erosion gullies starting as a result of grazing northwest of Silver Creek Station.
These gullies have developed since 1912.
85. Plot 210, few seedlings survived on this plot.
86. Erosion gullies following grazing Silver Creek area. These have developed since 1912.
87. View on Silver Creek area. The Yellow Pine ridge in the foreground shows the kind of place where erosion danger is the greatest.
88. Plot 212. Here the seedlings are fairly well protected from injury by the brush (Nine-bark, Ceanothus and Service-berry).
89. Pure Yellow Pine stand on south slope, northwest of Silver Creek Station.
90. Group of Yellow Pine saplings on opening made by "bugs" (Light struck).
91. Yellow pine seedlings injured by sheep in 1913, on Plot 216.
92. Stand typical of creek bottoms in Yellow Pine type, Silver Creek.
93. Young stand of Douglas Fir coming in under a practically pure Yellow Pine stand, Silver Creek
94. Yellow Pine stand in Silver Creek, showing ground cover characteristic of this area, Ceanothus predominating.
95. Part of Plot 207, showing "clump" arrangement of saplings, due to seed being planted by chipmunks. (Out of focus).
96. Small erosion gullies resulting from comparatively light grazing on open rocky slopes, Silver Creek.
97. One- and two-year-old seedlings of Yellow Pine, Douglas Fir and lowland fir, from Liver Creek area. Compare with those from Deadwood (#83 previous).
98. Sheep from check band, Whitehawk allotment, September 19, 1913.
99. Sheep in experimental band, Sept. 19, 1913.
100. Weighing lambs from Experimental band, Sept 19, 1913.
101. Five lambs from Experimental band, average weight 97 lbs., Sept. 19, 1913.
102. Pure stand of Blackjack Yellow Pine on Warm Spring Creek. About 130 years old.
103. Pure stand Yellow Pine on Wilson Creek; note absence of young timber.
104. Tamarack tie timber. Foreground high stump left in cutting 32 years ago. June, 1913
105. Pile of Tamarack ties cut 32 years ago and left in woods. Ties show slow decay of this species. Mr. I.R. Smith of the S. & S. Co. to left of ties. 1913
106. Ties skidded up ready for loading on the S. & S. tie sale, west of Van Wyck, Idaho, July 1913.
107. Skidway of R.R. ties on the S. & S. Co., tie sale, Sec. 19, T14N, R3E, B.M.(Boise Meridian) 1913.
108. View of Big Creek showing timber distribution. Taken opposite forks of creek.
109. Head of Lightning Creek and Scott Mountain. Old bum in D.F. and W.F. types, some Y.P (D.F.=Douglas Fir, W.F. = (W. Fir?), Y.P.=Yellow Pine)
110. Bush grown bum on Lightning Creek, near Air Line Trail.
111. Close view of Y.P. (Yellow Pine) timber on Carpenter Creek.
112. Looking NE, showing timber with barren slopes above.
113, 114, & 115. Part of tract applied for as a townsite in Lot 1, Sec. 32, T9N, R3E, B.M. Views are north and west of Banks Depot.
116. Construction of hay shed at Garden Valley R.S. c a
117. Head of west fork of Nelson Creek after being logged.
118. Deadwood River at its mouth, Payette National Forest, Dec. 13,1913.
119. Sleigh haul on 1bunk sleds. Nelson Creek.
120. Decks on Nelson Creek.
121. Up South Fork opposite Hopkins Ranch, Big Creek. Gallagher in distance.
122. Logs in shallow water of South Fork, "winging up" % mile above Wetzel's Bridge.
123. Head of island below Garden Valley Bridge, Payette South Fork in "bottoms," Charters Mountain to left.
124. Populus Angustifolia, cottonwoods on flat near South Fork Payette, in Garden Valley Bottoms.
125. Low banks of South Fork at average low water, Garden Valley Bottoms.
126. Flat in Garden Valley Bottoms opposite stations, pastured.
127. Looking up South Fork Payette to lower end of large island, showing low banks at average low water.
128. Fields and pastures at east end of Garden Valley Bottoms.
129. Plant society in thin wet soil - Calium, Viola, Potentilla, Primula, et. al.
130. Plant society in thin wet soil, Calium, Viola, Potentilla, Primula, et. al.
131. Raspberry thicket along fallen log. Moist soil.
132. Buckbrush -Balsamorhiza society in open gravelly ridge, rather dry. Soil loose, granitic, mineral.
133. Trucking down Nelson Creek. An accident with load of 2000 ft. Wheel jammed against bar on tum. Notice disposal of water to right of road.
134. Blackbird's nest.
135. Young magpie about 3/4 grown.
136. Weighing ewes in experimental band.
137. Weighing ewes in experimental band.
138. Old bum, head of Boulder Creek, May 26, 1914. Heavily grazed and reproducing lightly to Lodgepole.
139. Old bum, head of Boulder Creek. Restocking with Lodgepole.
140. Lodgepole pine around Tripod Meadows. Typical stand on Tripod Mountain.
141. Typical subalpine stand near top of Tripod Mountain.
142. Work of ants in Lodgepole.
143. Old bum in stand of Yellow Pine and Douglas Fir. Restocking to Douglas Fir and Larch.
144. Typical Lodgepole Pine stand in Grass Valley.
145. Piling brush, W.H. Eccles Lumber Co. sale. Payette National Forest.
146. Advanced reproduction. Payette National Forest.
147. Cliff of rock which the Third Fork trail runs past. Showing horse standing on trail.
148. (no description) {same as 147}
149. Cutting on the S. & S. Co. tie site.
150. Tie cutting on private land near the Forest where the S. & S. Co. tie sale was located.
151. Tree and rock on lookout trail, head of Beaver Creek.
152. View showing west side of Big Creek Canyon. Creek is 75 feet below the center of the picture.
153. Looking across Big Creek, showing two sides of canyon. Creek is about 75 feet below cliff from which picture was taken.
154. Big Creek running between two rock points which rise about 80 feet on the west and 150 feet on the east side of the creek.
155. View looking across Big Creek Canyon. It is probably not over 200 feet across the canyon and 125 feet to the creek.
156. Looking up and across Big Creek canyon. Taken from a point a few feet south of where (the previous photo - #155) was taken.
157. View looking southwest across Big Creek Canyon.
158. Cliff of rock on bank of Big Creek.
159. Looking upstream in Big Creek Canyon.
160. Where Big Creek is lost from view.· Only during very high water in the spring does the water get over these rocks.
161. Where Big Creek appears, to again disappear in about 30 yards.
162. Looking across Big Creek Canyon from the top of the ledges.
163. Looking up Big Creek Canyon over the tops of the rocks. Creek is about 100 feet below nearly straight down.
164. Looking into Big Creek Canyon.
165. Looking east over the tops along the north side of Big Creek Canyon.
166. Looking up Big Creek Canyon.
167. Dense stand of Douglas Fir and Yellow Pine on north slope, Big Creek.
168. 30-inch Douglas Fir shattered by lightning, June 1914. From this stub and infestation of D. Pseudotsugae is spreading to surrounding timber. 169. Yellow Pine sapling attacked by "snow mold" (on lower branches).
170. Dense Yellow Pine and Douglas Fir saplings, result of natural reproduction. North slope on Big Creek just over from Galligher Gulch.
171. North slope mixture of Yellow Pine (and) Douglas Fir on Big Creek.
172. Open south slope Yellow Pine on Big Creek, about 15 M. per acre.
173. Yellow Pine on Big Creek, young stand, average 15-20 M. per acre.
174. South slope Yellow Pine on Big Creek. Average 20-25 M per acre.
175. South slope Yellow Pine on big Creek. Average 25 M. per acre.
176. Mixed Yellow Pine and Douglas Fir on north slope, Big Creek. Most of the fir has been killed by fire, bugs and mistletoe.
177. Yellow Pine bench on Big Creek (South Fork). Stand here from 30 to 50 M. per acre.
178. Weighing sheep in Garden Valley, June 1914.
179. Sheep crossing bridge, Deadwood River, on a rainy day.
180. Castle Rock on S.E. peak of Scott mountain. Granite.
181. Typical habits of growth of Alpine Fir and White Bark Pine in Alpine type. The clump of Alpine Fir is typical.
182. Thumb Rock - granite eroded by weather, on air line trail.
183. Bear Wallow Bum. Bare south slopes east of divide and road on creek.
184. Bear Wallow Bum. Bare granite south slopes east of divide.
185. Garden Valley from lower end of Round Valley, Round Valley Road (Old Road).
186. Head of Main Fork, Peace Valley Creek, showing new bum and old bum in subalpine type.
187. Tranquil Basin from south edge.
188. Bum near head of Lightning Creek on Scott Mountain. From Lightning Trail.
189. (no description) [Typical sagebrush hills.]
190. Typical sagebrush hills at 7,000 feet.
191. Pack string on rock trail out of White Hawk.
192. Hummingbird, alighting.
193. Hummingbird on nest, but still suspicious.
194. Hummingbird on nest, but uneasy.
195. Hummingbird on nest, but alert for danger.
196. Hummingbird settled on nest.
197. Pine on bare granite ridge, White Hawk Basin.
198. View up Deadwood River and meadows.
199. Ruined Arasta on old mine, Stratton Creek.
200. Monumental Ridge, Black Butte, from Stratton Trail.
201. Typical root system of Engelmann Spruce. Uprooted tree.
202. Bull Creek and Stratton Ridge from Monumental Ridge, near Gray Butte.
203. Gray Butte.
204. Gray Butte with typical mountain meadow at foot.
205. Looking WSW from Gray Butte along Monumental Ridge.
206. Stolle Meadows S.F. Ranger Station, 10 mi S of Warm Lake
207. Round Valley, sheep on road. Sept. 1914. L.O. Niles, photographer
208. Monumental Peak.
209. Pack horse ("Roany") with two "air tight containers," holding 115 pounds each of yellow pine seed, and a 90-pound sack as top pack.
210. Sunset over South Fork Canyon. Yank Ladd Mountain.
211. Peace Valley. Silver Creek Sta. Wife & child of Guard Thos. Hunt. Sept. 1914. L.O. Niles, photographer
212. Roddy with 2 bales of hay and pack horse with seed and roll wire screen.
213. Packing yellow pine seed into Bear Wallow.
214. Typical Pinus Albicaulis.
215. Typical stand of Abies Lasiocarpa, near Scott Mounting bog.
216. Tranquil Basin.
217. Cattle on Deadwood Meadows.
218. Upper Deadwood Meadow.
219. Lodgepole burn and reproduction, Upper Deadwood.
220. Upper Deadwood Basin.
221. (no description)
222. Chute down west fork of Station Creek, M. & I. Lumber Co. sale area.
223. Chute on Michigan-Idaho Lumber Co. sale area. Station Creek.
224. Landing and loading roads on Nelson Creek, M. & I. Lumber Co. sale area.
225. (no description) [Campers sign in station.]
226. Gold Fork Meadows R.S.: Pasture. Showing log fence just out of snow on 6/19/1916. This fence did not show at all above the snow.
227. Gold Fork Meadows: Showing about same area as picture taken June 19, 1916 (photo # 226). In comparison, there is about 18 inches less snow in 1917.
228. Prospector ground sluicing for placer gold, Payette National Forest. Sec 35, Tl 3N, R3E, Boise Meridian.
229. Party of campers on Squaw Creek, Payette National Forest.
230. View of timber on ridge east of North Fork of Payette River in TlON, R3E. ·This timber is not within the National Forest.
231. View of George Lee Zimmerman claim on Dry Buck. View shows new house being erected on claim. Note the stand of timber on this homestead and agricultural land. 1910.
232. View on ridge east of North Fork of Payette River in TlON, R3E, showing merchantable timber.
233. Timber on North Fork of Payette River, ridge east, showing stand of merchantable timber, in TlON, R3E, Boise Meridian. This timber was exchanged with the State of Idaho in 1913 in lieu of state selection.
234. Rattlesnake Flat, Lot 1, Sec. 32, T9N, R3E, Boise Meridian. This lot was applied for under Act of June 11by Bertha Thompson in 1909. This flat is included in the tract applied for as a townsite. The C.S.L. Depot of Banks is about a quarter of a mile south of flat.
235. Tripod Lookout comes out for a better look.
236. Forest Supervisor G.B. Maina [Mains] and forest Guard William George crossing the Big Eddy of the North Fork of the Payette River on a "raft." June 1910
237. Sec. 10, T15N, R5E, Boise Meridian. Cold Fork Meadows showing sheep range the 18th day of June 1916. This view shows where the trail crosses the creek.
238. Sec. 15, T15N, R5E, Boise Meridian. Showing a portion of the gold Fork Sheep range on June 18, 1916.
239. Bridger Mountains to north of Ogden, Utah, and some outlying ranches of that city. Ogden Canyon at right (west), Observatory Peak at right.
240. The Big Eddy.
241. Sunday in the Reconnaissance Camp at Big Eddy. A three..:man camp.
242. Campers. Dry Buck Hill.
243. Squaw Butte, looking west down Payette River. Idaho Northern R.R. grade at left, wagon road above.
244. Canyon Canal Dam in Payette River above Montour. Idaho Northern R.R. grade in construction at right of river. Looking upstream.
245. Payette River below Bank's ranch, looking north. At left, Idaho Northern R.R.
246. A "thorough cut." Loading cars by hand. Idaho Northern R.R. construction, 1911.
247. View of Scott Mountain from Scriver Creek Trail. Big burn on Middle Fork in foreground. 1911
248. North Fork of Payette, showing a "coyote" shot which has half-filled the stream.
249. Italian ("Dago") "station men" on Idaho Northern R.R. construction work. Beginning grade and burning brush in background. This foot bridge went out in April 1912, drowning 2 men.
250. Rock debris blown into North Fork, obstructing driving of river. Idaho Northern R.R. construction, 1911.
251. Idaho Northern R.R. construction. Camp #1 of L.R. Wattis Construction Co., at Little Eddy. Low water, 1911. Ford at willows in foreground. North Fork wagon road above camp.
252 & 253. Rock work. Blasting done by Utah Construction Co. in building part of North Fork wagon road to replace old road where tom up by Idaho Northern R.R. grade. At foot of Phillip's Hill, near Forks of Payette. Looking south, 1911. Powderman in foreground.
254. Booms above the splash dam.
255. Butting a big Yellow Pine.
256. Tramway and lumber piles.
257. Ready to unload at the "Pond."
258. Trucking ...
259. Splash dam of the Payette Lumber and Manufacturing Co., across the North Fork of the Payette River.
260. Snowbank -head of Beaver Creek about June 20, 1912.
261. Timber on head of Beaver Creek.
262. Deadwood Basin, looking north.
263. Divide between Deadwood and Middle Fork. Silver Creek drainage in foreground.
264. Looking across Deadwood Basin from ridge between Wilson and Warm Spring Creeks. Fog in basin.
265. Looking across Deadwood Basin from east.
266. Canyon of Deadwood River, just above mouth of Whitehawk. Looking SW.
267. Yellow Pine on Richardson Gulch approximately SE 1:4 Sec. 32, T12N, R7E.
268. Stand of young Yellow Pine on Warm Springs Creek, Sec 10, TllN, R7E.
269. Scott Mountain from Anderson Creek Trail.
270. Moving camp, reconnaissance party. Anderson Creek trail, 1912
271. Packing up outfit of reconnaissance party in Garden Valley, 1912.
272. Part of reconnaissance party eating lunch, Anderson Creek Trail, 1912. Kooyuimjian, Heineman, Shepard.
273. Last camp of reconnaissance party, Anderson Creek. December 1912
274. Reconnaissance party moving. Scriver Creek, 1912.
275. Reconnaissance party moving. Anderson Creek, 1912.
276. Looking NW toward Scriver Creek - West Mountain, from Anderson Creek Trail.
277. Hell's Half Mile. Middle Fork. October, 1912
278. Part of bum on Wilson Creek. Experimental allotment. L.P. pine poles restocking area. (Yellow Pine beneath.)
279. Part of personnel of marking board. Reading from left to right: R.Y. Stuart (Washington, D.C.), O.M. Butler (Ogden), "Granny,"; E.A. Grandjean, Supervisor, Boise N.F. Taken at Supervisor Grandjean' s home in Boise.
280. Marking Board en route on trip up South Fork of Payette River.
281. Marking Board in camp at Warm Springs, Boise National Forest.
282. Marking Board crossing Five Mile Creek, Boise National Forest.
283. Supervisor Grandjean and Molly Hogan fording Warm Springs Creek, Boise National Forest, 5/20/1913.
284. Bunk house and barn at Garden Valley R.S. Coaly, Jasper, and Nohan in foreground. Cap & Billy in left, near.
285. Supervisor E.A. Grandjean with marking axe and caliper looking for something to use them on.
286. Supervisor G.B. Mains and saddle horse, 5/21/1913.
287, 288, 289, 290. Views along Bull Creek.
291. Bridger Mountains as they appear from one of Ogden's parks. Looking east.
292. One of the parks of Ogden, Utah.
293. Dry Buck mill and yard. Operated by Dills & Beatty.
294. Forest rangers C.E. and U.E. Herrick packing lumber in to Ditch Creek Ranger Station for window casings, etc., through privately owned Yellow Pine and Douglas Fir.
295 & 296. Rapids on North Fork of Payette River.
297. Sawmill on George Lee Zimmerman's homestead in Dry Buck.
298. Bull Creek, Middle Fork.
299. Looking across Middle Fork of Payette from Bull Creek Divide.
300. Looking north from Silver Pass. Monumental Peak in distance.
301. Lower end of Peace Valley.
302. Monumental Peak from the south side of Bull Creek.
303. Boiling Springs, Middle Fork of Payette.
304. Looking across Bull Creek from Stratton Creek Trail.
305. Head of Peace Valley Creek from Rattlesnake Summit.
306. Cattle grazing on Elk Creek Meadow about one-half mile west of Elk Creek Station.
307. Silver Creek Watershed.
308. Hell's Half Mile on Middle Fork.
309. Counting sheep in Pine Valley.
310. Looking west from Monumental across the head of Middle Fork.
311. Hard Scrabble Ranger Station Guard M.C. Spicer and family.
312. Small lake at foot of Bernard Mountain.
313. Thicket of Lodgepole reproduction, taken near Roseberry in Long Valley.
314. (no description) [Horses grazing]
315. One of Brimstone Hot Springs, Bear Valley District, Payette National Forest.
316. Boston & Idaho Gold Dredging Co., power dam on South Fork of Payette River about 3 miles east of Garden Valley
317. Hell's Half Mile, Middle Fork of Payette River.
318. Middle Deadwood. Note the downed trees, the effect of wind storm.
319. Looking southwest from head of Elk Creek, Bear Valley District, Payette National Forest.
320. Lower end of Hard Scrabble, Middle Fork of Payette River, Payette National Forest.
321. Sawmill on George L. Zimmerman's homestead in Dry Buck. 1909 322, 323. Views of Oxbow Dam and tunnel.
324. Oxbow Dam, tunnel and abandoned camp of Golden Treasure Mining Company, South Fork, Payette.
325. Flat at junction of Deadwood and south Fork of Payette Rivers. Payette Ranger Station.
326. View of J.C. Carter homestead in Sec. 9 and 10, T8N, R5E, October 1, 1916, showing improvements.
327. View of W.J. Hopkins homestead in Sec. 1, T8N, R5E and Sec. 36, T9N, R5E, October 1, 1916, showing improvements.
328. "Uncle Joe" Hessler and his cabin - and a guest. On the south Fork of Payette River; applied for 9/18/1911, under Act of June 11, 1906. Cabin was built by Carpenter, years previous.
329. Joe Hessler, his orchard. His apple trees bear well. In background, a slope exposing to north, with a dense, nearly pure Douglas Fir reproduction. Yellow Pine type.
330. Boston and Idaho Gold Dredging Co.'s mammoth dredge at Idaho City. Run by electric motors, uses about 500 horsepower. Power is generated at the company's dam and plant on the South Fork of Payette, in Payette National Forest.
331. Chain of buckets with an individual capacity of 13 1/.i cubic feet of gravel. The gravel contained in them is said to run from 10 cents(?) to 20 cents(?) per cubic yard.
332. Machine shop maintained by the Boston and Idaho Gold Dredging Co. for their own repairs, Idaho City.
333. (no description) [same as 330]
334. Trail construction on a survey of road to facilitate transportation by pack train of materials for road construction.
335. Panorama of Big Creek, showing location of merchantable timber.
336. (no description)
337. West half of Section 32, T9N, R3E, Boise Meridian. The south boundary of the Payette Forest is just north of timber shown to the left of the picture. Tract applied for by J.B. Nye, under Act of June 11, lies between the strip of timber to left of picture and strip of timber in center of picture.
338. Old burn at head of Beaver Creek. Original type, subalpine - Douglas Fir, Grand Fir, Alpine Fir. After fire, Ceanothus Velutina and associates came in. Reseeding to original species with Lodgepole Pine intruding in quantity. Here and across on the Tranquil Valley side, erosion follows fires, and bare rock is plentiful. Brush in foreground is Ceanothus Velutina.
339. Panorama of Warm Lake from hill Y2 mile to east.