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Show EXAMINATIONS FOR ASSISTANT FORESTRANGER Tho United States civil service commission com-mission announces an examination for assistant forest ranger on October 21 and 22. In field district No. 4 tf tho forest servlco tho examination will bo hold hi Idaho at Uolso, Chal-lis, Chal-lis, Kmmett, Hnlley, Mackay, Mont-poller, Mont-poller, Oakley, Pocatcllo, Salmon, Victor, Vic-tor, and Welser; In Nevada at Austin Ely, Gold Creek, Lnmolllo, and Paradise; Para-dise; In Utah nt EphrMm, Escalante, Knnnb, Logan, Moab, Keplil, Pan- gultcli, Provo, Richfield, St. George, Sallnn, Salt Lake City, nnd Vernnl. and In Wyoming nt Alton and Jnck-son. Jnck-son. Candidates must bo ablo bodied men between tho hges of 21 and 40, cnpab!o of enduring all tho hardships of outdoor life. A medical certificate to this effect Is required. Tho examination ex-amination consists of two parts, a field test nnd tho answering of practical prac-tical questions. Tho latter rclato to land survoying, timber estimating, lumbering, land laws, mining, hnd the livestock business. Practical experience experi-ence and general Intelligence, as shown by ability to wrlto with reasonable reas-onable clearness of expression, are tho main requirements. Itangors must bo residents of tho state In which the)' seek employment, and should bo familiar with local industrial indus-trial conditions hnd topography. From tho list of successful candidates, can-didates, tho government selects new men for tho forest service, who aro appointed as assistant forest rangers at $1100 yearly salary. Thoy nro el-Iglblo el-Iglblo to promotion later to higher grades, including vacancies in tho position po-sition of deputy supervisor and supervisors. sup-ervisors. These field men rangers hnd assistant as-sistant rangers transact tho business busi-ness of tho national forests under the direction of tho supervisors. They conduct tho government's grazing business handlo small timber sales build roads, trails, telephone lines, nnd cabins, fight forest Arcs, nnd es-tlmhto es-tlmhto timber. When necessnry tho ranger must ow'n nnd maintain his own saddle and pack animals. Rangers permanently assigned to a forest ore provided with headquarters consisting of cab ins, barns, and sheds hnd with somo agricultural land to grow food for their families and domestic animals. Tho government In announcing tho present examination calls attention to tho fact that appointment In tho tor pit service does not guaranteo year long employment, sinco it Is necessary neces-sary to furlough h number of rang- J era during tho winter months when their sorvlces nro not needed on tho forests. ' Preference Is given, however, how-ever, to furloughed employees whoso services nro satisfactory in recruiting tho force nt tho beginning of n field season. : Applicants can securo tnrormatlon concerning tho nxaminatlcn from tho U. S. civil servlco commission, Washington, Wash-ington, D. C, or from forest supervisors, super-visors, at tho places named. I |