Forest Reserve Manual

There will be three classes of forest rangers, exclusive of head rangers, as follows:

Class 1, with a salary of $90 per month.
Class 2, with a salary of $75 per month.
Class 3, with a salary of $60 per month.

All applicants are required to make application on a form prepared by this office for that purpose, and to swear to the same. The application must be supported by two persons as vouchers for the applicant. Blank spaces in the applications are provided for the statements of the vouchers.

Rangers of class I are expected to be familiar with work in the woods, to be able to locate land and timber, to estimate and scale timber, to follow and run out survey lines, and to direct and report intelligently on the ordinary work of the reserve.

For rangers of classes 2 and 3 no special qualifications are required, but they must be able-bodied, sober, and industrious men, fully capable of comprehending and following their instructions.

Appointments to positions as rangers of classes 2 and 1 will be made by promotion from class 3 whenever the service of the ranger of the lower grade warrants such promotion, to the end that good service may lead to better pay.

Rangers are required to keep one or two saddle horses to enable them to travel readily about the reserve. Where the conditions are such that the horse is of no service, the supervisor may waive this requirement. Rangers must also provide themselves with a pocket compass, a camp outfit, ax, shovel, and pick or mattock.

When appointed, they are to report direct to the forest supervisor for duty.

They may be suspended without pay by the supervisor, superintendent, or inspector for insubordination, improper conduct, or gross neglect of duty.

The cause of the suspension being established by report from the superior officer, the ranger will be disciplined or dismissed by the Department.

Rangers will not be allowed to be absent from the reserves, with pay, to obtain supplies, horseshoeing, mail, or for other purposes, for more than four days in any one month; and any absence from the reserve, not exceeding four days, will only be allowed in the discretion of the forest supervisor. The supervisor may also grant leave for a longer period, without pay, when urgent private business, family sickness, or an absolute necessity requires the ranger's absence from his field of duty; but in no case for more than thirty days, the leave in each such case to be no longer than is necessary for that case.

The supervisor will report all leaves granted at the end of each month, that the same may be considered in connection with the settlement of the ranger's account.

The ranger's entire time must be given to the service; he can follow no other occupation, such as keeping store, farming, stock raising, working for cattle and sheep owners, or being in the employ of others and at the same time be a ranger.