A blaze always remains at its original height above the ground, because a tree increases its height and girth only by building on top of the previous growth.

There is much of interest that I could tell you along this line, but I will merely describe the various blazes and their meanings, leaving the rest until some other time.

It is well to remember that a trail blazed in a forest is likely to have been made either by a hunter, a lumberman, a timber-looker, or a surveyor.

A hunter's line is apt to be inconspicuous.

So is a timber-looker's, because he is searching for a bonanza and doesn't wish anyone else to discover it.