New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
LOOK FOR FOREST FIRES.
WatchmeR at ObserTatories IN Mains
Hoods.

Bangor. Ne. Dec. 20 (SpeciaD- In the third ~
port OF the State Forest Commissioner Edgar z.
Ring. of Orono. for the year ended November 80
Chapter Of sixteen pages is devoted TO description
of native trees. and then follow thirty-six pages
on the subject OF forest fres-their causes, ezsu:
in recent years and means Of arrest and prsEsn-
tion.
on the subject OF the newest device for the dis
covery and arrest OF forest fires Mr.. Ring says:
Speedy Information in regard TO the occurrence Of
measures for its extinction may be taken az once
Along this line nothing OF more Importance was ac-
eral lookout stations" Three o5servarories vsrs
constructed in that year. located at squaw Noun
tion IS connected by telephone with the house q
the chief fire warden OF the district. who is irms-
diately communicated with in a smoke Or
other indication OF fire is noted by the operator
The cost OF building the observatories and cor
Structing the telephone lines has been borne by tns
charge Of the several stations such an agreeHsnt
having been made between the land owners ana
ton was begun The plan has more than met
the expectations OF its promoters and It is estimates
lldC Ior tne nrSC year alone the Girect Issl-s
amounted 10 the saving OF thousands OK COLLARS
The station at Squaw Mountain Is located at ths
southern end OF MOOSehead Lake. and the crest -
oossfVatOry Is log cabin structure Wiz a s Ia
roof, from which the operator makes his ObserV9
c!ean sweep OF the entire Noosehead LaAs 49, 49,,
east and west and TO the southwest can contrOt -
WnOlo IOr6SL In the East Branch S6cC0us where -
located many camps OF um5ermen and spOrS1iSs%
Between thirty and forty fires were discovered "
this station
The operator at Attean Mountain station has q
sweep over 10000 acres OF green timber coaa,
try most OF which lies 20 the noItn 80 -
west Twelve fires were detected and reporter ~
the operator at this point Attean - on Le s.~s
shore OF Moose River. about twelve miles w. "a
JackmalL A small portion OF the Dead Rvs -
gton can be covered by the Attean station. -
Mount BigelOw controls a view or upNsa-~;r-
two hundred thousand acres OF timber and ISs.4.S ~
land and the operator reported eleven nEes - -
season OF 1900 49,, - -.-V
All the obssrvatoriss are equipped with the W. ss
latest instruments for charting the sections "a
they ara supposed 20 cover. The ooseEveS .
supplied with Typographical charts OK -. a.
lions and have also the regUlauon Hanse n-4-o'
essary TO the exact location OF Forest Irs ,,,.g
The average cost OF constructing anu ttsskss
these stations Is about 500 The opeTs1o-. .t1.1~g
observations every hour In the day alol ~ az
the rise Of little stream OF white SlloAs s,-lrIss -
direction. cOnSulIs his chart ana ~ OlS5 II
can telephone TO the fire warden oI me t5sn -
which the fire Is noted. Investigation can SassrV Sase
quickly made by the warden, ano. - ~ 49, az
crews bs hastened 70 the seems SoS.c-ei ~ md
check the blaze. a little blaze thus deesS5sS-
sTnOthered prevents the burning or tOWiSL.s. ,on-
This year three more stations nave - slsya-
Structed. located at SkinnertoWn On -s ts ~ ths
ton commanding view or -0V.uVv -'s SS- AZ Scen-
head waters OF the Dead and Moose l5ls SasS 0f
Mountain. which Is about Yen A4TSr 4srs Here
Spencer Bay east shore OF Moose hei1S --s-,s ard
300 900 acres OF tnberland on the VsSTo,,nsia
Kennebes can be watched AT Whitecs2 IN ths
is another station from which SoCW - - - over
kennebec and Penobscot WaterShouS go
looked