Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-11-01

did not. They said thsss was, and % !
started out to nnd Il.
II trampsd ground and hunted until
stumbled back to the station and Cox ont
early next morning and worked until lats
In the afternoon, without finding e.
wouldn't have quit tEsn, but It was rain
ing In sheets and seemed sufficient TO put
out any IRE.
"Next day the Roach pond camps
phonsd that the fire was there and they
would ssnd out : crew TO locate Il. These
men returned that night without locating
the blass. The NEXT day they stayed In
camp, but ON the second day struck out
and located IT,. II was on q lot owned BY
John Cassidy, Of Bangor, and had burned
m area Of about twenty square fest. It
was started BY lightning striking birch
tree.
1.-THE reason couldn't locate that fire
was becauae WAS like man on the roof
Of : house trying to zee. something taking
place under the caves. We can't do IL.
was ON the top Of the mountain and
couldn't - what was going on down on
its si1e."
LoHTN1No hnPoxsIBLE 1oR YlhEs.
Forest Commissioner Mace says that
lightning was responsible for the majority
Of the forest 6res which occurred in Maine
during the past summer. They prncticai-
~ all started from that source, after which
the drought made the heavy loss possible.
"Ths majority Of thsss tirss," said the
cornmissioner In discussing the matter,
tive have traced back to tbs starting
point and found the spot whers the fire
began. These forest fires always work
against the wind, and all you have 70 do 10
trace one back and look about and you
will find the starting point.
"The big Frenchtown, Lobster moun-
tain lre. which Harry has lust beer tell
ing you about, started By lightning strik-
lock which Il hit. The fire on Enchanted,
which burned over 5000 acres, was started
BY lightning, a was the Pine stream and
Deer pond flres, and many Others"
Mr.. Mace says that the result Of the
present year has demonstrated the value
OF the present forest IRE patrol and look
out service. In consequence Of this branch
dollars, in fact, millions OF dollars worth Of
timber has been saved. He points out
that Maine has between 100000 and
%. 600 900 acres OF timberland estimated to
be worth as 600, 900, and with all the great
fires which ragged in the state during early
Julv the total losx will mt ,nnch exceed
600. 1000, il it really reaches that figure.
This could only have resulted from the
efficiency Of the service.
All the figures have not been compiled
- yet Dy tne department, % tnat the COM
missioner % MOI IN position 20 gave an
actoai statement OF areas burned over ana
losses IN oonars ana CENTS Dut MS esti-
mates are oased On sucn returns ~ nave
come IN.
ILLUSTRATIVE o. tne emcient metnod OF the
service, mr.. mace tells : story OF an ex-
p'elience nc mao ~ company Win : MEM
Der OF tne ns.ionAl forestry department.
Iofce' Af. refers. Iney arrived a the
LOOKOUT ssAtion on Ms. eoDuin Just ~
DUSK one n'sn' last summer 1ney nad
scarcely entered 1ne station wnen rAt
Msisn' tne man On ou.y, oe'ec.eo : nfe.
Inc commissioner ana mr.. fe'efs couid
stay on. : rev "inu'es' - Inc com
missioner naa 20 reach the fariin fond
camps tna. n'sn'' ~ NO WAS leaving no
sara 20 waisn:
fat, telephone me tna. ure q the
fafhn fond camps; II oe there n ABOUT
three hours"
When be reached the camps the infor-
w.;,;r. h;,, ~, -, - ~.
=. .'on -" Vi -"
mills on the =. r. r. had burned.
~. I ram rYvv
The commissioner SAYS that he has had