Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-01

AddiIiS IpIeSl commissioner ONCE.
Chief Warden J. 3. Comber.
Chief Fire Warden j. 3. Comber of
Caratunk, in his annual report, which
was fled at the Office Of the forest
commissioner at the State House Fri
day speaks as follows Of the conditions
in his territory:
There has been marked improve
ment in the service the past season
| The telephone lines have been greatly
| improved and in many instances, re-
| constructed. new steel tower has
been erected and placed on Pleasant
! Pond Mountain and a great improve
| ment made in the trail. The State
boat for Pleasant pond has been re-
paired and was newly painted. A new
floor has been laid in the living camp
on Mount Coburn. and the tower has
been newly painted The trail has
also been pushed out new set of
field glasses was purchased and a new
fae was also bought for the lookouts
on Mount Cohurn and Pleasant Pond
Mountain
, The fire station boxes along the
Canada road have been painted as
have all the tool boxes. which have
been properly filled with tools
in regard to patrols as compa red
with lookout watchinen. ! think that
the lookout stations are Of more
value to the service do think. how
ever. that in extremely dry times, il is
we'll ~ have few patrolmen travelling
about to caution fishermen. hunters
ana WooCsmen in certain localities"
Chief Warden 4 M Brown
Chief Warden J. NJ. Brown of Eagle
Lake. i'll his annual report which was
filed With Hon. Forrest II. Colby Of
Bins ham, The state foI estry commits
sioner, Friday speaks az follows OF the
work in his territory for the past sea
son:
The territory was posted with fire.
notices. The lookout and patrolmen
We're We'll furnished with equipment
and the telephone lines We're pr: in
good condition. Trails were rebushcd
OUT
Seven miles Of telephone line were
put III from the main line at Wal a
grass station 10 Wallagrass Lakes
""uid advise building 4 new camp at
the east end of the lake. where Il nor
extensive View Of the upper lake coun-
tfl can be had and out OF the way from
the mos: travelled route. \ large mum
Der Of men were employed in cutting
/, puIpwood in this section the past
summer, and, the prospects are that
there will be :or some time to come.
making this one cf the most CANCER
Gus sections in my territory 4 new
telephone line was nat in from the
ana onehalf miles to connect with the
line from tuerrett, Me. to the Three
Brooks Mountain Lookout station
Part Of this work Vas done at the eX-
pense Of the state and part al the ex-
pcnse of capt. 6. ". Cooper. pro-
prietor ~ the camps
New cooking utensils ana bedding
wore bought for the W&tcilman's camp
az li"d-cho- Mountuin. There has not
be"n ire in my territory his Summc2
THAT h&S cost any thing "Xt,a. Seven
tires were reported from the lookout
station. bet six OF those proved to be
camp fires or farmers burning brus',
piles. one small fir" was reported at
Second Lake, WalIagtaAs, When the
patrolmen reached there about one
, shower coming in the evening the
patrohnrn We're able t. extin2uish il
easily.
Il WunlG suggest that q good trail
should be cleared out up 10 the top Of
Carr Pond Mountain in Township IS
Range ), and a temporary lookout sta
ton De built W in the trees SO that
the patrol in that section could go up
there two or three times a week in
VERY Dry times. 4 fine view Of the
Big Fish Lake country can be had from
this mountain. The owners Of lands in
townships not in the forestry fire dis
trlct paid their proportional part of the
patrol expense where the work was
don" in connections with state work.
The sash law VA ven taken care Of"