Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-18

! fitted in we'll this year with one of the
patrolman's work Thus we got rid
of a good deal of slash. without much
expense to either state or individual
Improvements
This wannagana consists of two 40
made for the prevention of forest fires
during the past year have been the
purchase of a wannagan for 40 men;
the clearing out of the roads that We
would have to use to get crew back
to dangerous places and the burning
Of follows adjacent to the woods.
This wannagana consists of two 40?
| foot shed tents, two canvasses for
cook tent, 40 spreads two open baker
sheets and the necessary dishes Then
we have two pals, shovel and an axe
for each man. Besides this we have
Il peaveys, s15 mattocks. two saws and
grindstone The first job that the
patrolmen were given was to clear out
the roads which lead to places where
we were likely TO be called, so that we
could get there without delay. Later
! through the season we tried to burn
| the follows which threaten the safety
of our district The patroman who
works up through the back settlements
along the border of Townships. c. d,
and E, and Cox Patent found time
when the weather permitted to get rid
of quite number of these fire traps.
Next year we will have about three
miles less of telephone line as we can
connect with the Great Northern's No.
IL Camp instead of the Maine Last
} ID %
should have changed this line this fall
but it will come down their logging
road, where they may do some swamp
ing this winter.
| The part Of the service that has
not been altogether satisfactory was
that we economical and had only one
man at the lookout station, and tried
! to do all the work with one telephone,
that in the tower. This with IA miles
of line to look after made it SO we
could not always get the lookout man,
whom we had for one month on town
ship nine, range three, when we wanted
him. 1t is unsatisfactory not to have
a patrol where the lookout man can
get in touch with him oftener than
two or three times a month.
/ improvements Recommended
\ The Bald Mountain station should be
changed from the south peak to the
! north peak because the latter is the
highest. The difference in height has
been estimated from 10 to 80 feet but
/ | think it safe to say that there is
about 10 feet difference in favor of the
north peak This north peak is 200 or
300 yards from the south peak and
that much further from the camp, but
this would ensure should any country
be hidden by the south peak, three OBJ
servations each day from the south
peak. which observations now might
be taken from the north peak. But if
we had a tower of good height on the
north peak it would look right over
the south peak. seeing all the country
to the south that can be seen now, and
besides. that half of township F. range
two, and a large part of Westffeld that
cannot be seen from the present look
out station.
4 Again the tower needs added height
to increase its field to the southwest Of
Saddleback Mountain. This mountain
| is three miles from Bald Mountain and
/ is about of equal height with Saddle
Back, with four pinnacleS quite a little
lower. Thus Saddle Back hides from
view the south west quarter of Town
/ ship Nine, range three. and the north
half of Township eight, range four.
Whereas the Waterman can now see a
smoke before it rises much beyond