52 FOREST COMMISSIONER S REPORT. 



Louis Oakes, of Greenville Junction, chief warden for all un- 

 incorporated townships in the Maine Forestry District, in Pis- 

 cataquis county within 20 miles of Moosehead lake, reports : "In 

 this territory during the season of 1909 there was built for per- 

 manent equipment, a telephone line from the INIoosehead Tele- 

 phone Company's central at Kineo Point, about one and one-half 

 miles of line to the top of Kineo Mountain and a telephone in- 

 strument installed there. 



"In the same territory during the season 1910, eighteen Maine 

 Forestry tool boxes were distributed at all convenient points and 

 fully equipped with the necessary fire fighting tools, also five 

 portable telephone boxes for use of the patrolmen. On the Big 

 Squaw and Kineo Mountain there has been built during the sea- 

 son of 1910 a lookout house for each mountain, situated near the 

 top. The two station houses are equipped with stoves, etc., for 

 use of men on the lookouts." 



Forrest H. Colby, of Bingham, one of the chief wardens for 

 the Kennebec waters reports : "In the Moose River Valley there 

 have been no fires of any size, even along the Canadian Pacific 

 Railway. Tool boxes and tools have been located at various sta- 

 tions, which would have been a great help in case of a fire of any 

 size. Camp kits have been procured for the watchmen on Attean 

 •Mountain and two for the patrolmen along the line of the rail- 

 road. The telephone line from Jackman to the top of Attean 

 Mt. has been put in first-class condition." 



Frank H. Sterling, of Caratunk, chief warden for all unin- 

 corporated townships in Somerst County to the north line of 

 Bingham's Kennebec Purchase, shows in this Kennebec Valley 

 division, permanent camps built at Bald Mountain, Mt. Coburn 

 and Pleasant Pond lookout stations. Eighteen miles of tree tel- 

 ephone were put in connecting Bald Mountain lookout station, 

 Lake Moxie R. R. station. Lander's Siding, Baker's Siding, 

 Pleasant Pond Mountain lookout station to Pleasant Pond. On 

 this line ten telephone instruments were installed for the use of 

 the wardens. This arrangement practically covers the whole 

 of Somerset County, making it possible to call anyone that can 

 be reached by public or private lines in the county. Fourteen 

 miles of tree telephone were put up from Mt. Coburn to West 

 Forks and by arrangements made for temporary use with H. P. 

 McKenney gives the Forestry District free service of his line to 

 Jackman, Attean and Spencer. 



