FOREST COMMISSIONERS REPORT. 5I 



Messrs. W. H. Cunliffe's Sons. This line goes to Conlif s depot 

 camp in N. E. part of Twp. No. 14, where a switch is installed 

 and connection made with other points. 



"Umsaskis Line: On the easterly shore of Umsaskis lake, in 

 Twp. No. II, R. 13, a summer sporting camp is maintained by 

 Messrs. W. H. Cunliffe's Sons, in charge of George Kelley. Mr. 

 Kelley was engaged to look after Umsaskis and Long lakes dur- 

 ing the past season, where we had two patrolmen in 1909, and to 

 put him in touch with Harry E. Hasey, Chief Warden, a tele- 

 phone line was built from the camp, connecting with the Priest- 

 ly mountain line at the head of Long lake. This line is about 

 three miles. 



"Aroostook Line: This line begins in Ox loow, Twp. 9 R. 

 6, and follows the southerly side of Aroostook river to the fire 

 warden's camp at the mouth of Mooseleuk stream in Twp. No. 

 8, R. 8. This line is about eleven miles and was built by patrol- 

 men ; the only expense being for material and team. Material 

 enough is on hand to complete the line another season five miles 

 farther up the river. There is also material enough on hand at 

 Allagash to build twelve miles of telephone on the main St. John 

 river, which can be done by the patrolmen in 1911 and thus com- 

 plete the connection of the lower and upper St. John river water- 

 sheds. 



"With the exception of the small camp fires extinguished by 

 the patrolmen during the summer, we have had but three small 

 fires in this large territory, one on T. 15 R. 15 ; one on T. 19 R. 

 1 1 and one on T. 7 R. 14, the expense of extinguishing the three 

 being $99.60." 



M. L. Woodman of Lagrange, chief warden for the district, 

 south of Norcross in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties, says 

 in regard to construction and permanent work for 1909-10: 

 "New lookout station was constructed on Ragged Mountain, 

 completely equipped with instruments, cooking outfit, etc. Ten 

 miles of new telephone have been built and thirty-five miles kept 

 in first-class repair. The connections afforded by this telephone 

 service are Long A; A Range 10; A Range 11 ; B Range 11 ; 

 Indian Township and No. i Range 10. Trails have been spot- 

 ted and marked between lakes and ponds, for a distance of 78 

 miles, varying in length from one mile to four and one-half. 

 Tools and instruments are in first-class shape and the season 

 closes with no fires of any importance." 



