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running to Fort Kent and there connects with the New England 

 Telephone Co. 



"There is also a line from Seven Islands in Township 13, 

 kange 15, down the St. John river to the "Hunter Farm" in 

 Township No. 14, Range 14. From Henderson's in xA.llagash 

 Plantation our line runs to the Rocky Mountain fire station in 

 Township 18. Range 12, a distance of about 12 miles. This line 

 should be extended to the "Hunter Farm,'" a distance of some 

 twenty miles, thus completing the circuit and greatly increase the 

 efficiency of the patrol and lessen the number of patrolmen nec- 

 essary on the St. John river. 



"On the Alachias river the Ashland Company has a telephone 

 h'ne to ^lachias dam at the foot of Machias lake, in Township 

 Xo. 12, Range 8, from which point the state in 1909 built a line 

 to Round Mountain fire station in Township No. 11, Range 8. 

 There is a telephone line from Patten to Eagle lake, built by the 

 Eastern ^lig. Co. From Haymock in Township No. 8, Range 

 1 I, the state in 1909 built a line to Soper Mountain fire station 

 in Township No. 8, Range 12. Mr. N. C. Ayer of the Ea.stern 

 Mfg. Co. was to extend his line from Township No. 9, Range 

 14 camps to the dam at the foot of Chamquassabamticook lake 

 in Township No. 10, Range 15. 



"While I believe that rivers travelled by sportsmen as much 

 as is the Allagash river should be patrolled by men in canoes, yet 

 f am of the opinion that much of the interior lands can be better 

 covered by watchmen at lookout stations, at a much less ex- 

 pense." 



Extracts from Mr. Buck's report to the department for work 

 done in his territory in 1910 follow : 



"The same territory was under my charge in 1910 as during 

 the i^revious year and an efficient patrol was maintained through- 

 out the season at a cost of 3.66 mills per acre. 



"In this territory we now have five lookout stations, located 

 as follows: Depot Mountain, Twp. 14 R. 16; Rocky Mountain, 

 Twp. 18 R. 12; Soper Mountain, Twp. 8 R. 12; Round !\Ioun- 

 tain. T. 11 R. 8; Priestly Mountain, Twp. 10, R. 13. 



"The stations on Depot Mountain, Soper Mountain and Round 



Mountain were built by the state in 1909. The station on Rocky 



.Mountain was built by the land owners in 1907, before the Fire 



District was created. The station on Priestly Mountain was 



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