FOREST COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. 45 



E. H. Decker, Chesuncook — We repaired all telephone wires 

 and built a new lookout station on Soper Mt. Bushed a trail 

 from Chamberlain Lake to Allagash Lake, a distance of eight 

 miles, in order to get supplies and men to Allagash Lake terri- 

 tory, in case of fire, this being made necessary by the rotting 

 away of the old dam on Allagash Lake. Also made a trail from 

 Woodman Brook to Smith Brook, four miles. The State should 

 have a station on Allagash Mt. in 8, R. 14, and a motor boat on 

 Chamberlain Lake. Equipment in good condition excepting 

 dishes and bedding on Soper Mt. 



John E. Mitchell, Patten — Telephone lines repaired, new bat- 

 teries installed. During wet weather built lookout and camp 

 on Mattagamon Mt., locating the same on the highest peak. 

 The old station was not on the highest point. This was accom- 

 plished without any extra expense to the State. New cabin 

 about a quarter mile from the tower, located near good spring 

 water and wagon road. The old cabin is now used to store tools, 

 etc. The new Matagamon station overlooked the territory of 

 the Black Brook station which had been burned. Therefore 

 erected a station on Pogey Mt. on T. 4, R. 9, which overlooks 

 more territory and is more satisfactory. Took the tower house 

 at Matagamon P. O. and placed it at the head of Second Lake 

 to be used as a house for patrolmen at a total cost of three dol- 

 lars. Erected the new station on Beetle Mt. with three foot 

 peeled spruce underpinning and wired down the same. Installed 

 stoves at Beetle and Pogey Mts. 



Chas. J. Thibodeau, St. Francis — Camp built on the St. Fran- 

 cis River in T. 20, R. 11 and 12, opposite Blue River Village, P. 

 Q., in which we have stored all fire tools used in that section. 

 We put up twenty-two miles of wire from English Lake, shifted 

 two miles of it from the woods to the Boundary Line where it 

 would be much easier to keep in good repair. Cleared out all 

 trails along the Boundary line from St. Pamphile to English 

 Lake. 



It would be advisable to build two camps on the Allagash 

 River for the purpose of storing our fire tools one at the 

 Michaud farm and one at Long Lake. I would also suggest 

 that an independent wire be run from Round Pond on the. Alla- 

 gash River to Long Lake, a distance of about eight miles. A 

 new lookout station should be built at Rocky Mountain: the 



