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Mountain. Three new telephone instruments have been put in, 

 one at the post-office at Norcross and the other two at conven- 

 ient points along the Hne. Patrolmen have improved the woods 

 trails and fire tools have been distributed at each section making: 

 it possible for them to extinguish small fires without summoning 

 extra help. Tools have also been placed at Yoke Pond at 

 Wadleigh's camp on Gulliver Brook, at Lewis Ketchum's camp 

 on Rainbow Town, at Chas. Daisey's camp on Sourdnahunk 

 Lake, at Alex Resignol's Millinocket Lake, at Stephen Cun- 

 ningham's camp at Norcross and at the camps at Jo Mary Lake. 

 "I have batteaux and canoes suitable to take a crew of men, 

 tents, supplies and with the excellent telephone line to Milli- 

 nocket could, if a fire starts, place a crew on the spot in a few 

 hours which is the key to the situation in lessening fire danger." 



Albert F. Webster, chief warden who looks after the Lower 

 Somerset and Franklin County townships writes: "In my dis- 

 trict there has been no building of telephone lines or lookout 

 stations, nor do I think that these things are necessary in this 

 particular district. In other parts of this section the lookouts 

 and telephones are in good order, and have rendered valuable 

 service in the prevention of fires, I consider these appliances of 

 greatest importance, and they should be kept up to the high- 

 est state of efficiency. It is also necessary to have some of the 

 country covered by patrolmen." 



William H. Hinckley, chief warden for the south branch of 

 St. John river waters advocates the building of telephone lines 

 throughout the townships in that portion of the district, stating 

 that there are no high mountains on which lookout stations 

 could be placed to advantage. 



E. P. Viles, chief warden for the Dead River region, reports 

 his territory as practically free from any disastrous fires. Only 

 a few patrolmen have been employed in that region, more de- 

 pendence being placed on the watchmen on the lookout stations. 

 The telephone lines have been kept in good repair throughout 

 both seasons. 



Chief warden, Ezra N. Williams of Great Pond having the 

 townships in the northern part of Hancock County under his 

 control reports that the flifferent deputies are well supplied with 

 fire tools and about eight miles of telephone line has been ])uilt 



