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from the Spencer Mt. lookout to Roach River, which has never 

 given the best of satisfaction. Another season it is planned to 

 have it run from Grant farm to the Spencer Mt. and thus con- 

 tinuous service can be had without the delay and trouble that 

 has been experienced. Much less patrolling was needed in 

 1912 than for several seasons. Arrangements were continued 

 for use of motor boat when necessary." 



Louis Oakes, chief warden for Moosehead Lake sections says: 

 "The work in this district during the past season has been 

 mainly repairs. On Squaw Mountain and Kineo Mountain 

 trails and telephone lines have been kept in good condition. 

 For permanent improvements another season would suggest 

 the building of a watchman's camp on Squaw Mountain about 

 two and one-half miles from the summit where there is a goo3 

 spring of water situated near the trail leading from the station." 



Leon C. Irish, chief warden for the southern Aroostook 

 division says : "In the past two years a telephone has been built 

 through Reed PL, Macwahoc and up Silver Ridge which is a 

 great benefit in controlling fires, and other lines have been built 

 in different places which help the system very much. In the 

 way of new lookout stations, I think we should have one on top 

 of Crow Hill in the town of Linneus and one on top of Peeka- 

 boo Mt. in the town of Weston. By doing this five or six 

 patrolmen could be dispensed with making less expense." 



R. D. Porter, chief warden for the Portage Lake region strong- 

 ly recommends the building of a lookout station and new tele- 

 phone lines in his district as there are none now located in that 

 section and he believes that it would greatly lessen the danger 

 and also the expense of patrolling. 



D. G. Lane, chief warden for the St. Croix waters says : 

 "There has been nothing accomplished along the line of tele- 

 phone construction in this locality except the New England Co. 

 built in 19TI from Danforth to Brookton, a distance of 12 miles 

 with the intentions of connecting with their line at Princeton, 

 but it has not been completed." 



A. B. Haynes, chief warden for the Jo Mary Lake section 

 writes us : "The telephone lines have been thoroughly repaired 

 from Norcross across Indian Twp. No. 4 to Cooper Brook 

 and a new line put up around South Twin Lake; also a new 

 line built from the main line to the lookout station on Ragged 



