FOREST COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. 



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with, at convenient places. A line was constructed from Pitts- 

 ton Farm to Boundary Bald Mountain, a distance of thirteen 

 miles. 



Two lookout towers were erected, one on Attean Mountain 

 and the other on Boundary Bald Mountain, both were con- 

 structed of wood. These towers are excellent for observation 

 purposes and the comfort of watchmen. 

 Chief Warden George E. Hathaway, Jacksonville : 



The watch tower has been boarded and shingled, and some 

 fire tools placed at same. 



Fire tools have been placed with one 'warden in each town or 

 township, which has been a great help to get on a fire quickly. 



A telephone line from Crawford to Cooper Fire Station, a 

 distance of five miles, would help the w^atchmen in the Wesley 

 and Cooper towers to locate a fire more correctly. 

 Chief Warden H. B. Buck, Bangor: 



Condition of Stations: The Station at Depot Mountain, built 

 in 1909, was but a platform on the top of a high spruce tree. It 

 became unsafe for use last season. During the summer of 1914 

 a new sixty foot steel tower was erected and it commands an 

 excellent view of the surrounding country. Rocky Mountain 

 station was built by the landowners in the summer of 1907. It 

 was built of logs and is not high enough for the territory. A 

 new steel tower, thirty-six foot high, possibly a forty foot tower 

 would be better, should be erected early in 191 5. There are two 

 blufTs and I think the tower should be erected on the one most 

 northerly. This tower should be hauled to the mountain during 

 the winter, to save expense. Soper Mountain station, built of 

 logs in 1909, should be replaced with a steel tower. A thirty- 

 six foot tower would be sufficient for this location. The road to 

 the mountain has been swamped out, and if the tower is to be 

 erected in 191 5, it should be hauled to the mountain on the snow 

 this winter, 1914-15. Priestly Mountain station was built in 

 1910, of logs and has a house on the top, well protected from the 

 elements, and is still in good condition. This tower will last for 

 several years to come and commands a good outlook. 



During the summer the regular patrolmen took up the tele- 

 phone line running from Cunliffe's Depot camp in northwest 

 part of Twp. No. 14, R. 11 to the mouth of Musquacook Stream, 

 and strung it along the tote road from^ Musquacook Lakes to 



