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these reports 155,398 M feet of timber was killed by fire; of this 

 amount 16,177 M feet will be a total loss. 



While there were some very bad fires, only one killed any ap- 

 preciable amount of timber. This occurred on the 24th of August in 

 Eastern Lewis County, in Townships 12 and 13 North, Range 5 East. 

 It originated in the logging operations of the West Fork Logging 

 Company. This was in July. It was properly looked after at that 

 time and no damage was done, but some fire which had been smoulder- 

 ing unseen, broke out on the date mentioned, (which was a very hot 

 day) and by nightfall it had covered an area approximately one mile 

 wide by five miles long. Fortunately a logging road is completed into 

 the center of this tract so that a large part of the killed timber can 

 be logged before it decays. 



There were several bad logging camp fires in which the loss in 

 logs and logging equipment was considerable. Between the 20th of 

 August and September 1st, there occurred some of the worst fire 

 weather I have ever experienced. During this period a good many 

 fires broke out and burned over large areas of logged-off land but few 

 of them were allowed to get into green timber, consequently, with the 

 one exception, the loss to standing timber was slight. 



The co-operation of the State and Federal fire protective or- 

 ganizations was most cordial and assistance in a very substantial way 

 was rendered by them, in fact, I think there was the most effective 

 co-operation between the three forces that we have ever had. 



We are favored by a visit from J. G. Peters, Chief of Co-operation 

 of Weeks-Law funds. Mr. Peters came from Washington, D. C. In 

 company with F. E. Pape, State Forester, and myself, he traveled over 

 a considerable portion of Western Washington. This gave him an 

 opportunity to get first hand information of our work. It also gave 

 us an opportunity to have explained the conditions under which 

 Weeks-Law funds were allotted. 



This State received a regular allowance of $8,000.00 from this 

 fund for the year. At the urgent request of State Forester Pape and 

 myself and upon recommendation of the Forest Service officials an 

 additional sum of $500.00 was granted. This was owing to the emer- 

 gency created by the unusual fire conditions at the close of the season. 



