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is no wagon road in here; the mail is packed here from 

 Mizpah to Ripple (P. O.) It is in town 154, range 25. 

 Big Falls is in section 2, town 154, range 25; Ripple, the 

 post office, is in the same section. The road from here 

 to Black Duck is swampy and can only be traveled afoot. 



Henry Cole, chairman, town of Moose Park, June 9: 



On the /th instant, about noon, a fire on section 17 

 burned over half an acre of brush and slashings; no dam- 

 age done. It was extinguished with the help of seven 

 persons by carrying water in pails, there being a creek 

 close by. It was almost impossible to put the fire out, as 

 it hung to the roots and moss. Weather dry and windy, 

 has been dry all spring, with no rain to amount to 

 anything. 



S. R. Elliott, Sup't Crosby Mine, Nashwauk, April 29: 



April 27th a fire came from the south of our property, 

 which is situated in sections 31 and 32, town 57, range 22, 

 and destroyed much cord wood belonging to us. 



Same, May 13: 



The fire of April 27th burned only about 75 cords of 

 wood which we had cut. It would have burned all of our 

 buildings if we had not fought it with our whole force of 

 about 100 men. Two dwelling houses were destroyed 

 and much cord wood belonging to other parties. 



C. E. Walton, chairman, town of Nashwauk, May 1 1 : 



I have inquired into this fire you have mentioned, but 

 it is almost impossible to find out anything about it, for 

 there are so many tramps and lawless gangs around here 

 camping through the woods. This fire started south of 

 us, near the railroad track, but cannot find out any more 

 about it. 



Same, June i : 



A fire on this date burned over part of sections 3 1 and 

 32; destroyed an ice house; also from 300 to 400 cords 



