24 ANNUAL REPORT OF 



brought the fire into our town, where all the hay was 

 destroyed. We have spent three days trying to find out 

 who set the fire, but are unable to find out. 



ST. LOUIS COUNTY. 



Edward Olson, president, village of McKinley, in town- 

 ship of Biwabik, June 27: 



We are in no danger at present from forest fires. The 

 fire the first part of this month caught in slashings from 

 the Elba Iron Company and burned over about 80 acres 

 of ground, but no valuable timber was destroyed. 

 Olof Shirley, fire warden, town of Canosia, June 29: 



If this dry weather keeps on we shall have some bad 

 forest fires on account of the M. & W. R. R. locomotives. 

 They are setting fire every day at certain places where 

 the sparks fall in combustible material. I do not think 

 they have the right kind of spark arresters on. 

 Henry Kirke, chairman, town of Duluth, June 15: 



On the 7th instant a fire on section 34, about seven 

 miles from where I live, burned over from 15 to 20 acres 

 old choppings; destroyed some cedar ties there was 

 no valuable timber; very high wind all day. Weather 

 had been dry ten or twelve days. The fire was finally 

 put out by rain. 

 C. G. Almquist, chairman, town of Herman, June 2 : 



There have been some small fires along the line of the 

 logging railroad from Scanlon, doing small damage; but 

 if dry weather starts in there might be danger of some 

 big fires caused from it. 

 Same, July i : . 



June 28th at 4 P. M., a fire on section 20, probably 

 caused by the logging train, burned over two acres of 

 light timber; destroyed five cords of wood and some pine. 

 Extinguished by shoveling earth over it. Weather dry 

 but no wind. 



