CHIEF FIRE WARDEN. 29 



CLAY COUNTY. 



R. Sieber, chairman, town of Barnesville, May 4: 



April 26th a fire in the south part of the town burned 

 over 1,200 acres and destroyed hay of the value of 125. 

 It went across the creek to section 23. I could not find 

 out how it was set. There was a strong wind. 



Leander Swartz, chairman, town of Elkton, November 3: 

 On the 3ist of October a fire caused by burning stub- 

 ble, the weather being dry, burned over several hundred 

 acres in the north part of the town and destroyed about 

 70 tons of hay; damage $210. Many persons helped ex- 

 tinguish the fire by plowing and whipping with wet sacks. 

 The party who caused the fire was tried and fined $45 

 and costs. 



W. Fountain, chairman, town of Hawley, November 2 : 



October 3ist about 4 o'clock P. M., a fire burned over 

 40 or 50 acres of wild meadow and destroyed 40 tons of 

 hay; damage $200. It was extinguished in about four 

 hours by plowing and back-firing. A whole threshing 

 crew and others volunteered. The weather was dry and 

 had been dry about two weeks; but little wind. The fire 

 originated, it is supposed, near Downer, Minnesota, six or 

 eight miles southwest of where it touched our town. It 

 just touched one corner of the township. 



Same, November 16: 



I find that the fire which I reported the 2d instant was 

 caused by a party who set fire to burn off the land when 

 he had made a fire break of only six furrows. He was 

 fined $45 and cost. 



Edward Weaver, chairman, town of Riverton, April 27: 



On the 26th instant a fire which originated on section 36 

 burned over seven sections and destroyed two stacks of 

 hay of the value of $50. It was extinguished in twelve 



