1902. 



FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION. 



113 



and East, Middle, and West Beaver 

 creeks. These streams provide the water 

 for the cities of Colorado Springs, 

 Pueblo, and the Cripple Creek district. 

 It is difficult to give the due meed of 

 praise to men achieving such results. 

 The fire was undou1:)tedl\- of incendiary 



ongni. 



South Platte 

 Forest Reserve. 



Plum Creek 

 Ress 



:rve. 



A fire occurred in the 

 outskirts of a lumber 

 camp belonging to the 

 Rocky Mountain Paper 

 Company on June 25, destroying timber 

 on an area of 190 acres, situated at the 

 head of Tallow Creek, one of the main 

 feeders of the north fork of the South 

 Platte River. The lire originated on 

 state lands, but also destroyed about 

 100 acres of govennnent timber. It was 

 extinguished bj- U. S. Ranger Hooper, 

 aided b}' seventeen resident volunteers. 

 During the month of July three other 

 fires were extinguished in this reserve 

 by Supervisor Steinmetz, aided by thir- 

 teen local volunteers. The total area 

 burned over was 280 acres, mostly grass 

 land, the damage to timber being esti- 

 mated at only $200. 



In July there occurred four 

 fires at the headwaters of 

 Douglas Creek, three of 

 which were extinguished 

 without much damage, while one burned 

 over an area of about twenty acres, de- 

 stroying timber to the estimated value 

 of S75- Fortunately the effect upon 

 forest cover and water supply will be 

 but slight. 



On July 23 a fire oc- 

 curred at the headwaters 

 of the north fork of 

 White River, dcstroving 

 of live timber and dry 

 brush and 280 acres of dead timber. 

 This fire was probably caused by light- 

 ning. It originated in a most inaccessi- 

 ble region in a windfall, and burnt itself 

 out, causing no damage to the water 

 supply of the surrounding region. 



Another large fire occurred on Sep- 

 tember 26. It began outside of the re- 

 serve, in township 2 .south, range 85 

 west, on Derby Creek. There was a 

 high wind and the country was quite 

 dry ; the fire spread with great rapidity 

 over open grass lands, through thickets 



White River 

 Reserve. 



twenty acres 



