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west of Heron, there was one conflagration that burned over 

 eighty thousand acres of timber. This region abounds in deer. 

 On Bull River fifty blacktail deer were found dead in one 

 bunch. On Trout and Beaver Creeks, a few burned carcasses 

 of deer were found and on INIartin Creek two elk are known 

 to have perished. The streams of Trout Creek, Bull River 

 and Beaver Creek ran hot during the fire, thus killing all the 

 fish of these streams. The loss of grouse, fool hens and 

 pheasants in this district was great. Their burned bodies 

 were seen in rows along the path of the fire. 



On White Pine Creek and Thompson River the fire was 

 fierce and destructive, but not as severe as on Bull River, 

 Trout and Beaver Creeks. Here the loss of human lives was 

 four. 



From Taft, east on the Coeur d'Alene Branch of the 

 Northern Pacific Railway and main branch of the Milwaukee 

 Railway, there was great destruction of deer, also grouse, 

 fool hens and pheasants. The area of this fire was about 

 four hundred and fifty thousand acres. The St. Regis River 

 and Fish Creek, the two largest streams in this section, also 

 ran hot, destroying all fish. The loss of human life is known 

 to have been seventy-two persons in this section. 



On what was formerly a portion of the Flathead Indian 

 Reservation, there were destructive forest fires, but as far as 

 known no loss of game animals or birds. 



In District No. 5, embracing portions of Chouteau and 

 Cascade Counties, there were several fierce fires, but no 

 damage done to game or fishing streams, which is remarkable, 

 as the area burned was twenty-five miles long and from fiftv 

 yards to five miles wide. This fire was handled by a large 

 force of men and burned for eleven days. 



While some fires raged in other districts, there was no 

 loss of game or fish, further than above stated. 



FISH HATCHERIES. 

 The State Fish Hatchery, which is established at Anaconda, 

 has been in operation three seasons, under the supervision 

 of Mr. C. F. Healea. The output from this hatchery is 

 making a noticeable increase of the amount of fish in Montana 

 streams. The United States Hatchery at Bozeman, which 

 has been in operation several years, first came to the aid of 

 the fishermen in ]\1'ontana by supplying fry for the depleted 



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