District No. 1 Spirit Lake. 



August 6 Fire started on Section 7-56-3 west, in the Wil- 

 son-Leuthold land slashings, coming 'up the hill and endanger- 

 ing the timber belonging to Mr. Heitman. Fire Warden 

 Phalon received two men from the Panhandle Lumber com- 

 pany. The Wilson-Leuthold Lumber company sent up a few 

 men also, and they had fire under control next morning. On 

 the morning of August 7, the Panhandle Lumber company sent 

 their camp crew down from the head of Spirit Lake. I ar- 

 rived there from Sandpoint about an hour later and put a trail 

 all around the burnings. The fire was about out and the men 

 were there using the Panhandle men for about five hours. 

 These men of the Panhandle Lumber company were not called 

 for by the fire warden. The Panhandle Lumber company pay- 

 ing for the labor. I had Fire Warden Phalon keep men on 

 this fire day and night for three days or until there was no 

 possible chance for the fire to break out again. The associa- 

 tion paid boat and railway transportation and board for the 

 men from iSpirit Lake and return. No damage of timber. 

 Total cost to the association, $104.75. 



August 20 This fire started in 20-52-4 west, burning 

 in a northeasterly direction; burning over 320 acres on Sec- 

 tion 20; 480 acres on Section 16; 320 acres on Section 9; 640 

 acres in Section 10; 640 acres in Section 2; 320 acres in Sec- 

 tion 3; 160 acres in Section 1, being total acreage of 2880 

 acres. None of the above land belonged to the association 

 members and was taken care of by Warden Phalon and Up- 

 tagraffe. This fire was finally put out by back-firing on old 

 roads and did not get into any association timber. There was 

 no timber of any kind destroyed on this land. It was partly 

 covered by slashings and a small second growth of timber. 

 No cost to the association other than warden's time. 



September 5 Fire started in the SE*4 of Section 36-53-5 

 west, burning over two acres. This fire was started after 

 dark in heavy slashings. Fire Warden Phalon had three paid 

 fire-fighters on this fire and the help of twenty-two Washing- 

 ton State football players, who worked with him for five hours 

 getting this fire under control. With this extra help, and be- 

 ing on the ground shortly after the fire started saved a big 

 expense and killing of timber belonging to the Panhandle 



