Deffenbacher secured the help of five men putting this fire 

 under control. No damage. Cost to the association of con- 

 trolling fire was $4.00. 



July 18 Fire started on the SW^4 of the NE& of Section 

 11-58-1 west, burning over 80 acres. Cause of this fire un- 

 known. We did considerable back firing to keep it in control 

 and kept a few men around Lane's Camp to keep from burn- 

 ing camp. Also had been putting out small fires. N > dam- 

 age done by this fire. Cost to the association was $63.00. 



July 20 Fire started in the NE^4 of the SW*4 of Section 36- 

 58-1 west. This fire was caused by an old burning, which 

 burned through the works of the Humbird Lumber Co.'s Camp 

 No. 3, a heavy wind making fire very bad. It was necessary 

 to put in a back-firing line from SE*4 of Section 26 through 

 the NE*4 of 36 and a number of men were sent up from Sand- 

 pom, also crew of the Humbird Lumber company working on 

 fire. This fire destroyed 100,000 feet of white pine and cedar 

 logs which were cut on the ground, making a total loss. It 

 was necessary to keep a number of men on this fire for some 

 time. The Humbird Lumber company had their force of men 

 on the fire for the first twenty-four hours. Cost to the asso- 

 ciation, $631.15. 



August 1 Fire started in the NW*4 of the SW*4 of Section 

 30-59-1 east. This fire was caused by fishermen. It was 

 necessary to put a fire trail around part of the fire to keep it 

 away from the green timber. No timber was killed and the 

 cost to the association was $133.65. 



August 6 Fire startred in the NE^4 of the SE^ of Section 

 34-59, 1 west. This fire was caused by an unknown, burning 

 over 80 acres. This fire was started in a heavy slashing, it 

 being necessary to put a fire line around this to keep it from 

 spreading into the green timber and keep it from burning 

 west, which would have caused a loss to the Humbird Lumber 

 company's camp No. 1. No damage done. Fire cost the asso- 

 ciation $165.00. 



August 7 Fire started in the SE*4 of the SWi/i of Section 

 1, burning over 300 acres. Fire started from other fires in a 

 high wind. This fire soon spread through the workings of the 

 Humbird Lumber company, doing considerable damage to 



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