The month of June was quite dry, but on July 4th we had 

 a nice, gentle rain, covering the entire district. No more rainfall 

 was had until August 17th, when there was a very light fall of 

 rain, lasting a couple of hours. There was not enough pre- 

 cipitation to wet the ground or the forest covering, the moisture 

 merely dampening the trees and brush. This rainfall did not 

 cover our entire district, being rather heavier in the northern 

 portion, and there being none at all in the southeastern part. 



On the evening of August 20th a very bad electrical storm 

 traversed the district, coming in from the Clearwater district 

 along the divide between the St. Joe, Clearwater and St. Maries 

 Rivers, and along the divide between the St. Maries River and 

 the Potlatch and Palouse Rivers, its worst effect being felt in 

 Tps. 42 N., Rs. 1 W. and 1 and 2 E., and in 43 N., Rs. 1, 2 and 3 

 E., 44 N., Rs. 2 and 3 E., with some more or less serious results 

 along the divide between the St. Joe and Coeur d'Alene Rivers 

 in Tps. 46 and 47 N., Rs. 1 and 2 E. 



Owing to the large number of fires I will attempt to give 

 the location and extent only of those causing any considerable 

 damage : 



July 12th Lightning started a fire on SE 1-4 NW 1-4 Sec. 

 8-43-3E. About 8,000 ft. of timber was killed before the 

 fire was extinguished. 



July 18th Fire started on SE 1-4 NW 1-4 Sec. 1-43-3E., sup- 

 posed to have been caused from a fire used for melting 

 chute grease. This burned over about eighty acres of 

 slashing and destroyed from 300 to 500 cedar poles. 



July 20th A logging engine started a fire on SE 1-4 Sec. 11- 

 44-1 W.; about eighty acres of slashing burned over, 

 with little or no damage. 



July 26th A small fire started on SW 1-4 SW 1-4 Sec. 29- 

 48-1W., caused by lightning. Only a few small red fir 

 and white fir trees were killed. . 



July 27th Lightning caused a small fire on SE 1-4 Sec. 18- 

 45-1W. About 4,000 ft. of white pine and 500 ft. of 

 cedar were destroyed. 



Aug. 1 Fire started on SE 1-4 SE 1-4 Sec. 4-45-3E., extending 

 into Sec. 3 of the same township. Caused by a home- 

 steader leaving a fire in his clearing. About eighty 

 acres of land were burned over, causing practically no 

 damage, as the merchantable timber had nearly all 

 been cut. 



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