6 FORESTRY IN COLORADO 



land, and were handled by National Forest officers at a total cost 

 of $9.86. In neither case was the cause definitely known. The 

 third fire occurred partly on National Forest land and partly on 

 private land, and burned 3,800 feet of timber and 80 acres of grass 

 land. Cost of extinguishing this fire, $80.31, the whole of which 

 was paid by the Forest Service. 



In Gilpin County, one fire was reported for 1913 by Sheriff A. 

 S. Gundy. This fire was extinguished by Forest Ranger Ray Clark, 

 and the cause and estimated damage is not given. 



In Montezuma County three or four small fires were reported 

 by Sheriff G. Sam. Todd. These were along the railroad, started 

 by sparks from the engine, and extinguished at a cost of $15. 



In Gunnison County one fire was reported by Sheriff Pat 

 Hanlon for 1913. This started in Stubbs Gulch and burned over 

 about one acre, and was probably caused by campers. The cost to 

 extinguish the fire was $3.50. 



In Douglas County Sheriff George Nickson reported on<e fire 

 six miles south of Castle Rock which was caused by the railroad, 

 and was extinguished at a cost of $16.50. 



In Teller County one fire was reported by Sheriff Henry von 

 Phnl. Two acres of privately owned timber in Eclipse Gulch were 

 burned, the fire caused by sparks from a locomotive. The damage 

 was slight. 



CO-OPERATIVE PROJECT WITH FOREST SERVICE 

 FOREST SERVICE PROJECT 



Experiments With Engelmann Spruce, Lodgepole Pine and Alpine 



Fir Fence Posts 



This project which was concerned with the preservative treat- 

 ment of th* above species of timber, was fully outlined in the First 

 Biennial Repor^, Page 19. 



According to that project, the 270 posts employed in this ex- 

 periment were set upon the college farm and put into actual serv- 

 ice. The first lot of these posts consisting of 109 pieces, was set 

 two years ago. An inspection was made of these posts at the end 

 of the second year. Although the time has been relatively short for 

 decay to make n rch progress, still there is a marked difference 

 already evident between the treated and the untreated posts. Those 

 which were treated with crude oil, however, show, if anything, a 



