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Laet yoar a piooe of lirjht "burning near this tract 

 came to ?ny attention; It was en ideal fire fron tho light- 

 burr.or's ctand point, burning slowly along in the plao 

 nccdlos and tar- wood. Of ooureo it buraod up tho tender 

 Doodling sinoo tho tar-weed makes a hot, pitchy fire, but, 

 it did very littlo deaago to the cluaps of yovnrj growth from 

 ten to twelve foot hi.^h cr the oldor trooe. Thio spring I 

 loo'.rod ovor thie picco cue! found it covered with a thic^t 

 Icyoi- of .^inc necdloo. Tho tar wcocl \7r.r all ccnin.5 'occl: 

 ond fie conditions for firca woro ^uet au dangerous, ii' not 

 worco than Ir.ct year. ?his j^ioco vrlll doubtlosc be biimod 

 ovor cgrin an<?. acjain and tho oon-ii'tior.c roaohed such co is 

 founc. in the vicinity of Connvonvillo whore there ere otanda 

 of lar-jo yollov? nlno trooc under which there ie very little 

 reproduction en aooount of t"io clonso carpet of tar-7;oed 

 which haa duvolopcd cc a rocult of repoctsd "ournin';c. 



Thic li.jht burnln-- was dono in tho vicinity of 

 tho Reel: Crool: firj lact ouiflLaor wiilch burned about 250 

 acres cf oocond grcwth tiabcr en' brush Itrnl. Tho Ian'* it 

 burnoC ever had boon rc^orto:'.l7 li-ht- jurnod but the rcciilts 

 atteired ir.terpoecd no barrier to the pi-cr.roes of tho crown 

 fire of last 



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