well as his employes,' if he had any,' and thus Iiours would "be 

 lost through his not going to the flra at once 



A number of good citizens who have been appointed 

 ?lre Wardens have agreed with mo on this pfiint and I have no 

 fear but what they will be on hand if a fire starts anywhere 

 in their locality, especially since I "have not asked them to 

 go any long distance out of their way 



I think that all the Hangers can work up additional 

 help in this way if they will dig into the right olass, and In 

 time we will have the woods full of ?ir Wardens as our assis- 

 tants. 



Banner Hountain Looiuut tfotoa 



"I, Bonjanin ? Howe, wovecTup to my Summer home upon 

 tho top of Banner Hountain en Juno 1, to watch over the Forest 



f>.r fires. 



. 



The first fow days wore very hot. Thon it jot oool, 

 and the rain oamo down, find the wind blow hard and 'cold. Thon 



picked up my kitchen and took it in the bod-room, which Is the 

 6x7 tent (too largo), end pllod Into bed to keep warm the rest 

 of the day. I souse tiraoe have ray blanket around ne to keop warm. 



Could not have c flro tho night of the 15th. The wind 

 blew so hard thct it took off my lid that is, the orjivts from 

 over the T6wer. I picked Up ray bed rad ray srme -daughter, Lillias 

 E. T. Howe, \Vbo was with me, on went to the hi^h timber the rest 

 of tho ni.sht. Then it clecrod off end is nice weather 



I have had 360 visitors up to July 8th. This Summer I 

 an going to got a oebin - maybo 



Benjamin Franklin Ho wo, 







Lookout. 



P.S.: 'The Big Cannon is all CMC- to look through. Good for from 

 1 to 1,500 ujilcb," 



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