CHIEF FIRE WARDEN. 7 



W. J. Stewart, chairman, town of Granite Ledge, Sep- 

 tember 23: 



About the i8th of September a fire on section 34 

 started, I suppose, from someone setting an old rotten 

 log on fire. It caught in some other rotten logs and 

 was burning a few places in the ground, and, if it had 

 not been discovered, would after a while have spread 

 and done some damage. It was extinguished by haul- 

 ing water with teams. 



John Wilson, chairman, town of St. George, October 8: 



October 7th a fire on section i burned over 70 acres 

 of light timber; destroyed 9 tons of hay, a shanty and 

 contents, small stable and some timber. Damage |2oo. 

 It was extinguished by back-firing, carrying water and 

 wetting grain sacks and slapping the fire out. It is the 

 general opinion that it was caused by hunters, as the 

 woods are full of them. Three hunters came and 

 assisted in extinguishing the fire. Weather dry and 

 windy; had been for two weeks. 



G. S. Reeder, chairman, town of Sauk Rapids, Octo- 

 ber 2 1 : 



On the 19th instant a fire on section 4, which started 

 from the railroad track, or near it, burned over 200 

 acres of brush and meadow. Damage $600. The 

 weather was windy; had been for two days. 



CARLTON COUNTY. 



Thomas Spencer, chairman, town of Barnum, April 25: 



( April 9th fire on section 1 1 burned over about 40 

 acres of brush and field. It was extinguished by nine 

 persons beating it out. There had been no rain this 

 spring previous to the fire. 



