CHIEF FIRE WARDEN. 9 



HUBBARD COUNTY. 



James K. Deyo, chairman, town of Nevis, May lo: 



On the 19th, 20th and 21st of April, a fire which 

 burned over sections 31, 32 and 33, in the town of 

 Nevis, being township 140, range 33, did damage to 

 the amount of |ioo. It originated on section 33, being 

 land occupied by Fred White. It started near the 

 bridge on the Crow Wing river at the head of 4th 

 lake. It was extinguished with the help of eight per- 

 sons by plowing, back-firing and whisping same out; 

 weather very dry and windy. It is supposed to have 

 been started by fishermen. For about three weeks in 

 April, while fish are running in between 4th and 5 th 

 lakes in Crow Wing river, hundreds of barrels of fish 

 are taken out, salted and taken home by settlers who 

 come from fifty miles around and camp about the river 

 and fish. Wagon loads of fish are taken by net at one 

 haul. Fire was traced to one of the camps, but no one 

 has been able to locate parties who left the fire burn- 

 ing. Now that the fish have stopped running, there 

 will be no more danger until next spring. 

 M. Mikel, Fire' Warden, town of Nevis, November 10: 

 On the 20th of October a fire burned over about 5 

 acres of Jack pine on section 7. Damage 15. It was 

 extinguished by myself. Weather was dry and windy 

 for four weeks. 



ISANTI COUNTY. 



A. P. Ledin, chairman, town of North Branch, May 9: 

 On the 5th instant a fire caused by a tramp, as near 

 as can be found out, burned over 60 acres of brush and 

 meadow; destroyed some hay. Damage $10. It was 

 extinguished by back-firing and ditching. 



C. J. Olson, chairman, town of Oxford, April 3: 



March 28th a fire originating on section 16 burned 

 over 400 acres of meadow and light timber and 



