10 ANNUAL REPORT OF 



timber and some green pine; damage, Jis- Cannot tell how it was caused. It 

 was put out in five hours after it started by a heavy rain. 



John Clear, of Langor, January 26, 1900: 



On the 20th of June a fire in the southeast part of the unorganized township 150, 

 range 32, burned over 200 acres of pine timber, killed most of the timber, and they 

 are logging it now. Damage very little. The fire originated near a saw mill; the 

 parties had finished sawing and were likely burning the slashings around the mill 

 before leaving it for the summer. The fire was extinguished by rain. I, living five 

 miles from there, did not know of the fire at the time, 



On the 27th of June, 10 a. m., a fire on section 2 burned over 100 acres of tim- 

 ber, which is now being logged. No damage. It was caused by clearing land that 

 had been logged over the previous winter and was extinguished in 10 hours after it 

 started. 



T. J. Costello, of Nebish, January 21, 1900: 



In April, a fire originating on section 28 burned over 400 acres of cut-over lands. 

 Did no damage. Was set by the owners to burn tops and stuff. 



Michael Kelly, of Nebish, January 16, 1900: 



Late in the evening of May 20th a fire originating on section 21, township 130, 

 range 33, burned over 40 acres of cut land and destroyed two hovels and 20 tons 

 of hay; damage, $150. It was probably set for spite by some man discharged from 

 camp. The weather was dry, but the ground was wet at the time; ran over some 

 of the old cutting, but did no damage to timber. It was put out in twenty-four hours 

 after it started by two men, who kept it between the track and Mud river. It got 

 no headway except around the hovels. We set fire along the track about that time, 

 which is the only way to avoid big fires along a logging railroad. It burned back 

 from the track on an average about 20 rods. Of course there were a great many 

 small fires set by the (railroad) engine along the track through the summer, but 

 did no damage to standing timber. There was no fire last year in towns 150-34, 

 iSo-35i 150-36, nor in 149-34, 149-35 and 149-36. Those are the most dangerous 

 towns for fire in the county, but escaped last year with no fires to speak of. 



CROW WING COUNTY. 



George Keough, chairman of the town of Oak Lawn, May i8th: 



On the i6th of April a fire on section 9, township 45, range 30, burned over 400 

 acres of mostly light pine timber; damage, $500. It was vacant land and must 

 have been set by hunters or others. I have been unable to learn by whom. It 

 was extinguished in five hours after it started by five persons and mostly by back- 

 setting. 



OTTER TAIL COUNTY. 



H. B. Olson, chairman of the town of Girard, May 24th: 



May 20th, 10 a. m., a fire caused by party unknown burned over 400 acres of 

 hardwood and brush; damage, $75. It was vacant land. It was extinguished in 

 six hours after it started by the use of horses and plow and by back-firing. The 

 wind blew hard from the southeast. 



