CHIEF FIRE WARDEN. 



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ST. LOUIS COUNTY. 



John Hillman, of Floodwood, June 15th: 



From May 3d to 12th three fires occurred in townships 53-21 and 53-22. The 

 first was caused by night fishermen, who were unknown. It burned over 640 acres 

 and destroyed about 2, 000 cords of hard wood, mostly birch; damage, $500. It 

 was extinguished by back-firing. The weather was windy. The other two fires 

 were caused by farmers burning brush and did not do much damage. 



TODD COUNTY. 



L. P. Leech, president of the village of Bertha, June 14th: 



A fire on the 2Sth of April burned over 5 acres and destroyed wood of the value 

 of $11. It was caused by setting fire to old grass. Had it not been for the fire 

 being extinguished by railroad section men, 1,000 cords of wood, the depot, two 

 dwellings and a stable would have been liable to be burned. 



SUMMARY OF PRAIRIE FIRES, 1900. 



County and Towns. 



Becker County — 

 Township 141-41-42 



Benton County — 

 Longola 



Chisago County — 

 Rusheba 



Clay County — 



Flowing 



Glyndon 



Hawley 



Highland Grove 



Riverton 



Riverton 



Kittson County — 

 Spring Brook 



Lac qui Parle County — 



Augusta 



Augusta 



Mehurin 



Mehurin 



Manfred 



Lincoln County — 



Drammen 



Drammen 



Royal 



Marshall County — 



Comstock 



Foldahl 



Spruce Valley 



Spruce Valley 



"West Valley , 



Nov. i-io. 



April 13. 



Jan. 8 (igoo). 



April 16. 

 Aug. 13. 

 Nov. 4. 

 Oct. I. 

 Sept. 12.. 

 Oct. 12. , 



Oct. 



Oct. 31 



Jan. 8 (1900) 



May 6 



Sept. 30 



May 6 



April 16. 

 Nov. 21. 

 Oct. 30. 



Oct. 5. 



Nov. 6. 



Nov. 10. 



Nov. 12. 



Oct. 5. 



2,000 



600 



800 

 I 



100 



25 



5 



10 



600 



300 

 40 

 500 

 450 

 500 



600 



100 



80 



800 

 400 

 600 

 100 

 500 



Damage. 



$300 



Slight 



12 



150 



225 



71 

 81 



Slight 



500 

 60 

 None 

 None 

 None 



None 

 10 

 300 



Slight 

 132 

 None 

 10 

 None 



Cause. 



Unknown. 



Unknown. 



Burning brush. 



Unknown. 

 R. R. locomotive. 

 R. R. locomotive. 

 R. R. locomotive. 

 R. R. locomotive. 

 R. R. locomotive. 



Unknown. 



Threshing engine. 

 R. R. locomotive. 

 Unknown. 

 Unknown. 

 Unknown. 



Unknown. 



Traveler. 



Unknown. 



Burning straw. 



Boys. 



Unknown. 



Unknown. 



Unknown. 



