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out and burned clear of brush. This lane runs around the preserve and connects 

 with the township roads, making with them a barrier against the entrance of fire. 

 Cross fire lanes were also made through the preserve to assist in confining any fire 

 to a limited area. A forest patrol of three men is employed on Sundays and on all 

 holidays to prevent the starting of fires, to extinguish them when discovered, and 

 to protect the young growing timber from injury by lawless persons. The following 

 is a statement of the different plantations: 



