fire under con- 
trol. I wish to 
speak personal- 
ly of motor boat 
patrolman Rob- 
ert J. Walsh, 
who not only 
performed his 
duties faithfully 
and well, but 
played the part 
of a life saver 
in rescuing two 
people from 
drowning in the 
waters of Squa- 
pan Lake. The 
same watchman 
served this sea- 
son who served 
in 1918. 
The  princi- 
pal cause of fires 
in this section 
has been the 
carelessness of 
local fishermen 
in leaving lunch 
and camp fires 
unextinguished ; 
but two fires at 
least were 
caused by care- 
lessness in the 
use of smoking 
MAINE FORESTRY DISTRICT 31 
ABANDONED FARM SCENES—3. 
White birch, spruce and poplar in field aban- 
doned twenty-two years. Photo by Maine Forestry Dept. 
material. The two fires occurred in the pulp woods. Three of the 
reported fires were set by lightning. 
I would recommend that a lookout station be established on the 
south point of Chandler Mountains on Township 10, Range 7, as 
Middle Brook Mountains and Chandler Mountains obstruct a good 
deal of the view from Norway Bluff lookout, while the Aroostook 
Mountains and Chandler Mountains obstruct a good deal of the 
