MAINE FORESTRY DISTRICT 57 
showers during the season, it Would be called a very dry summer. 
My territory was posted with fire notices, the telephone lines 
were put in good condition, the lookout men were well furnished 
with equipment, and all the trails were rebushed out. The tower 
on Mount Coburn and also the tower on Pleasant Pond Mountain, 
were each newly painted. The State boat at Pleasant Pond was 
painted and a new set of oars and oar-locks were purchased for 
the same. 
We built a camp 10 by 12 feet at the foot of Mount Coburn 
lookout station and installed a new telephone instrument in it, as 
there are windy days when it is very difficult for the watchman to 
hear from the tower. Wherever tools were lacking in the tool boxes 
they have been replaced by new ones, although most of the boxes 
in this section were well supplied. We had only two small fires in 
my territory this season, with very little expense. 
People who travel in the woods in general seem to be getting 
educated more and more each year in regard to being careful with 
fire. 
