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Show Costly Fires Season On Cache National Forest The exceedingly dry summer and fall months resulted in a serious, extended fire season which has been one of the most costly in recent years on ' the Cache National Forest, according to Ona A. Harrison, assistant forest for-est supervisor. Thirty seven fires . have been reported to date, he said, while data on some small blazes have not been received. Damage to water-sheds, utility lines and canals can-als mounted to thousands of dollars dol-lars and caused one death. Only two fires over 100 acres were noted, 3 from 10 to 100 acres 11 between one-fourth and 10 acres and 21 under one-fourth acre. In 1943 25 fires were reported re-ported while the highest in recent re-cent years was in 1940 when 60 blazes were listed on forest service ser-vice records. Control measures have included six district rangers, 40 emergency guards during extreme, danger j'pediods, nine lookout towers have been manned,' and 150 volunteer Forest and Ranger Fire Figher guards were available. Two-way ' communication was maintained from Ogden to some points but plans now are underway to set up a network over the forest with a central transmitter located lo-cated at Logan. A tank truck also was stationed in Ogden-Mr. Ogden-Mr. Harrison praised cooperation coopera-tion of county sheriff's departments, depart-ments, grazing service and other fire prevention and fighting agencies agen-cies with the forest service. During the period 1935-42, an average of 38 fires were reported on the forest. 'A breakdown of causes was listed by Mr. Harrison Har-rison as follows: stockmen, 22 per cent; fishermen, 6-per cent; travelers, 9 per cent; timbermen, 3 per cent; hunters, 6 per cent; picknickers, 14 per cent; ranchers ranch-ers 17 per cent; miners, 1 per j cent; railroad, 4 per cent, and miscellaneous, 18 per cent. |