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something of the kind. It was put out by myself and one man. It burned over about 

 one acre. No serious damage done. 



May 2 1st there was a fire at Truman Ward's, caused by burning a few brush heaps. 

 I employed two men besides myself, but it soon got beyond our control and spread 

 over about seven acres. We then dug trenches around the fire and stopped it. 



May 27th a fire started on Lot 33, which was put out by myself and one man. It 

 burned over about half an acre. Cause unknown. 



May 29th there was a fire in Dutch Washer's woods. It was caused by a burning 

 fallow. S. T. Thomas took charge of it and put it out, as I was called to the south 

 part of the town. 



May 30th had a fire on Glen Road, Lot 14. I was notified by Gilbert Pasco that 

 it was burning near his buildings and near State lands. I ordered out nine men, and 

 kept it off from the State lands. It burned over about sixty acres. I was unable to 

 appraise the damages. It was caused by a fishing party on Glen Brook. 



There was also a fire in Robert Wakeley's woods which escaped from a burning 

 fallow, but it was kept under control and no serious damage was done. 



June 17th there was a fire in Moses' woods, which lasted four days. Moses had 

 burned some log heaps, and supposed the fire was all out. He went away into the 

 lumber woods to work. The fire started up in the muck. The wind from the south 

 blew it up and took it into the woods near by, where it raged fiercely. We worked 

 hard, but it was the fourth day before we could get it under control. We had to carry 

 water a long way. It burned over about six acres on Lot 70 and four acres on Lot 5 1. 

 Damage $130. 



September 5th I was engaged in appraising damages where a fire had caught from 

 an engine on the Adirondack Railroad in S. C. Armstrong's woods. Damages $50. 

 Paid by the D. & H. R. R. Co. 



September 23d there was a fire on Edward's Hill, Lot 27, caused by a burning 

 fallow. The fire was kept off State land. 



September 28th there was a fire on or near Lot 55. Ellis Dunklee was burning 

 brush. It was kept under control. 



October 19th a fire started on Lot 61, near Kibbe Pond, caused by a hunting party. 

 It ran over about sixty acres of State land, doing damage to the amount of $100. 



William Merrill, Firewarden for the town of Johnsburg, reports also: 



The fire near South Pond — better known as Fish Pond — has burned over about 

 300 acres, half of which is State land. We worked hard, but the wind blew strong 

 from the south, and the fire was beyond our control. We have it now (June 1 7th) 

 under subjection. If the wind does not rise we will have it all put out by noon 

 to-day. 



