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This fire was supposed to be set by parties from Green Island who were fishing in 

 that vicinity, but there is no positive proof as yet. It did a good deal of damage. A 

 man who was intending to build in that vicinity had some shingles and lumber burned. 

 His loss was about $100. 



A. O. Ingraham, Firewarden for the town of Thurman, reports : 



May 23d, 1895, a fire occurred on Lot 39, State land, in Hyde Township. The 

 origin of the fire is not known. About 130 acres were burned over. 



June 19th, 1S95, there was a forest fire on Great Lot 20, Township 29, Totten & 

 Crossfield purchase. Origin unknown. About sixty-five acres were burned over. 

 Damage $200. All of the timber was killed on the burned territory. 



June 29th, 1895, forest fire on lot 13, Range 9. The damage is not fully known. 

 I estimate it at $40. The fire ran over about 400 acres. 



I. D. Gates, Firewarden for the town of Bolton, reports: 



On June 15th there was a fire on Tongue Mountain at Lake George. I employed 

 three men to fight it. It burned over about eight acres before it was extinguished. 

 Xo damage was done, for the land was covered with small brush only. The cause of 

 the fire is unknown. 



I assisted and supervised at the burning of fallow fires on May 23d, 25th, and on 

 June 13th. None of these fires were allowed to spread beyond the fallow. 



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