198 FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Twenty-two miles telephone line purchased in the town of Indian Lake, 

 connecting Snowy Mountain with Blue Mountain Lake, Indian Lake and 

 North Creek on the east. 



I have also put up new wire from Indian Lake village to Perkins, a 

 distance of 24 miles, and purchased the Perkins line, which is 6 miles long 

 to the village of Speculator, town of Lake Pleasant. 



The line purchased from Wilson is equipped with old instruments, 

 sixteen in all, which I have had to replace with new ones, paid for and 

 charged in the fire patrol accounts to November 1st. This line has sixteen 

 local telephones at present, for which the State will receive $12 to $18 per 

 year, according to location. 



Mount Hamilton station, situated in the town of Lake Pleasant; 

 5 miles of single wire connecting with the Indian Lake line, towns of Wells 

 and Northville. Completed in September. 



Cat Mountain station, in St. Lawrence county, near Cranberry Lake; 

 about 6ij miles of single wire, connecting with Wanakena, Benson Mines, 

 Carthage and the Adirondack railroad. 



Where necessary a look-out station has been erected to reach above 

 the tree tops. 



Hurricane Mountain station, in Essex county; 2\ miles of single wire 

 connecting with Keene Valley and Elizabethtown. Completed the first 

 of November. 



Pharaoh Mountain station, in Essex county; 7^- miles of wire, connect- 

 ing with Harris's at Pyramid Lake. Completed November 1st. 



Moose Head Mountain station, in St. Lawrence county; i^- miles of 

 single wire connecting with Piercefield and Tupper Lake on the South; 

 on the north to Colton and Potsdam. Completed in November. 



Line to St. Regis Mountain, Franklin county, now being com- 

 pleted; 2\ miles single wire, connecting at Paul Smith's hotel with long 

 distance 'phone. 



A good stock of wire, insulators, etc., are on hand for repairing in the 

 spring, if necessary. 



I would recommend the purchase of the telephone line owned by Mr. 

 Pereau, running from the south line of the town of Indian Lake through 

 the town of Minerva to the village of North River. 



