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board said they ought to have it as well as the men, but he wouldn't allow it. 

 When Henry Paye was firewarden he had to get the women out in some places, 

 and he allowed them the same as the men, for he said they fought better. Up 

 in the town of Brighton they had women fighting fire and they got their pay the 

 same as the men. There are lots of times when the fires are raging so bad that every 

 one has to turn out. I am going to send this account to you and see if you 

 don't think the}- ought to have their pay. I say it is a shame if they don't, and 

 I think you will pay the same.* 



Mr. Edward M. Smith, Saranac Lake, Franklin County. — I think the railroad 

 company should put more men on the track in a dry time. 



Mr. William J. Bellin, Fulton County. — The fire is still burning in the ground 

 at places. It cannot be extinguished now, as there is no water. I am watching it 

 all the time so that it will not spread. 



Mr. Netus Lancaster, Stratford, Fulton County. — The fire is burning into 

 the muck very deep. 



Mr. F. W. Abrams, Piseco, Hamilton County.- — I can see how a camp might 

 have prevented this fire. There is no camp on this lake (Sand Lake), and this is 

 the second time that a fire has occurred here. A fire for cooking is built in the 

 woods, and a high wind arising, sparks are blown into the forest, starting a fire that 

 soon gets beyond control. I have had no fires where there were camps for people 

 to use. 



Mr. R. B. Nichols, Indian Lake, Hamilton County. — We kept the fire from 

 running except on the day when the wind blew so hard. Then it got the advantage 

 of us, but as soon as the wind went down we surrounded it again. I have the 

 fires under control and nearly all out at this time (May second). No great 

 damage has been done, as the fires ran mostly in the leaves and did not burn 

 very deep; but over in Minerva, Essex County, on Township 15, it burned pretty 

 hard. I think perhaps it would be well for you to come here after the fires 

 are over, as we will have to do some business with some of those fellows for burning 

 fallows ; also with some that would not go to the fires when ordered out to do so 

 by the district wardens. 



Mr. Wellington- Kenwell, Inlet, Hamilton County. — All of the men turned 

 in and carried water. At night three of them carried water and had the fire all out 

 by morning. Then three men connected a pipe line, turning a one and one half inch 

 stream of water on the burning ground. We kept this pipe line running for 

 three weeks. One fire started opposite the mouth of Indian River, just about 

 the Beecher Camp. I think it was started by a smoker, as there were parties 

 fishing there. The fire on Lime Kiln Lake was started by parties camping 

 there. I employed a man to get the names of the sportsmen who were seen there 



The women were paid. — W. F. F. 



