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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF 



Essex County. — Continued. 



TOWN 



DATE 



ACRES 



DAMAGE 



CAUSE OF FIRE 



North Elba 



May 



— 



45° 



$IOO 



Clearing land 



North Elba 



August 



14 



50 



IO 



Clearing land 



North Elba 



August 



18 



1 5 



5 



Unknown 



North Elba 



August 



19 



80 



10 



Burning garbage 



North Hudson 



May 



9 



i5° 



25 



Unknown 



North Hudson 



August 



*3 



250 



75 



Cigar stub 



Schroon 



May 



10 



40 



- 



Unknown 



Schroon 



July 



2 



20 



- 



Unknown 



Schroon 



August 



7 



200 



100 



Lightning 



Schroon 



August 



8 



25 



10 



Lightning 



Schroon 



August 



9 



300 



75 



Lightning 



Schroon 



August 



9 



25 



5 



Clearing land 



Schroon 



August 



25 



1,128 



400 



Incendiary 



Schroon 



September 



8 



15 



5 



Lightning 



St. Armand 



September 



1 



I2 5 



5 



Campers 



St. Armand 



September 



1 



i5° 



20 



Locomotive 



St. Armand 



September 



20 



5° 



15 



Campers 



Ticonderoga 



April 



29 



75 



75 



Clearing land 



Ticonderoga 



August 



6 



55° 



1,050 



Berry pickers 



Westport 



July 



1 



25 



- 



Locomotive 



Westport 



August 



14 



75 



25 



Locomotive 



Willsborough 



June 



17 



12 



- 



Unknown 



Wilmington 



April 



28 



80 



- 



Clearing land 



Wilmington 



August 



7 



20 



- 



Unknown 



Wilmington 



August 



20 



800 



200 



Campers 



Wilmington 



August 



20 



75° 



150 



Unknown 



Franklin County. 



Altamont 



August 



1 



800 



$150 



Locomotive 



Brighton 



August 



15 



200 



5° 



Locomotive 



Dickinson 



August 



16 



25 



- 



Berry pickers 



