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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF 



Report of Forest Fires 

 From October 1st, I096, to December } 1st, 1&97. 



Clinton County. 



TOWN 



DATE 



ACRES 



DAMAGE 



CAUSE OF FIRE 



Black Brook 



October 13 



400 



$IOO OO 



Unknown 



Black Brook 



June 26 



300 



IOO 00 



Unknown 



Black Brook 



October 1 5 



2 5 



20 00 



Unknown 



Dannemora 



October 5 



5° 



100 00 



Fallow fire 



Dannemora 



October 19 



300 



400 OO 



Incendiary 



Essex County. 



Elizabethtown 



May 



8 



30 



$81 00 



Brush fire 



Lewis 



June 



28 



20 





Fallow fire 



Lewis 



September 



9 



5° 



300 00 



Lumber shanty 



Lewis 



October 



26 



25 



25 00 



Hunters 



Moriah 



May 



9 



200 



75 °° 



Unknown 



Chesterfield 



October 



29 



400 



300 00 



Unknown 



Minerva 



October 



2 4 



20 



15 00 



Unknown 



Wilmington 



October 



5 



400 



500 00 



Unknown 



Franklin County. 



Altamont 



May 



10 



15 



$150 00 



Unknown 



Altamont 



October 



1 



25 



125 00 



Unknown 



Altamont 



October 



1 9 



12 



40 00 



Unknown 



Altamont 



October 



2 7 



l S° 



100 00 



Unknown 



Franklin 



May 



9 



3° 



25 00 



Unknown 



Malone 



June 



1.7 



10 





Fallow fire 



Malone 



October 



1 



35° 



1,000 00 



Unknown 



Malone 



October 



2 



800 



2,000 00 



Unknown 



Malone 



October 



4 



75 



100 00 



Fallow fire 



Malone 



October 



1-0 



500 



1,500 00 



Fallow fire 



Malone 



October 



1 1 



300 



800 00 



Unknown 



Malone 



October 



1 



200 



1,000 00 



Unknown 



Moira 



September 



3° 



500 



800 00 



Unknown 



Moira 



October 



1 



i5° 



600 00 



Unknown 



Moira 



October 



1 



40 



100 00 



Locomotive 



