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REPORT OF THE 



Report on Forest Fires for l^oo. 



ADIRONDACK COUNTIES. 



Clinton County. 



TOWN 



DATE 



ACRES 



DAMAGE 



CAUSE OF FIRE 



Black Brook 

 Black Brook 

 Peru 



May 2 

 May 17 

 June 20 



700 



1,200 



50 



$300 

 800 



"5 



Clearing land 



Unknown 



Unknown 



Essex County. 



Elizabethtown 



June 



20 



400 



$750 



Campers 



Elizabethtown 



June 



20 



250 



200 



Lumber camp 



Elizabethtown 



June 



21 



12 



60 



Clearing land 



Jay 



April 



17 



■ 

 3 



- 



Burning house 



Jay 



April 



23 



4 



- 



Clearing land 



Wilmington 



May 



2 



20 



60 



Tobacco smoking 



Willsborough 



June 



25 



3 



15 



Clearing land 



Franklin County. 



Altamont 



May 



14 



100 



$10 



Clearing land 



Franklin 



May 



13 



100 



100 



Clearing land 



Franklin 



May 



13 



250 



17s 



Unknown 



Franklin 



May 



14 



75 



75 



Unknown 



Franklin 



May 



15 



60 



ID 



Clearing land 



Franklin 



May 



24 



15 



25 



Locomotive 



Franklin 



May 



25 



125 



25 



Incendiary 



Harrietstown 



May 



14 



120 



25 



Unknown 



Harrietstown 



May 



27 



50 



100 



Clearing land 



Harrietstown 



June 



24 



50 



25 



Clearing land 



Harrietstown 



June 



30 



3 



7 



Burning garbage 



