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growth. It was extinguished by letting it run to a swamp, where we 

 carried water and put it out. 



On May ] 8th there was a forest fire on the lands of Peter Miller, the 

 Johnson lot, and on Lot 61, belonging to the State. The damage to 

 standing timber was considerable — should say about $100, half of 

 which was on State property. We extinguished it by raking up 

 leaves, back firing, carrying water, etc. The origin of this fire could 

 not be ascertained. 



The above are all of the forest fires of which I was notified At 

 the fire near Hall's mill I hired two men to help extinguish it, and at 

 the fire on Lot 62 I hired two men and Peter Miller's men. With 

 these exceptions I had volunteer help enough to extinguish the fires. 



Frank Holmes, firewarden for the town of Mayfield, Fulton 

 county, reports : 



On April 17th a fire started on land owned by Cyrus Anible, in the 

 town of Northampton, and crossed the line into the town of Mayfield, 

 burning over about 60 acres of partly cleared land owned by George 

 Warner and Henry Bushnel. Being notified of the extent of the fire, 

 I ordered out three men, and with them went immediately to the place m 

 We began to extinguish it with water, and in that way soon succeeded 

 in getting it under control. The damage was not very material. 



I would like a dozen more cards of fire rules and instructions, as I 

 have found several who were not able to read, but who have some fal- 

 lows to burn. I have given them cards to carry home, so that some of 

 their family could read the rules to them. 



Hamilton County. 



William B. Meveigh, firewarden for the Town of Lake Pleasant, 

 Hamilton county, reports : 



I herewith make returns of fires which occurred within my district 

 during the year 1894, and which were as follows: 



There have been no forest fires of any account during the past year. 

 Mostly all of them were fallow fires started by residents and all attended 

 to carefully by owners of the land. Where residents had intended to 

 burn fallows I was generally notified of such intention, and there seems 

 to be a general disposition on the part of the citizens of this town to 

 obey the law in this respect. All of which is respectfully submitted. 



