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fire occurred in the northern part of the town. It was extinguished 

 the same day. 



On June 17th a fire started in the eastern part of the town, which 

 burned over about three acres It was caused by a farmer who was 

 burning fallow land. It was extinguished promptly the same day and 

 no damage was done. 



On the same day another fire started in the eastern part of the town, 

 which burned over 52 acres adjacent to the Delaware and Hudson rail- 

 road, and was caused by sparks from a locomotive. It burned 145 rods 

 of fence, causing a loss estimated at $58, and damaged 52 acres of 

 land, about $208. 



On April 27th a fire burned over about SO acres near Ford way moun- 

 tain. It burned 40 rods of fence, valued at $20, no other damage 

 being done by it. This fire is supposed to have been caused by hun- 

 ters On June 1st about 30 acres were burned over in the northern part 

 of the town. This fire was started by sparks from an engine on the 

 Keeseville, Ausable Chasm and Lake Champlain railroad. No damage 

 was done. 



On August 2d some tramps started a fire in the eastern part of the 

 town adjacent to the land of the Delaware and Hudson railroad. No 

 damages. 



On August 25th some fishermen started a fire near Augur lake, which 

 burned 75 acres of second growth timber. Damages are estimated at 

 $100. 



On August 27th a fire was started in the south part of the town, 

 caused by sparks from an engine on the Delaware and Hudson railroad. 

 About 10 acres were burned over, inflicting a damage estimated at $25. 

 In addition 20 rods of fence were burned, causing a loss of $10. 



Lemuel S. Parkhurst, firewarden for the town of North Elba, 

 Essex county, reports : 



On April 17th John Ryan, forester at Saranac Lake, telegraphed me 

 of a fire on Lot 54, Township 11. I went immediately to said lot and 

 found the fire extinguished. It had burned over nearly all of this lot 

 and a part of Lot 55. This land was covered with a small growth of 

 poplar and some second growth of white birch, not very thick. It 

 killed or damaged a good deal of it. This fire started on a lot north 

 of Lot 53, occupied by Will Harvey. I talked with him about it, but 

 he says that he does not know anything as to how the fire originated. 

 No doubt it was started to burn over the beaver meadows on these 

 lots, but no one seems to know anything about it. 



