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Identifier: annualreportof6189919newy (find matches)
Title: Annual report of the Forest, Fish and Game Commission of the State of New York
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: New York (State). Forest, Fish and Game Commission
Subjects: Forests and forestry Fisheries Game and game-birds
Publisher: (Albany, N.Y. : The Commission)
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burned over, 100 ; value of standing timberdestroyed, $500 ; fifty cords of wood burned. The owner of the land where it startedset fire to a pile of brush, the object of his doing so I have been unable to ascertain. Itcould not have been for the purpose of clearing the land, as it was worthless. The largestportion of burned territory was swampy land heretofore covered with water ; but thelong dry spell has dried it up, and it was very susceptible to fire. It burned very deep,and for a long time. Around the edges of the swamp the land was covered with verynice spruce, which belonged to the man who started the fire, and who evidently tried hardto extinguish it after it got out. He knew who the firewarden was, but he neglected togive me any notice. I was notified on August nth, at seven-thirty p. M., and was on theground with twelve men at nine p. m. I remained night and day until the fire was undercontrol. The firewarden from the town of Masonville, with a party of men, was alsopresent.
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BUCKLIX, PHOTO. MOONLIGHT IN THE ADIRONDACK^. FOREST, FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 153. August nth, 1900. Number of acres burned over, thirty, of which all but ten acreswas waste or brush land. Value of standing timber destroyed, $50. About twenty acresof woods were also burned. This fire started about two p. m., by sparks that came from afreight engine on the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad. I notified the railroademployees to take care of it, and so did not order out any men. Nearly fifty acres ofmeadow land have been burned over this summer in Sidney by the railroad company.They are continually violating the law, and pay no attention to me when cautioned. Ishall soon bring several actions to recover damages. Mr. Newcomb Mapes, firewarden for the town of Bethel, Sullivan county, N. Y.,reports: May 7th, 1900. Number of acres burned, 400 ; value of standing timber destroyed,$200. This fire was started by John Robb to burn a fallow, without notifying the fire-warden or any one else

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