Freedom in the Wilds: A Saga of the AdirondacksA history and a look at the possible future of the Adirondack area of New York and protecting it as a wilderness perserve and state park. |
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Page 79
... stopped not far from the Nubble on Giant and some 100 yards from the Otis farm at the foot of Chapel Pond Hill when the rains finally came . Forest fires can be of quite different natures . Sometimes , light- ning hitting a tree starts ...
... stopped not far from the Nubble on Giant and some 100 yards from the Otis farm at the foot of Chapel Pond Hill when the rains finally came . Forest fires can be of quite different natures . Sometimes , light- ning hitting a tree starts ...
Page 96
... stopped . By this time , the fire was coming along the ridge of Noonmark . Father recom- mended a fireline from the Noonmark Notch along the edge of where the 1903 fire had stopped and that backfires be started just as soon as possible ...
... stopped . By this time , the fire was coming along the ridge of Noonmark . Father recom- mended a fireline from the Noonmark Notch along the edge of where the 1903 fire had stopped and that backfires be started just as soon as possible ...
Page 219
... stopped paying taxes on the land and it was then reacquired by the State for unpaid taxes . Also , the State was unfamiliar with the location of most of the lands , and the timber thereon was " fair game " for timber thieves . Further ...
... stopped paying taxes on the land and it was then reacquired by the State for unpaid taxes . Also , the State was unfamiliar with the location of most of the lands , and the timber thereon was " fair game " for timber thieves . Further ...
Contents
PREFACE | 15 |
SETTLERS AND SUMMER GUESTS | 38 |
ADIRONDACK MOUNTAIN RESERVE AND | 61 |
Copyright | |
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