Chateaugay Lake Forest Fires

One of the most destructive forest fires in years is now raging in the Adirondacks. Several men from this place and Brainardsville went to King’s mill last Thursday morning to help extinguish a fire which had started in that section. They found that the fire had gained such headway, that it was impossible to quench the flames. The men fought the fire heroicly but were unable to save the lumber camps and were often in great danger of losing their lives. A large number of men were fighting the fires night and day last week to extinguish the flames before they reached the High Falls Pulp and Paper Company’s land of valuable green timber. The conflagration however drove the fire fighters back from the firing line and is now burning fiercely on the land that they were trying to save from the burning flames. Hundreds of rabbits are perishing in the unquenchable fire. They scream when overtaken by the flames which is destroying everything in its path. Deer and foxes are often seen fleeing from the conflagration which has extended over an area of several square miles. A large truck load of men were taken to the Upper Chateaugay Lake Tuesday morning to fight a fire which is burning on the west side of the lake. Another fire has broken out near Ragged Lake, A large force of men were sent to the scene of the conflagration Wednesday. The fire fighters have the flames nearly extinguished in the vicinity of Figure eight.

Chateaugay Record May 27, 1921.