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Y King Fisher
Baltimore Crow 2
Mourning Dove 2
Night Hawk 6
The country between
Harris Choice and
New Paris is very
nilly and quite
sharply covered with
oaks and chestnuts
with a very few pitch
and whiteh pines.
When within 3 5 4
miles of New Paris
the reason for calling
the elevation Chestnut
Ridge becomes very
apparent. The woods
being composed almost
wholly of these trees
New Paris is in the
valley between Chestnut
Ridge and the main
Ridge of The Alleghany
regards to
be about 7 milesake.
Two or three
chipmunks will
seen on the way
over.
Mammals New Paris
Chipmunk
Red squirrel
Gray
Casterla reparees
Oppossums are said
to be formed occasionally
Some of the notable trees
Sugar maple
Chestnut Oak
White oak
Basswood