FISKE HOME FIRE
Merced Express, May 14, 1904

Fire in Yo Semite.

The home of George Fiske, Yo Semite's veteran photographer, was totally destroyed by fire last Friday. The residence was at the foot of the Glacier Point trail a mile from the village and fire protection. The blaze started in the roof by sparks from the flue. The loss consists in the house furnishings, lenses, cameras and a life collection of Coast negatives, most of which cannot be replaced. Mr. Fiske is 70 years old. He came to California from New Hampshire in the fifties and at one time was a pony express rider. For thirty years he has been a well known figure in Yo Semite, and has made an enviable reputation here and in Europe by his mountain pictures.

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