FOREST OF FONTAINEBLEAU
—: * LARGE AREA DESTROYED. > By TeleErapn—Press Association-GopjTl*hl Paris, July 25. Fires destroyed 3000 acres of the Foillainebjeau forest. The powder magazine and several villages had narrow escapes. Fontainebleau lies about' 36 miles southeast of Paris, and is famous for its palace and the forest. The Forest of Fontainebleau, which covers an area of 41,500 acres, is justly regarded as one of the finest in France. The ground.is of a very varied character, the rock-formation consisting chiefly of sandstone, which yields most of the paving stones of Paris. There are many picturesque walks and gorges throughout the forest.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1190, 27 July 1911, Page 5
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99FOREST OF FONTAINEBLEAU Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1190, 27 July 1911, Page 5
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