Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-24

high treason now? From this time
forth you are to consider yourself as
having no past, nothing but a pres
ent. The tyrant has spokeul Do
you mean to obey?
" | obey, George" she said. her
lovely dark eyes looking earnestly
into mine, "and l thank Heaven for
giving me a present that makes obe-
dience easy"
| took the soft, white hand that
was so near mine, and-but go back
to yOnr own honeymoon for the rest:
for, to use my wife's quotation, "I
never kiss and tell"
The Adirondack state Park.
The Commissioners of the State
Parks of the State of New York
were directed at a recent session of
the Legislature to inquire into the
expediency of vesting in the State
the title to the lands forming the
Adirondack wilderness, and convert
ing the same into public park. At
ter careful consideration of the
subject, they report very earnestly
in favor of the proposition, their ar
guments as to its great Importance
being unanswerable. They show
that while the forests may not neces-
sarily increase the amount of rain
tall IN the country, they yet equal
lze the distribution of the water so
as to make it more serviceable for
the purposes of agriculture, manu-
factures and commerce.
The Adirondack region is one mar
ticularly important in this respect
being the highest part of Northern
New York, the streams of which.
starting in the forests, flow to ali
points of the compass, the most i'm
portant being the Hudson. The
region, 1t is true, is In many parts
very rocky, but these rocks are COW
cred with dense growth of moss
sometimes to the depth of several
feet-and the whole region is heavily
timbered with the exception of the
SUBMITS of the highest peaks, and
the water at the surface is held as by
a sponge; and hence, however vio-
lent the rainfall, the moisture is Civ
en- off gradually in springs, so as to
be equalized to a great extent
throughout the year. Under these
circumstances freshets in the noun
tains are of comparatively rare oc-
currence, while at the same time the
level of the water varies much less
than would be the case if the oppo-
site conditions prevailed.
If, now, the timber be cut off and
the underbrush removed, the surface
will be exposed to the action of the
sun, and its moisture rapidly exhal-
ed into the atmosphere, instead of
draining off in the form of springs
and rivulets. The falling rain, too.
and the melting SHOWS of spring,
would pass off much more rapidly.
producing floods and causing great
damage, but soon running off, and
in short time leaving the streams
below their natural level.
The amount of wild land in the
Adirondack wilderness is estimated
at l,727,0OO acres, or about 2,7O3
square miles. The market value of
this property is very slight, and in
most cases is now represented by the
worth of the timber and the chance
of getting it to market. The State
owns nearly 100000 acres.
and the remainder can be obtained
at moderate price. 1t is thought
that the mineral wealth of the region.
which exists to an enormous extent
in the form of iron of the best quail
ty, can be utilized by transportation
to points where the smelling can be
done by means of coal, and thus
avoid the drain of the timber re-
quired for charcoal purposes. The
country abounds with game, and
this would be preserved by the con.
version of the region into a park.
source of pleasure and
to summer tourists.
The precedent of the general gov
in establishing the Yosemite
Y alley as a national reservation, in
charge of the State of California,
md in establishing the Yellow Stone
Park, for the benefit of the whole
nation, is urged as an argument in
his case. Although the results of
.he complete distressing of the Adj,
-ondack region, which would ulti-
nately ensue if unprotected, are
in avery startling manner,
here is no flaw to be found in the
and as one consequence,
here is no little reason to anticipate
hat the reduction of the Hudson to
stream unfit for the purposes of
teady water communication would
ollow, while the streams flowing
rom the Adirondack region would
'ecome insignificant, involving Sc
iOus consequences TO the manufac-
urieS now located upon them.
In addition to this, as already re-
marked, would be associated floods
# terrible violence, which would
AIRY destruction and devastation be
ore them. Beyond the mere cost of
cquiring tins property the expense
# keeping it up would be trihing.
Yardens to prevent the destruction
# the timber, and the Improvement
It construction of roads at few
,oints, would be all that would be
equired. 1t is suggested, too, that
he lease for stated periods of GER
ain favorite localities to parties de-
irous of forming villas or hunting
odges, would form an important
ource of income, which would prob
bly, more than pay the current. ex-
enses of maintaining the park.
HdyPer's NdSdziRe,
The four American "Bsnk Of Eng
md forgerS," Austin B. Bidwel,
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