New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-11
rOP IN 1DIRONDACk PARh.

lo,tor from our Albany correspondent
,,,;,,tod an ,notbcr page contains gratifying
r,, Of ., important work OF investigation
'ahi,h In. hccn going forward since the Legs
,a.,,.o adjourned under the direction 81 inc
Eo,es, Commission, in aid OF the p'oJI'' ~
establish Il state Park III the Nulio"""'N =
Tho Commissioners have recently heIu S'N''''
,nnotincs at which this subject was dNcu>N'"'
and everybody interested i'll the prcN'fNa'''h
of tho North Woods has noted with great NatlS
t,,,;on numerous evidences of keen ana IN
,oi,icnnt interest and cndcayOr ON the part "i
those officials to whom the enterprise was IN
t,u.tod last winter Few persons. however,
b,vo hcon aware Of the comprehensive anu
tbnrouch work Of preparation which was set on
foot last Sprinc and which II Is reasonable 10
homo may hear GOOD fruit at the coming session.
II aprcars that the forest wardcnS ana inc
clerks of the department nave been SH>'o"'''
icaIIv employcd throughout the summer ana
fall in collecting accurate ana dc'alIeu ihl"i"
ton regarding the Adirondack rcglon-HN 10
nocraphv the varieties, qliaIiE ana N'd'' ="
crovth of the timber IN all parts oI IT, '"o
assessed and probable values of the Iaho' us
ownership and occupation. and many o'hor par
,ic,,I,rs relating 10 water ways roads, >Wainp>.
L,;ld;p,s cams. etc The Comm ~>ioncrS,
therefore, will b" i'll a position 10 impair /" me
coming Legislature Il moro complete ana var
u,bIe knowledge of the forest lands III inc
Adirondack tract than any Legislature 0'"''
officer or private citizen has hitherto prN>o>Sc''
II i = Measure to know that these essential
,,roTr,inorie. have been the subject ~ >il'h
,.rp ana indi Inc
,cnort and recommendations OF the COMMISSION
Will be based upon thorough ana H'I""''
study of III" facts.
cur correspondent reports thAt one 81 NV
unporant discoveries made IN the course 81
This survey is that the iOic>t lAhd> comprise
nniv ahout 36OO.G0G acres. instead Oh inc
+, coo ooo acres AT which they have commons!
boon estimated and TINS fac; serves wei To-
Indicate both the thorou"hnc>> an" the I'm "'
rance Of the work accomplished diIlnI me I"N'
six months. Possessing the varied ini"' Hl'I"i'
TINS obtained and aided 10y tn" c"n'iu> o"> "'
tho flores, Comn> ,ion. II WEI hc iE" du'> "'
the Legislature 10 determine WHAT system "'
orcratjon, should be adopted ln "m'h d4''
non thn FIRST steps should bc taken. ana L.
/ ,,bo, sncctc purpose the first appropriations
that # the immediate aim 90 the lcGl''a'"
shouIi be e. preserve the water supply ui"'
vhich the navigation oI the hudson ana The
utility of the Eric Canal depend. then u WI
ho essential 10 make the iir>j purchases 81 Hn'
imam lie southern slope oi tho hd'r"nd2'
nIatnau. This suggestion illustrates the na'u"
If the prohlcm and the variety of IN" c"h>'d"'1
,ions which are abou, to hc presented T." 'H'
attention Of our lawmakers.
THAT long dclay in undertaking the ""h 4"
fo,o,, preservation has made the ta>h mo"
difficult and costly j. unhappily true. i j. ~"
less c> idcnI that a further po-'po n'moA' W"u''
he peculiarly dcpolablc aui disastrous EalI
road OPERATIONS recently carried ou' and oihc
srhcmo> now in contemplation threaten >"u"u
and ricmodiablc injury TO the forests and Tho
-t@to llnhcrmcu have n"' failed Z" &u'lH
! rate the y, S>ihilitio> WAich ralto1d extension
offer. and are making large purchaS $ Of 'in
hc,.land at point. which they think will Nool
become accessible the successive nYa>iom
mus, hc checked or they VIII speedily dcS'ro,
f. the lat hope Of ro>cuiHC any con>l d"rahlc pas
, Of the primitive foIesl from destruction. W.
believe the public sentiment IN support oi ~
) Adirondack Park i stronger now than II eve
was before and We look t. the Folc.t Com
mission fol a report which will ga far t1war'
making il irIoS ,tibc