New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-11
THE ADIRONDACK PARK.
EVERY PORTION OF TIE NORTH WOODS
HAS BEEN STUDIED.
rup KIND OF REPORT WHICH THE CoMMIS'
sIoNERS HAVE OBTAINED RNsPHCIIN"
EACH TEACT-INCURSIONo or


EACH -INCURsIoNa or
THE LuMGERMEN.
syrow THE REGULAR CoRRssr"NDENf "r TIP IH'h' -
Albany. Dec o-It is reported here that me FOREST
Commissioners Will meet in New YORK OH "Vu'1
at the Office of Commissioner KneVa" ~ ,"' .,
the boundaries Of the proposed state 'dfN ~ T
Adirondack wilderness. Then the commissioners "I
submit a map to the Legislature, shownS Wlia' POI .o'
NJ the Adirondack woods, in their Opi;ion >'o"'u uo
purchased by the state TO form the S"tS'N'' r''"
In,S,a, cr. has becn taken by the Forest Com
,io, =, obtain accurate Information 10 guide t'cm ID
docidinc upon the outlines OF the para. y" '"c
forest wardens and clerks OF the FOREST Del"' ''.',
have been busy since the Legislature '"'o''"."
I'm May procuring this information IL was s'e""'4'
,eb which the Commissioners set themselves 70 90 III
about eight months. They planned to learn NC ''''
Of every acre of land that might be hciuocu III All
Adirondack Park, whether it was covered WIN ioie>
or not. whether the timber upon II was Neconu
growth or primitive forest the aSseS'eu V"'uc VI
the land what the forest waTdehe deeineo " I" DO
worth what species OF trees mainly grew upon IT,
Here for example is the report Of Frank {. PARKER
toreste- describing The land about the we'll known
Au sable Lakes at the head of tbs Kecue Valley wlch
are visited by thousand, Of tourists every Summer
Keene Valley, y. y. July Ii $500.
Report of Frank C. Parker Forest IL descrbuG W ID
TIL or Patent Tot len a Crossneids purchase, Town
shjp a.. Town Of Kcenc, County OF Essex:
Number OF acres in the whole lot About 5000
number OF acres owned by tho state None
How timbcrcd thicllly or partially Ihl,N N,.
ANY cleared land If 80, how many acres No.
Any swamp land ii 50, how many acre 80; i,s
Auy waste land or land whose produc'NcheSS Has
Xny wild meadow land if 80, how many acres I?
Name the kinds of timber in the order Of quantity
How much Of this lot j. virgin forest All
How much is second growth None ,,,. many
Has the lot been BURIED over; if So no" "'"
acres burned No
ia. the been numbered over NJ
II so, what kind OF timber was cu' ~" -, thu,
Who is, at The present time, numbering !" ''''
Is the timber there now large medium or small
Is the ground rocky or well covered In north
part rocky and mountainous. T., ~ Marcel, If 3d.
state the name >hanty Brook, ,,,, Va
Is there any back flow or drowned land NO
Are any tEeT Ioi any hsnway, or wood roads" None
Are there any buildings on this LOT No. .,.
ean ArS on tner pp any AS SnE pe On A en' "
Who is the owner Of this l)t7 The Adirondack
Are the surrounding lands forest or farm lands
fo Pcase add any additional information which yon1
NAV have. which may be necessary 10 !ull
and complete description Of ths 10, Oh I rWa
divides tine forty eighth township taking about "l l
third, II takes in the \u ,a9le lake ana an o 'Is u,
Mount Marcy. The iay,ts ard The Goh!c~. The
Am a GTss ake Srs and y West Of the natural gateway
of the An sable region The land is unlmprvcd
9a is r there Is no led lana ana Red Is cdm inquiry
this portion Of the township a. large game pre-
Spruce. which seem 10 be in a decline. the land
Is about twotlilds mountain peaks ard nGycr cotld
be used FOR agricultural purposes. Tie Upper Au
Sable Lake /, or Of thN popnrr r'N"rt'. particularly
Tor camping The public IS allowed 10 20 there only
by complying with certain rules and regulations made
BIZ The company, aud campers must he accompanied
by Hn'h T d Ts9 d act as IRE Gc Of or e G g
for park purposes that could be bought.
Accompanying these reports others stating the
assessed yauc Of the lands and what in The opinion
OF the forester is their actual value Al TIC lands
in the counties of E,seN Clinton Franklin Hamilton
Warren. and lierkimcr Counties. which would be Of
in tho Forest Park, have tu' been inspected, and
their value appraised When the Legislature assemblies
IL will thus be put in Possession Of mass Of i"for"a
ton which 1t has had before concerning the
Adirondack lands.
One ouiouS and important fact has been learned,
namely: that the forest lands only cover 100000
acres. whcica, they have been commonly believed
before this year contain 5.OOOOu0 acres. one
Of the Adirondack preservation sOcietc, in recent
report upon the steps 10 be taken for he protection
OF the woods from destruction stated that there were
100000 acres IN the Adirondack region.
one Of the advantages of such systematic report
is that the members If the Legislature can BY an
examination Of the evidence thus set before them de
.ermine what parts Of the forest lands specially need
protection, and direct The purchases Of the stat, rc
cordngy. II they think that the first am Of TIC
State in purchasing lands in the Adirondack region
should be to preserve TIC watcruppiy # Tire Hudson
River. the Mohawk River aud of the Erie Canal then
khey will declare that the first purchases shall De
made upon the southern slope Of the Adirondack
plateau. 1t is the Adirondack streams flowing Tho
southwark southea,twaId that nOw through forest
which In this case should lie protected. Any on
who has recently visited the head water, of the Ind
son River cannot but lament that there has bee
such destruction Of trees upon each side of tn
Wapc
which the Mohawk River supplies 10 the Hudson a
Cohoes. it is to be suspected that the latter rive
wOuld be almost unnavigable north Of Hudson, o.
thirty miles below Albany.
If this view be true one, special pains shOuld Il
taken for the preservation OF the wat-r-,uupy Of tn
Mohawk River That river and it aiucnt> it
the southwestern angle Of the Adirondack fOleS
region. in the counties Of Hcrlimer and Lewis. II
the same region are situated thc storsg, reservoir
OF the Erie Canal AID # the Black River Canal. II
Is a region, also. it may be Added which contain
more p mtive forest tan any other. ANY one whr
Will lo,, at map Of the state VIII notice hat TIC
northern part Of IierElncr County contains mort snail
lakes than are situated elsewhere in the >tttc.
This primitive forest within the last ,iX months M
been put IN danger There are two or three railroad
which are thinking OF building tracks through It.
Mention has already been made in The Tribune OF IN
extension Of the Northern Adirondack Railway ,O.th
ward from Maria TO Topper Lake in the southern edge
of II Lawrence County. >incc mat ifct wa~ st1t,,
for "a. extension 81 the road sim further aoutnwari
scros~ the Adirondack wilderness 10 Utica, rpOn ia,
line of the New ; nr, Central. This would be an
tension from upper, Lake TO Ctica of ABOUT Il
m.ics and thc road would cut through the centre %
the primitive forest mentioned still existing il
5icrNmcr Couut. But this i, not the sole dan"c
which tErciteus Ills section Of the Adirondack WOODS
About a month ago t!c narrow gauge road r!uHI
from lIclhmcr 10 Poland, in Iicrtner County, twenty
four miles was reOrgan!Zcd. II l., proposed - wdci
this road 10 the standard and "a extend il L
jocks Lake a. j. possible thai al JOcH's Lake ii W.!
make connections Nuh the Northern Adirondack
ia
extension q! "a" I"Id- mentioned would open Va.i
amour, a. territory them. and they making
biz i,ro haSe, tmi,rr land In that ncighbJrEOO1
1hcs arc alro beginning to erect tlril saw mills III
advance OF The construction OF thc railroads.
S... Engineer Iog1rt il nluCh disturbed by Til,
Invasion by tho luDbc!L.en Of the wood, oundirl
the storage reservoirs ~ the File Canal He vii
make a strong recommendation In his annual report
10 he L'g,la ~ January that Appropriations bl
for tGc pro cction OF these reservoirs IN
maintenance IN better condition oil the Black River
Canal. by which the wptcrs Of the ie,cgl 0iY are con
Quoted the Fric Canal IN the opinion o, tpc ~taie
mn NllnH Tie I-..nrNn.- h. NJ.