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LINES OF THE STATE PARK.
REPORT OF THE ADIRONDACK Ass0-
CATIONS COIfMITTKE

REPoRr OF THE ADIRONDACK AssO.
CATIONS COMMITLEE
Ce.Aitse.sl Purchase or Moro Tia. TIVE
A1iion Acres Reesnmenaea at = Cost ei
0o,ese, ,eee-The State 60 Repay Atseii
BY SellinG Certain Timber.
Warner Miller. Gen. Robert Lenox Banks
and DR.. Z. L. Trudsau. who constitute com-
mittes appointed BY the Adirondack Park As
sociation to lay down boundary lines for the
proposed State Park and Forest Preserve In
the Adirondaoks, have presented this report:
1T is impossible at this time with ipforma-
ton obtainable. to lay down exact boundary
lines for the park and preserve. yet the COM
mittes feels that the limos he elm after described
are the best general ones within which Slate
park and preserve could be created.
Commencing at the north line OF Warren
county. east OF schroon Lake. the line runs
southwssterly. north OF Friends Lake and Mill
Crock Pond TO tho Hamilton county line. across
Hamilton county. and 10 somewhat semi-cir-
cular just north Of wellstown and south Of
Piseco and wilmurt Lakes: across Herkimer
county to the Lewis county line In . north
westerly and southeasterly direction south Of
Chubb Lake reservoir and Little Salmon Lake; ;
north along the line between Lewis and Her
kiner counties to St Lawrence county, 80 a.
to include the whole Of Beaver Lake: all that
part Of st. Lawrence county lying around all
OF the sources Of tho Oswsgstchie River.
Cranberry Lake. and the sources OF the Grass
River and Jordan Lake; across Franklin
county east and west, Just north OF Meacham
Lake; south along tho line between Clinton
and Franklin counties TO Essex county on q
line Just west OF Wilmington Post ONCE. and
east OF Grant Mountain In the town OF Keens.
- ~l. nk~., s~A
North Hudson and Schrcon River Post once
In tho town OF North Hudson; around the
eastern end Of Paradox Lake. and south
through the town Of schroon. 80 as to include
Goose Lake and Spectacle Pond. down to the
Warren county limo.
There 10 much farming and other valuable
real estate near and southwest OF Schroon
Lake that the State should not purchase for
park PURPOSES. The Same IL true OF much land
around Wsllstown. in Hamilton county. and Of
a great deal OF land west OF tho line described
In Essex county But tho State owns large
quantities OF land already inside the lines de.
soribed in these counties. and 1t need not take
all the lands, but can leave the farms un-
touched taking the wild forest lands. This
will give Rroat protection to the watershed Of
the Hudson. which ia one OF the primary rea-
30 ms for creating . ioreet preserve.
Some very wsll-iniormed gentlemen Of
Franklin county believe that the PARK line In
north side Of tho town OF Duane but MsAchum
mittee have thought best st this time. not to
make accommodation taking moro land In
'nsd fhs E,sGs GoSsin,ttee believe. tha. land. in cn
20 he sna
cSsied. 4 believes that before they are Il;
IN ns 70 sa de@
oss Sy ss' IN saa: % :hou
which should be taken. Careful surveys will
have G ee made to 2 ,oHs,s e5aGy IN every
thst M examnstion @ % Viii Viii show that the ins
LAID down is a. 4 wise and prsrtica ole one; :,
the n sas To- GREATS and
E1e.e in %R Rsb M 70 ts ss .
III. impossible for = community to get along
without lumLer and wood for uses IN various
a. we'll as Of the Empire State. are very rapidly
those radiesi are are taken take to stay the destruction
Of and to reproduce useful timber. soon We will
be without that prime necessity.
such . clsarin. Of land as to imperii the well
ting aud selling Of timber Is carried on under
Government MANAGEMENT. resulting IN such
revenue TO the State as warranted the invest
ment made By the Governmsnts.
Private owners OF forests in the State OF
New York cannot fairly be blamed for removing
vestment and they are honestly aud fairly en-
titledoto such return on the Investment as they
can get from the sale ofetimbor: and the man.
ner Of the ,utting cannot fairly te said 70 be a
concern OF the State. and the lands and tim Der
are entirely and completely private property.
Tho only way that the State OF New York. IS
we'll as the other States Of the Union: can pie-
serve the forests now existing and restore
large forest areas which have been partially or
tract Or hy the exercise OF the right Of eminent
OF forestry management. When this is done
the community will he assured OF q necessary
way can that result te assured.
Tho committee have had prepared from the
assessment rolls filed in tile ONCE OF the Comp
trolIer at Albany tables showing the amount Of
The counties named. with the assessed valua-
tion thereof The descriptions were made by
tho assessors in levyinG the assessment. A
summary OF the tables is here given: