New-York tribune., 1899-02-13
FOR A CATSKlLL PARK.
RECOMMENDED BY THE FOREST PRE-
SERVE BOARD.
A SIMILAR POLICY TO THAT PURSUED IN THE
ADIRoNpACKs oUTL1NED-PtRChAshS
~ TIE NORTH WOODS.


IN THE NORTH WOODS.
Albany. Feb i2-Of especial interest TO the 'hou-
sands OF New-Yorkers who spend ther summers
IN the Catskills will be the suggestion OF the rores
preserve Board TO create big state PARK IN 'he
Co..L,rs - recommendation already partially car
,,ed ont bv the introduction Of bill to appro-
pirate $780, for that purpose
Under the State Forestry law all forest lands now
owned BY the State which may hereafter De ac-
ouired in the counties OF Delaware, Greene sum
van and Ulster are TO form a part OF the tores'
nreserye The State already owns 51oa2 acres IN
those counties which have been designated as the
Catskill Preserve. to distinguish them from the
lands owned by the State in the AdirondacNs. Inc
Boards annual report says;
The great extent of the Catsk forest is.Do is not
generally understood or known by our C,iSens 3
their combined area being equal 10 hea''A III, ( ie
fths Of that OF the AdlTonoacK i9tes be excentio
Of a few woodland towns the CatskH lottstss az az
,nore tbSckv tnterspersed with farming lands. Sih
each one Of the Cat-Fills contains iaI6t' ~ I'll
sdspfed 10 forestry purposes and management
An the urged for forest pIoLHC.lIn ~ ~ ,bo
Sstskili Mountains Jpon them as well as upon upon
the great forest Of Northern New YORK qepei.os ,
The future timber supply OF this state / ne NVas'
vstersbeds which they cover alike need protection
The streams rising In these upanuS rnoses mS
Ail of the tannories and sawmil!s in this region
have ave- q been nv abandoned since which the numerous
trSsr1 have become repopulated with trout and
now sfford some OF the best fishing in the stat';
Forest Commission the woods have been stocked I,
with deer and IN a few years the r,siiTm is re- fra
9uentiy killed in these mountains. But the exist,
ence OF game is dependent upon the existence ''
w With the rapid extension Of the wood-pulp IN
dnsTy the cutting % 9f me SPr0G in the casE cCun
Ties engaged In the manufacture OF Wn3t Is hrd
woods wood 1fta from these lands and rpd encToach
ing on these woodland areas Ihe turnlture t iir
hfS ,giO
out ;he best selected trees. The wood-pulp oper-
cboce mapIes and oaks the acid factories take the
Ia~ ,hs small saplngs and denudaton ensues
Text come the huckleberry pckers. who. in order
n Increase the yield annually burn over large
speas 90 ls' Of This waste and deforested land.
The s. 0s2 acres owned by the State in the four
Catsklii counties are situated in scattered tracts
inte-spt-seG with private holdings. win me eN
ren,ion Of 80 23 acres in the towns Of Dennng ana
Hardnnbrook Ulster County. which are more COM
ot yholy contiguous but are interlaid with other
holdings. which afford too often an opP0f1uhndy my
and excuse for cutting timber and conmi'tne ll GFi
reds,ions on the lots belonging 20 the preserve
And yet these private holdings whch boar, are az
Very low price and should be Immediately acqolr,eu ,
by the State TO protect rs own -a Idnes " a., This
crease the area Of the forest preserve III '"'S
locality. 49,. .o, to~,b tho roard
,esIs ioneicd 10 make the suggestion that In any
tvr.ber a,D-opriatiors which the State may MAKE
- ne many interests dependent upon their preser
Iation some moderate amount SHOULD be SCI dpdIs az
for the extension Of the Catskill preserve anu '7
acquisition Of land in these counties
Tho Forest Preserve Boord reports TO the heklS
laturo that II has expended Sl,J0oOco in money WI"
q disbursng expense of only $4,000 includihs III.
soarchng Of titles. examination end lhspec'o" u
lands copying Of deeds and prosecution OF cases
,.bera land was TO be seized. The Board, "hich
,ast wear consisted OF Lieutenant-Governor Noou-
-un Forest Commissioner Babcock and state En-
pinee- Adams. reports that from April p lss'
chen it was first established t9 Decem5er M os 81 rs 6rt
no state acquired title by purchase 10 Z9soo' aSrc
~ forest land in the Adirondack PARK; for l Wnlrh
d, raid q los 132 10 s. 26 acre On the aNeraeS
r. does moi include some large purchases mace
N ises in which the lands were not conveyed p5OIe %
Dece1nber 81 The unexpended balance N ne No''-
DeeU~rS hands on December 81 was $356,C5e 81