The sun., 1910-05-23

Hartman gave ies. PrCroged driveways
have already been surveyed from a point
north of HaverstTaw to the southern part
Of the irregular tract offered by Mrs,
| Hartman and from a point on the river
front above Dunderberg TO the northern
end of the tract Between these drives,
back Of Stony Point. which the State
already maintains a. a park, "a a section
Of rugged land which the commission
wants 10 add 20 Palisades Park. This
territory, Mrs. HarriAmn's gift and the
land connecting it with the river front
are what Mr.. Perkins describes a. two
thirds the size of Manhattan Island A
glance az the accompanying map should
give pretty clear idea of what the com
mission has in mind
/ The Hartman gift will carry the park
| from a point not far from the Hudson
/ River To the boundary line of the Tuxedo
| Park reservation. and the q ,O0O. .OOO which
Accompanies the gift will he used in part
20 effect a connection between the tract
and the park along the Hudson The
tract runs northward well into tho new
state forest reservation Of the Highlands.
toward the extensive Stillman lands and
all the wild hill country below Cornwall
The Erie Railroad would provide con-
venient access 20 the park at the South
fields station.
The tract which il is proposed F, pur-
chase merges TO the west IN the RImapo
range Of hills. There is a region Of forty
square miles or 80 where there 10 not a
single travelled road Il is inhabited by
a shy and little known race who are
descended from the Indians and fugitive
slaves who escaped 20 the woods before
the Revolution.
All Of the park extension. Mrs. HArri-
man = gift and the land the commission
plans 20 purchase Ia unspOiled woods
and lake Mr.. Harriman's estate, which
consisted OF more than 5000 acres in
New York and some 5000 acres in New
Jersey. was not like the usual country
estate. A large part Of IL was virgin
wilderness, wild rugged country, heavily
forested and very sparsely settled In
Rockland county Il included the 5000
acre tract which for nearly 100 wears
has been associated with the name Of
Lord Stirring. who founded one IL the
first iron mines In America. Through
Greenwood lake passes the boundary
line between New York and New Jersey
and here is found the forest covered
mountain land stretching southward.
EUETHER ENLAROENENr POSSIBLE
The prospects of the parks ertsbsion
do not end with the limits Of this STATE
Il 10 probable. the commissioner think
that New Jersey may add something 10
the park from the vast wild lands con-
tigious 70 the proposed extension Both
Gov Hughes and Gov Fort have rpcom-
mended the preservation of contiRtlous
lands IN the two States In the region 1
described Tor the joint purpose of Afford /
ing a recreation ground and Of conaerving
the water supply. Gov Hughes suR-
gested the advisability Of taking stems
to meet this erd by Interstate action
and thought the matter might properly
be left 70 the same commission which has
IN hand the park plan. The Governors
agreed that the character Of all the sweep
II country overrunning the boundary
was peculiarly adapted for park ptlrposes
and that conditions seemed ripe Tor lts
taking over.
Thirteen miles or the larger part Of the
Palisades Park a. II now IL. lies in New
Jersey lts extension northw ard and
" fsrward into tho hinterland will be ali tn
New York In the opinion ~ Mr. Perkins.
" ho has travelled over nearly All the
ground, most people " ouid ha astonished
az the wildness n the land within the
extension and the remarkable beauty
ot ~ scenery Here and there the park
" ould have o. swing hack from the river
IN places between Piermont and New
hurgh. but that would not impair its
beauty or interfere with the protection
NJ the river front One Of these placpa
j. Immediately north n tho present Pail.
,adss Park between Piermont and Nyack
v here there Is a stretch 81 three miles
OPPORTUNITIES FoR PrBLIC rsF
some y the opportunities that the
greater park will give % persons IN saarch
n health or pleasure or who are fond