THE 



POPULAR SCIENCE 



MONTHLY 



MAY. 1906 



WATKINS GLEN" AND OTHER GORGES OF THE FINGER 

 LAKE REGION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK x 



By Professor RALPH S. TARR 



CORNELL UNIVERSITY 



T^OR some years there has been an effort made to induce the legis- 

 -*-' lature of the state of New Y^ork to set aside Watkins Glen as 

 a state reserve for the benefit of the public. As one of the most beauti- 

 ful and most widely known bits of natural scenery in the state, it seems 



Fig. 1. Sketch Map of the Southern Ends of the Cayuga and Seneca Valleys, 

 Showing the Location of seme of the Gorges. 



to many of the lovers of this spot that the legislature should take the 

 necessary action for securing the glen as a public park; and there now 

 appears to be reason for hoping that this will be done during the 

 present session of the legislature. 



1 Published by permission of the director of the U. S. Geological Survey. 



