340 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF 



]iut the Commissioners have determined that, whatever may be done as regards 

 the present occupants of State lands, no further occupancies shall occur if thev can 

 prevent it. To this end the following notice was posted on every lake, stream, island, 

 trail and carry in tiie Adirondack Preserve: 



FOREST PRESERVE. 



.STATE LAND. 



All persons are forbidden to erect any buildings, camps, cottages or permanent 

 structures of any character on land within the Forest Preserve. Anyone violating 

 this regulation will be prosecuted by the State as a trespasser to the full extent of the 

 law, and will be dispossessed of any building he may erect. 



By order of the Fisheries, Game and Forest Commission. 



WILLIAM F. FOX, 



Siipcrinttiuicut of State Forests. 

 Albany, N. Y., July 20, 1897. 



This ordinance does not by any means proliibit the free use of the Forest IVeserve 

 by the public, for there is no objection to the use of tents, as they do not result in a 

 permanent or exclusive occupation. The people are free to use tents and pitch them 

 wherever they please on any unoccupied spot in the State forests, on any island, lake 

 shore, stream or forest path. They are asked and urged to do so ; for the Commis- 

 sion desires that all who can shall avail themselves of the pleasures and benefits which 

 our grand old forests afTord. 



Tents of proper size and construction offer comfortable and attractive accomoda- 

 tions that are a pleasant surprise to those who have not tried them. The rules of the 

 Commission permit the use of board floors, which, with a wide base-board turned up 

 around the bottom, are a protection against cold and draughts. A large canvas "fly" 

 should be used, with sufficient space between it and the tent roof to lessen the heat of 

 the sun and keep the rain or dampness from the inner roof. By using a fl_\' large 

 enough to project a few feet in front as an awning, and extending the floor outside 

 the same distance, a shady, comfortable and attractive porch can be obtained. The 

 wooden floor inside the tent permits the use of rugs or carpets, while the interior 

 furniture and decorations may be the same as in any room, whether at home or in a 

 hotel. A stove, with pipe passing through a safety-tin in the wall of the tent, will 

 keep the room warm in any weather until the late fall. Moreover, there is a supply 

 of fresh, pure air in a roomy tent which makes it the nn.ist healthful of all sleeping 



