444 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF 



WITNESSETH, that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of six 

 hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) to them in hand paid by the party of the second part, the said 

 six hundred thousand dollars being paid as follows, viz. : fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in cash upon 

 the date hereof, and five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) in ten certificates of indebted- 

 ness of fifty-five thousand ($55,000) each as provided for in a certain contract and agreement between 

 the parties hereto dated sixteenth day of December, 1895, the receipt of said fifty thousand dollars 

 ($50,000) and ten certificates of indebtedness for five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) is 

 hereby acknowledged and confessed, have bargained, sold and conveyed and by these presents do 

 grant and convey unto the party of the second part all of the following lands and parcels of land 

 situate in the Adirondack Park, so-called, in the Town of Long Lake, Hamilton County, New York, 

 and in the Town of Wilmurt, Herkimer County, New York, amounting to seventy-five thousand 

 (75,000) acres or more. Subject to the following exceptions and reservations. Said lands so agreed 

 to be sold and purchased are described as follows : 



First Parcel. — All that piece or parcel of land situate in the north-east and north-west quarters of 

 Township number thirty-eight (38), Totten & Crossfield's Purchase, situate in the towns of Long 

 Lake, Hamilton County, and Wilmurt, Herkimer County, New York, bounded and described as 

 follows : Beginning on the north line of Township thirty-eight (38), Totten & Crossfield's Purchase, 

 at the south-easterly corner of lot number twenty-nine (29) in the triangle north of said Township 

 number thirty-eight (38) ; thence easterly along the northerly line of said Township thirty-eight (38) 

 four hundred and ten and seventy-seven hundredths (410.77) chains to the south-east corner of said 

 triangle north of Township thirty-eight (38) which is a hemlock tree ; thence south eighty-six (86) 

 degrees, east seven and sixty-five hundredths (7.65) chains to a cedar post on the east line of said 

 Township thirty-eight (38) and the westerly line of Township thirty-seven (37) ; thence southerly 

 along the line between said Township thirty-seven (37) and thirty-eight (38) one hundred and 

 seventy-two (172) chains more or less to the north-east corner of a small tract of land surrounding 

 the west end of Bog Lake heretofore sold and conveyed by said William Seward Webb to Charles A 

 Tatum and Edmund C. Converse ; thence westerly at right angles to said Township line and along the 

 north line of said last mentioned small tract forty-five (45) chains to the northwesterly corner of said 

 last mentioned small tract so sold and conveyed to said Tatum and Converse ; thence forty degrees 

 (40) and fifteen minutes to the right one hundred and twenty (120) chains; thence thirty-three 

 degrees to the left-one hundred and three (103) chains to the line between the east half and west half 

 of Township thirty-eight (38) at a point ninety (90) chains southerly on said line from the north line 

 of said Township ; thence (20) degrees and fifteen (15) minutes to the right one hundred and ninety- 

 nine ( 199) chains to the place of beginning, containing three thousand eight hundred and fourteen 

 (3,814) acres. 



Second Parcel. — All of the triangle north of Township (3S), Totten & Crossfield's Purchase, 

 situate in the Town of Long Lake, Hamilton County, New York, and Town of Wilmurt, Herkimer 

 County, New York, excepting therefrom lot number twenty-eight (28), which contains one hundred 

 and forty acres (140) acres of land more or less, making the amount hereby conveyed seven thousand 

 two hundred six (7,206) acres. 



Third Parcel.— All of Township forty-three (43), Totten & Crossfield's Purchase, Town of 

 Wilmurt, Herkimer County, New York, excepting therefrom and reserving therefrom lot number 

 sixty-nine (69) containing one hundred ninety-seven and four-tenths (197.4) acres; lot number 

 seventy (70) containing one hundred fifty and four-tenths (150.4) acres ; lot number seventy-one (71) 

 containing one hundred fifty and four-tenths (150.4) acres ; lot number seventy-two (72) containing 

 one hundred ninety-seven and four-tenths (197.4) acres ; lot number eighty-nine (89) containing one 

 hundred ninety-seven and four-tenths (197.4) acres ; lot number ninety (90) containing one hundred 

 fifty and four-tenths (150.4) acres; lot number ninety-one (91) containing one hundred forty and 

 eight-tenths (140.8) acres; lot number ninety-two (92) containing one hundred eighty-four and eight- 

 tenths (184.8) acres; lot number one hundred and one (loi) containing one hundred and forty and 

 eight-tenths (140.8) acres; lot number one hundred and two (102) containing one hundred and 

 eighty-four and eight-tenths (184.8) acres; lot number one hundred and three (103) containing one 



