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LIST OF LANDS IN THE FOREST PRESERVE. 



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Report of the Superintendent of Forests 



ALBANY, K Y., June 1, 1909. 

 Forest, F.ish and Game Commission: 



SIR. I have the honor to submit herewith a list of lands con- 

 stituting the Forest Preserve. Though of little or no interest to 

 the general public, it is the most important and valuable publica- 

 tion issued by the Department. It is the basis of the entire landed 

 business of the Commission. In this printed list will be found, 

 convenient to hand, full information as to what land the State 

 owns in the Forest Preserve counties, the acreage of each lot, and 

 its location. The source of title is also stated, whether acquired 

 at tax sale, by purchase, foreclosure of mortgage, or resale of 

 bonded lands. If acquired by tax sale, the year in which the sale 

 was held is given ; and, if by purchase, the year when the property 

 was bought. 



From these schedules the draughtsman obtains the information 



which enables him to show in colors the State lands on the Adiron- 



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 dack and Catskill maps, and to thus indicate definitely the location 



of each one of the 6,771 separate parcels of land which constitute 

 the Forest Preserve. With this printed list of lots, each forest 

 official knows what lands are in his care and custody, and the 

 property that requires his supervision or watchcare. 



In section 34, chapter 24, Laws of 1909, the Preserve is defined 

 as follows: 



The Forest Preserve shall include the lands owned or hereafter 

 acquired by the State within the county of Clinton, except the 



