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the Gray Squirrel was conspicuous by its absence. Chipmunks 

 and Deer Mice swarmed i^i the camp and of the latter several 

 litters were bom in the tents of the campers during the camping 

 season. All of this afforded great opportunity for intensive 

 Nature Study and such occasions were made the best of by all 

 concerned. 



It is to be hoped that next season that many more nature lovers 

 will avail themselves of this splendid New Park and enjoy the 

 experience that so many had this past season, that of being 

 thrilM by finding here in Southwestern New York a mountain- 

 ous region comparable to the much vaunted Adirondacks. It is 

 wholly accessible by railroad or by automobile; one has but to 

 travel to Salamanca and from that point either by train or auto, 

 a ride of a dozen miles through the picturesque Reservation of 

 the Seneca Indians will take the visitor to Quaker Bridge on the 

 Alleghany River which is the gateway to the new State Park. 



The visitor wishing to camp in the Park will find August an 

 ideal month in which to enjoy the open life of the forest. The 

 days are pleasantly warm, never oppressive, however, and the 

 nights are cool and refreshing; in fact the entire region is aston- 

 ishingly salubrious and invigorating. There are no m.osquitoes 

 or biting fiies to fight, there being few places in which these pests 

 can breed in the entire region. Campers will appreciate the lack 



Pholo by \V. P. Alexander 

 Studying the denizens of the stream. 



