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to the proposed Adirondack park and examining the diagram of the 

 boundaries proposed and the lands to be included therein for the 

 purpose of bringing affairs to a definite conclusion. Mr. Knevals 

 asked that an informal vote be taken upon the diagram which 

 he. presented as ascertained on a Butler map embracing a then 

 estimated area of about 2,100,000 acres. Mr. Cox said rather 

 than there should be a disagreement, although he wished a larger 

 park, he would vote for Mr. Knevals' plan. Some changes were 

 suggested and agreed to and the commission voted informally 

 then to adopt the general plan of Mr. Etaevalsj with the understand- 

 ing that the area should not be less than 2,000,000 acres, which was 

 afterwards ratified by a formal vote. An accurate measurement of 

 the plan this day adopted, subsequently made, elicited the fact that 

 the area embraced therein amounted to 2,307,760 acres. Mr. Cox 

 then read the following paper which he wished to have entered on the 

 minutes." Then follows a paper of two or three pages by Mr. Cox. 



Q. Now the question 1 asked upon this map, the blue line represents 

 the park that was agreed to ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. "What are the red lines outside of the blue.lines ? 



A. My understanding of the red lines outside of the blue lines are 

 the entire Adirondack wilderness. 



Q. The Adirondack region? 



A. Yes, that is my understanding of it. 



Q. Do not the park lines correspond or come up to the other lines, 

 the boundary of the Adirondack region on the west or on the north ? 



A- No, sir; not on the east, nor on the south; they neither come to 

 the entire Adirondack wilderness, neither north, south, east or west. 



Q. The largest leaving out is on the north and west ? 



A. By that map. 



Q. Let me inquire if the 13,000 acres that was voted to exchange 

 with^the Everton Lumber Company are north of the blue lines on 

 this map ? • 



A. Yes. 



Q. How far north ? 



A. That is more than I can tell you ; quite a little ways. 



Q. Quite a distance ? 



A. Yes 



Q. Is it not true that the green space north of the blue line in 

 Franklin county and St. Lawrence county is virgin timber, heavy 

 timber ? 



A. That is more than I can tell you; that I don't know. 



