200 



is not virgin forest, but has been lumbered upon. That no part of said 

 lot has been denuded of wood and timber. J ohn L. Jenkins, the owner 

 of said land, informs me that there is at present on said land 300 market 

 logs or more; that there is quite a large amount of small timber 

 growing on said land which is too small to count as market timber, 

 besides a large amount of wood. Mr. Jenkins thinks he should 

 receive one dollar and fifty cents per acre for said land. I will take 

 this opportunity to say that I live in a section where non-resident 

 lands are bought and sold considerably, and that Mr. J.'s price is 

 below the average. I have no interest either directly or indirectly in 

 the sale of said land. 



On the back of this sheet you will find the diagram of the tract; 

 also its location as near as I can give it from my map of said town. 



Most respectfully yours. 



JAMES A. BALCOM. 

 Hon. Abneh L. Tbain, Secretary Stale Forest Commission, Albany, N. Y. 



Diagram accompanies same. 



Malone, N. T., June 9, 1890. 

 Mr. ABiteR L. Train, Secretary Forest Commission, Albany, N. Y. : 



Dear Sib. — -'Answering yours of the sixth instant. The cutting of 

 the mature spruce timber (much of which is dead) would not of itself 

 injure the forest as a preserver of moisture. It, however, opens new 

 avenues for trespass and fires, and destroys the primitive integrity of 

 the forest. "We would not advise (or seek for any selfish ends of our 

 own) any break into the great body of the preserve, as now held by 

 the State. It ought to be added to. The lot we referred to, viz. : 

 296 and 300 in Town 9, and 87, 86 and 85 in Township 8 

 lie in townships where the State has very few holdings, and are 

 entirely surrounded by our own or other lands. This you will readily 

 see by referring to a map. To sell them and use ihe money towards 

 consolidating the State's preserve deeper in the woods would be good 

 policy. 



We will give two dollars per acre cash for these lots, some 1,830 

 acres in all. They are worth more to us than anyone else. This offer 

 to remain open till August first, next — no longer. 



Tours truly. 



A. B. PARMALEE & SON. 



