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Any swamp land; if so, how many acres ? Tes; a few acres around 

 ponds. 



Any waste land, or land whose productiveness has been injured by 

 fire? Tes. 



Any wild meadow land; if so, how many acres? No. 



Name the kinds of timber in the order of quantity. Spruce, balsam, 

 birch, cedar, pine, etc. 



How much of this lot or parcel is virgin forest ? All. 



How much is second growth ? None. 



Has it been burned over; if so, how many acres were burned? No. 



Has it been lumbered over ? Yes. 



If so, what kind of timber was cut ? Spruce. 



.Who is, at the present time, lumbering in that vicinity? Finch & 

 Pruyn, agents. 



Is the timber there now large, medium or small ? Medium. 



Is the ground r.ocky or well covered ? Eocky and mountainous. 



Is there any stream on this lot or parcel ? If so, state the name. 

 East branch Hudson river. 



Is there any dam on this stream within this lot ? Tes. 



Is there any back flow or drowned land ? Tes, about seventy-five 

 acres. 



If so, how large an area is flooded? 



Do any roads cross this lot ? Tes. 



Are they highways or " wood roads? " Lumber roads. 



Are there any buildings on this lot ? Only lumber shanties, etc. 



If occupied by residents, give their names ? < 



Are there any camps on this lot ? Tes; two at Lake Colden and 

 others in different parts. 



Are the surrounding lands forests or farm lands ? Forests. 



Who is the owner 6f this lot ? Adirondack Iron and Steel Company. 



Note any sale that has been made of this lot or tract, or the timber 

 on it, within the past year; and the price paid per acre. 



Please add any additional information which you may have, and 

 which may be necessary to a full and complete description of this lot. 



I can not say too much in regard to this gore; on it are the head 

 waters of the Hudson river, and it is one of the main points to be 

 saved if the State wishes to benefit the water supply of the Hudson. 

 Lake Colden, a beautiful little lake, one of the highest reservoirs of 

 Hudson on its last branch, is surrounded with high mountains whose 

 water shed come into this lake and thence down the Hudson. This 

 lake is not deep, except in the channels where these brooks run in. 

 It is more like a river. Now the shores are covered with a dense 



