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stopped them entirely; everybody is deeply interested in the work 

 that we have laid out, and the people who have trespassed there are 

 ashamed of it and have stopped it; we have not had to bring a suit 

 because it seemed to suit them to quit, is that enough ? 



Q. You have nearly as much there in one compact body as in any 

 one block or compact body up in the Adirondacks ? 



A. I can't say; but I should think that it is very compact there ? 



Mr. Basseijn.— I think the largest compact body in the Adirondacks 

 is 45,000 acres. 



The Witness. — I don't think you can say that it is all together, but 

 it is pretty near all together. 



Mr. Fiebo. — It is in two townships substantially. 



The Witness. — .Denning and Hardenburgh; we run over into two 

 other counties. 



Q. Have you a forester down there ? 



A. Yes, sir; a very eminent gentleman, ex-Sheriff Joseph Eisely, 

 who does it more for love than the little forty dollars; I guess he 

 spends more than that in entertaining anybody who goes there; I 

 forgot to tell you that we have a little lodge up at the deer park; we 

 have a nice log house there, and if the committee would only come 

 down we could give you some trout; it is the most interesting 

 part of the country I think; it is very easy of access; it is very 

 valuable to the State, and primeval forests on much of it. 



By Mr. Fiebo 1 : 



Q. How as to means of access to the river ? 



A. You go to Rondout and then take the Ulster and Delaware 

 railroad and go up to Big Indian, where I start generally, for that 

 takes us to the deer park; you get there at 6:20, you stay at Kingston 

 ten minutes for supper and get up to Big Indian at 8:20. 



Q. It is about twenty-five miles ? 



A. Yes, sir; from there is a stage or mail line that runs from Big 

 Indian to Clary ville and goes to Slide niountain; Slide mountain 

 belongs to the State, and this past^ummer — 



By Chairman Ryan: 



Q. (Interrupting.) Is that included in this park ? 



A. It is within the cover of it; it is the second highest mountain in 

 the State of New York, Mt. Marcy is the highest and Slide mountain 

 is the next; it has been very difficult to get up it unless a person was 

 very vigorous; if persons are at all feeble, some go ahead and drag 

 the others up; I had $250 appropriated by the Legislature last year 



