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Q. With regard to the expense of that survey, have you an idea as 

 to that; was that discussed? 



A. From the fact the State has never been willing to go to the 

 expense of surveying as important a line as the line between Herki- 

 mer and Lewis counties, I hardly thought they would want to go to 

 the expense of surveying any proposed park line, any imaginary line 

 we might draw there. 



Q. Could you form any estimate, in a general way, of the expense ? 



A. I couldn't answer such a question off-hand. 



Q. A $100,000 ? 



A. Yes; they would use that up before they were through with it. 



Chairman Ryan. — Do you mean as to making an accurate survey of 

 this blue line ? 



Mr. Fiebo.; — Yes; so as to be able to describle it off; they didn't 

 follow lot lines. 



The Witness. — I judge from the amount that has been expended 

 on surveys already made by the State in that region and from the 

 results; it is very costly work to survey in the Adirondacks; it requires 

 a very large number of men; it is difficult and hard work, and it ■ 

 would run into a great many thousand dollars; as to the exact amount, 

 of course it would be impossible for me to say. 



Chairman Ryan. — It would be as easy to survey on {he red line? 



A. Yes, sir; the red line follows established surveys. 



Chairman Ryan. — The only reason why you put the blue line there 

 was the extra expense you thought would be necessary to include all 

 inside the red line ? 



A. Oh, no, sir; the blue line was drawn there, not with reference to 

 any particular expense of surveying. 



Chairman Ryan. — The expense of the park ? 



A. It was because that included the allotted territory. 



Q. That you understood the forest commission were willing to 

 recommend ? 



A. As I understood them their idea was to lay out that park, and 

 whenever the State was fortunate enough to get the money appropri- 

 ated to buy that much the rest could easily be added to it, but didn't 

 want to imperil the whole scheme by calling for the whole territory 

 shown within the red line. 



Q. The- expense of a survey would be saved to put in land if the 

 State wanted to buy following the lot lines as they are followed there; 

 that is all ? 



