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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF FISHERIES. GAME AND FORESTS. 



a railroad ticket from New York to the Catskill Mountains, good for the return journey 

 also. It is only three hours' ride from the great city to the heart of the mountain 

 district. 



In addition to its grand hotels the region is filled with inexpensive but desirable 

 family resorts. It is the great sanitarium and summer resting place for the middle 

 classes of New York city, whose interests demand recognition at your hands in 

 connection with this matter. 



It is especially desirable that purchases should be made in the towns of Denning, 

 Hardenburgh, and Shandaken, in order to consolidate the State preserve in the vicinity 

 of Slide Mountain, the highest summit in the Catskills. These forests can be bought 

 now at a low price. Delay will only entail extra cost. 



We urge this appropriation for the extension and consolidation of the Forest 

 Preserve, because we believe the interests of the State demand it. We feel that we 

 should be neglectful of our duty did we not put ourselves on record in this 

 respect. 



