FOREST, FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. T>7 



from incipient ones that were extinguished before any serious danger was incurred. 

 This was due to the large number of forest patrols employed by the owners of 

 these tracts. 



It is not necessary that the State should purchase these private holdings in 

 order that the tree growth may be protected, for the owners can be relied upon 

 to preserve the forest conditions that are so essential to the enjoyment of their 

 property. The acquisition of these high-priced lands may be safely deferred until 

 the rest of the Adirondack Park has been purchased. But the tenure of title to 

 these private preserves is not permanent like that of the State Preserve; these 

 properties change hands frequently ; public sentiment is always gratified when any 

 of this territory is opened to the people, and so it would be well if the State 

 kept a fund on hand, available at all times, for the purchase of such tracts 

 whenever any portion is thrown upon the market. 



The ownership and acreage of the various preserves are as follows: 



ADIRONDACK PRIVATE PRESERVES. 



Acres. 



Adirondack Club. — Mclntyre Iron Company, owner. Townships 45, 46 

 and 47, gores east and west of Township 47, and part of Township 27, 

 Totten and Crossfield Purchase, in the western part of Essex County. 

 Includes the larger portion of Mounts Marcy, Colden and Mclntyre, and 

 all of Mounts Santanoni, Henderson, Redfield, Allen and Adams, with 

 Lakes Sanford, Henderson, Colden, Avalanche and Harkness . . . 59,300 



Adirondack League Club. — Hon. Warren Higley, President. Townships 

 1, 2, 6 and part of 7, Moose River Tract, in the counties of Hamilton 

 and Herkimer. Embraces twenty lakes and ponds, including Honnedaga, 

 Little Moose and Woodhull Lakes 79,172 



Adirondack Mountain Reserve. — William G. Neilson, President. Town- 

 ship 48, Totten and Crossfield Purchase, in the central part of Essex 

 County, part of the Roaring Brook Tract and Lot 68 of Townships 1 

 and 2, Old Military Tract. The boundary lines cross the summits of 

 Mounts Marcy and Dix. The high mountains known as Noon Mark, 

 The Gothics and Haystack are within its boundaries, as are also the 

 two Ausable Lakes 25,912 



Adirondack Forestry Association. — Gen. Hazard Stevens, Oscar B. 

 Ireland and George E. Terry, Trustees. Part of Township 22, Totten 

 and Crossfield Purchase, in the northern part of Hamilton County. Is 

 near Long Lake, a part of the land adjoining the same ..... 4,35? 



