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Private Preserves. 



On the three townships now under consideration are a number of private 

 preserves. The title to these lands was either held before the remainder of the 

 townships became State property or was acquired in such a way as to be 

 recognized by the State. 



Township 5. 



Township 5 contains three areas of private land. The largest is the tract 

 containing Mohegan Lake, which is owned by Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan. This 

 preserve contains 1,568 acres. In the southeastern part of Township 5 is a part 

 of the Hon. Timothy L. Woodruff's preserve around Lake Kora. The portion 

 lying in Township 5 contains 155 acres. 



The other private holdings on Township 5, recognized by the State, are the 

 narrow strip making the right of way along the Raquette Lake Railway, certain 

 holdings along the shores of the Seventh Lake, which are included in the water 

 front reserve, and Lot 4 of the Nivins Tract. 



The southwest, quarter of Township 5 was originally subdivided into five lots, 

 which together with a similar subdivision in Township 4 constitute the Nivins 

 Tract. Four of the lots in Township 5 now belong to the State. The title of 

 the other lot, No. 4, still rests with private owners. 



During the summer of 1901 there seemed to be good reason for believing that 

 this lot would soon be acquired by the State, rounding out the State's holdings 

 in this township. For this reason, although Lot No. 4 was still privately owned, 

 an estimate of the standing timber on it was made, which is given in tables that 

 follow later in this report. 



Township 6. 



Township 6 was acquired by the State in 1896 through purchase from Mr. 

 W. W. Durant. When the property was turned over, certain portions of the 

 township were reserved. These are the private preserve around Sagamore Lake, 

 owned by Mr. A. G. Vanderbilt ; the tract about Lake Kora, on which is 

 "Kamp Kill Kare," owned by Mr. Timothy L. Woodruff, and two smaller lots, 

 known respectively as the C. P. Huntington wood lot, and Lot No. 37, sometimes 

 called the "Mill Lot." These are the only lands on the township of which the 

 State recognizes the private ownership. 



