FISHERIES, GAME AND FORESTS. 42 1 



" Upon and at the expiration of thirty years from and after the taking effect of 

 this act all lands and each and every part and parcel thereof, purchased by said Uni- 

 versity, and paid for by the State under and pursuant to the provisions of this act, 

 shall be by the Board of Trustees of said University, or its successors, granted and 

 conveyed to the people of the State of New York by a good and sufficient deed of 

 conveyance, without further price or consideration therefor, and the same shall there- 

 upon be and become a part of the Forest Preserve * * *." 



A boundary survey was begun by the College of Forestry in early June, the State 

 Engineer and Surveyor, who, under the law (Chapter 122, 1898, § 3), was required to 

 do so, not being able to comply with the requirement on account of absence of funds 

 appropriated for such a purpose. Later, however, such funds were found by the 

 Forest Preserve Board and the boundary survey was finished by the State Engineer, 

 the portions of the survey made by the College being accepted by the State 

 Engineer. 



No difficulties or contentions as to proprietary rights were encountered, except a 

 squatter's claim on some forty acres of cleared land at Sweeney Carry, Raquette 

 River, which seems to be without legal basis, and requisition for his removal, peace, 

 able if possible, has been made on the grantors. 



In addition to the acreage, there goes with the property one-quarter undivided 

 interest in so much of 1,333.44 acres near Raquette Falls as is situated on the east 

 side of Raquette River. It is evident that the eventual extinguishment of the three- 

 quarter foreign interest in the falls will greatly improve the situation for this part of 

 the property. 



A right of way for railroad purposes, following largely the valley of the Raquette 

 River, is also excepted. This projected railroad — the continuation from Tupper 

 Lake of the New York and Ottawa Railroad, proposing to connect at North Creek 

 with the Adirondack Railroad, and making a short line through to eastern ports — 

 has, unfortunately, by the short-sighted policy of the State, enjoined in the Consti- 

 tution, in not permitting State lands to be granted for such purposes, been prevented 

 from being built, thereby hampering considerably the development of the College 

 Forest. 



As will be shown farther on, a successful forestry system requires the cheap 

 transportation of wood materials. The slaughter and uneconomical treatment of 

 the forest, with which the lumbermen have been charged, is, to a large extent, a 

 necessity, as long as such cheap transportation for the inferior materials cannot be 

 had. A really satisfactory forest management depends as much upon market facili- 

 ties as any other producing business. 



