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instructive, but it possesses interest for all manufacturers who handle our native 

 woods in the course of their business. I would respectfully suggest that when the 

 exhibit is returned to this country it be set up again and placed on permanent exhi- 

 bition in some suitable spot in the corridors of the Capitol. 



I would further report that in addition to the ordinary details of office work we 

 are now engaged in the preparation of a new edition of the Land List, showing the 

 location, lot number, and acreage of the various parcels of land — over 5,000 in 

 number — forming the Forest Preserve. As this schedule forms the basis of all our 

 forestry and real estate work, its value and necessity must be plainly evident. The 

 preparation of this work has been entrusted to Mr. A. B. Strough of the office force, 

 ■ whose ability as a statistician, and experience in the preparation of similar statistics 

 insures the accuracy of this extensive compilation. 



Owing to the large accession of lands through the purchase of the Forest Pre- 

 serve Board, and sale of bonded lands by the State Engineer and Surveyor, a new 

 edition of our Adirondack map became necessary. Much time has accordingly been 

 devoted to its preparation and the incorporation of the data derived from the 

 recently issued sheets of the United States Geological Survey. Through informa- 

 tion obtained from the latter source it is hoped in time to make this map substan- 

 tially perfect. As no other one has been published showing the landed allotment of 

 the Adirondack counties its great value has been conceded by everyone interested in 

 that region — landholders, surveyors, lawyers, tax assessors, lumbermen, tourists 

 and owners of private preserves. Owing to the large number of changes made 

 necessary by the information received from the United States Geological Survey, 

 extensive alterations in the stone had to be made by the engravers, which has delayed 

 its publication. But I am in receipt of a letter from Messrs. Bien & Co., of New 

 York, who are doing this work, that the proof sheets will be ready within a few days. 



AdirondacI^ Deer. 



Although the protection of game is not strictly within the province of my Depart- 

 ment, I would say that for several years I have made the Adirondack deer a subject 

 of observation and study. I have omitted no opportunity to gather reliable statistics 

 bearing on the matter, and so I take pleasure in submitting here some facts and fig- 

 ures for the information of your Board. Through an arrangement made with the 

 American and National Express companies I am enabled to state the exact number 

 of deer shipped out of the Adirondack region during the open season of 1900. 

 These shipments represent only a small proportion of the deer killed during that 



