FOREST, FISH AXD GAME COMMISSION. 1 79 



will show. All the islands belonging to the State and several of the large 

 points have been included, while at certain points also the belt widens 

 inland, as, for example, along the north side of 3,larion River, where it is 

 made to include the large pines which add so much to the beauty of that 

 bank. 



A\'ith a resen-e along the whole water front the beauty of Raquette 

 Lake would be unimpaired by lumbering. To a casual obser\-er all traces 

 of cutting would be completely hidden, for the logging roads cut through 

 to the lake would be so located, as is explained later in this working plan, 

 that no '■ slash " would be visible from any part of the lake. 



2\Iap n shows the three forest types referred to in the three pre- 

 ceding tables (the Upper Spruce Slope and the Summit \A'atershed Reserve 

 being identical) and the Water Front Reserve. It shows also all the private 

 holdings within Township 40. as given in the "" List of Lands belonging 

 to the Forest Preserve, 1897." a report of the Superintendent of State 

 Forests. These private holdings have been left uncclored. 



?\ercl)antabie Forest Area. 



The Spruce Land and the Swamp types combined made the merchant- 

 able forest area, and it is with this portion of the tract that the vorking 

 plan has to deal. As already said, the total area of Township 40 is 25.660 

 acres. The following statement shows the area of the water surfaces, 

 various reserves^ burns, etc. : 



Acres 

 Raquette Lake and its islands, all streams, open marshes, and the 



\\'ater Front Reser\'e 7 288 



Private holdings 766 



Summit Watershed Reserve and burned areas outside of reserve. 710 



Spruce Land 14 919 



Swamp I 977 16 896 



Total 25660 



