HILL-COUNTRY 
haps, with the comforting knowledge that 
they were safe from the encroachment of 
civilization for some time, and altogether 
independent of the preserve owner. With 
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A good example is furnished by Witten- 
berg Park, in the Catskills—a piece of 
forest land that was bought by a sportsman 
who came across it in his wanderings and is 

THE ENTRANCE TO WITTENBERG PARK 
In Ketcham’s Hollow 
proper management, a considerable num- 
ber of members could get the benefit of out- 
door life without getting in each other’s 
way in the least; in fact, with good judg- 
ment in all details, a greater number of in- 
dividuals could probably benefit from the 
land in this way than in any other. 
being improved to the extent of having roads 
built through it, its streams bridged and 
lodges built. The place is now the property 
of the Wittenberg Club, which was incor- 
porated a little more than a year ago; its 
members each pay a comparatively small 
sum for the privileges of the park and the 
