Nov. 2, 1907.] FOREST AND STREAM. 
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chases have generally been made where the 
land joined or was in close proximity to other 
| lands held by the State, with the idea of closing 
| up the State holdings so far as possible. Each The Honors Won By 
purchase has been made after very careful in- 
spection of the land, the timber growth thereon, 
| its locattion, and its general nature and value. 
The Land Purchasing Board has bought all land 
| that has been offered at a reasonable price and 
| to which good titles could be shown. ; 
Our State tree nurseries and reforested lands, 
under the supervision and management of the of Shotgun Smokeless Powder. 
Superintendent of Forests, continue to attract 
widespread attention among persons interested ° J < ‘ 
|in the work throughout the United States. During the Trapshooting Season of 1907 conclusively prove 
Many have visited both the nurseries and the ¥ , 
plantations during the year just passed. It ap- 
pears to the Commission that much more money REGULARITY and RELIABILITY 
| could be expended economically and to great Z 
advantage in this branch of the work. The State 
could well afford to reforest two or more thou- 
| sand acres of land every year, increasing the aa 
amount from year to year until the business of Powders Which 
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MUST SCORE IN THE FIELD. 




The fire-warden service has been better than 
'in any year heretofore. There were nearly a hun- 
dred fires started, all of which were almost im- 
mediately extinguished. The fact that there 
was little or no destruction of timber is not due 
/to unusually favorable weather conditions. In 
fact, in May the conditions were very bad. The 
| fire-wardens have also been of great service in 
preventing trespassing on State land, as they 
now have power in such cases. 
| The beaver which have been placed in the 
| Adirondack Park are doing well, several 
| colonies of which have been seen during the 
| summer and fall by various people. There seems 
to be a few moose left of those put in. Pro- 
tector Ned Ball at this writing reports having 
seen three during the present month, which indi- 
|cates that they have not worked north across 
\ 

You should therefore see that 
ALL YOUR SHELLS FOR FIELD SHOOTING 
Are loaded with either 
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ithe St. Lawrence River, as some old hunters 
|feared they would. Of the few heretofore turned 66 98 
| out in the park several were killed by engines 
on the railroad and by being shot by careless 
or vicious persons. There are quite a number 
of elk in the preserve, all doing well, which 66 99 
will soon be a very attractive feature. I have NEW E C d 
taken up the question with the Governor, and ; . mprove 
\through him with President Roosevelt, of getting 
|ten moose from Canada. 
| It seems very important that we keep species (Bulk Smokeless Powders) 
of all the non-destructive natural animals in our thy 
park lands in the Adirondacks, and that all the or wit 
lakes and streams are well supplied with game 
fish, both of which are a great attraction to 66 99 
nearly all persons who go there for rest and 
recreation, and furnish in themselves a strong mo e ess 
inducement to our people to spend their vaca- 
|tions in the woods. One has only to observe (The only ‘‘Dense”” Powder made in America.) 
how many people are attracted to the Canadian es 
forests by the fishing and hunting to understand 
how important it is to this State that the moose 
elk, deer, bear and beaver be protected from E. I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS POWDER COMPANY, 
extermination and kept in the Adirondacks. 
The great feature of railroad advertising in Wilmin e 
Canada and many of our States is the fishing gton, Del. 
and game. Let us not be laggards in this re- 
spect. 
| It is very desirable that a law be enacted pro- 
viding for a license to be paid by every person 
using Or carrying a gun in the State of New 
York, the fee to be not less than one dollar, 
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license to be prepared by the Forest, Fish and The Gun That Blocks the 
Game Department, transmitted to county clerks, 
99 
iby them to town clerks, and the license issued SEARS 
by town clerks, county clerks and this commis- | § (a alk ly 
sion. A similar law is in force in many States, “vit : = BO SLUINELY, SATE 
|from which is derived a very large revenue. At 
the same time the law should make provision | 
for a flat nonresidence license of not less than 
|fifteen dollars, nor more than twenty-five. The 
jpresent retaliatory nonresidence license is of 
little consequence. The prohibition relating to 
i should be continued as now provided by 
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|,_ It was suggested in our report of 1905 that the Get our Catalogue and let us prove that we Actually 
llaw preventing the pollution of streams be 
jamended, absolutely prohibiting refuse of all Block The SEARS. 
ikinds being put into the waters of this State 
other than tide waters. This subject has been N. R. DAVIS @ SONS, Lock Box 707, ASSONET, MASS., U. S. A. 

