December 19, 1907. 99. John Coughlin, balance of pay-roll for October. January 8, 1908. $216 12 100-113. Part of payroll for labor in November... 114. J. P. Drake, lumber and cement. 115. L. H. Durland, Son & Co., cement, dyna 116-119. Part of pay-roll for labor in November.... 120. C. S. & C. H. Frost, steel.... 121. J. E. Frost, 2d, Supt., salary, October 15 November 15 122-138. Part of pay-roll for labor in November... 139. B. L. Piper, cloth signs... 140–154. Balance of pay-roll for labor in November. 155. Woodward & Stouffer, hardware... January 29, 1908. 156-165. Part of pay-roll for labor in December... 166. L. H. Durland, Son & Co., dynamite etc.. 167-170. Part of pay-roll for labor in December.... 171. J. E. Frost 2d, Supt., salary, November 15 December 15 172-173. Part of pay-roll for labor in December... 174. J. D. Hope, photographs ... 175-185. Part of pay-roll for labor in December.... 186-187. Pierce & Bickford, Elmira, designs, etc.... 188-195. Balance of pay-roll for labor in December. Total credit Total debit.. Balance on hand February 1, 1908.. 723 20 75 73 239 83 311 25 138 27 83 33 678 70 3 00 598 50 42 43 151 77 14 03 82 00 83 33 15 00 600 161 26 394 32 109 37 $8,783 61 8,973 61 $190 00 Letchworth Park is the superb estate of 1,000 acres, embracing three miles of the Portage gorge and the three famous Portage Falls of the Genesee river in the State of New York, given to the State by the Hon. William Pryor Letchworth. Upon the acquisition and improvement of this property, Mr. Letchworth has spent about $500,000. The gift was accepted by the State, to be in the custody of this Society upon the death of the grantor, by chapter 1 of the Laws of 1907. By the terms of the act, Mr. Letchworth retains a life tenancy with the right to continue improvements.* It is estimated that about 65,000 persons visited the Park during the past year. The generous motives which inspired this gift to the people of the State have found continued expression during the past year in the making of the following improvements at the donor's expense: The roads, woodland drives, paths and stairways have been put in order. Dead limbs and rubbish have been cleared away along * A very full description of Letchworth Park, its geological features and historical associations, will be found in pages 115 to 226 of our twelfth annual report. Letchworth Park. Grave of the White Woman of the Genesee and the Log Cabin which she built for her daughter. (See page.) the woodland drives and paths. Luncheon tables and benches. have been provided in pleasant nooks for basket picnic parties. A stairway with frequent landings has been constructed on the left bank of the river by the Upper Fall. A bridge with masonry abutments has been built near the Cascade. A substantial gallery has been constructed along the face of the cliff opposite the Upper Fall. A gravel path has been made along the left bank of the river from the Middle Fall to the Mineral Spring. A broad walk has been made along the high bank of the gorge between the Middle and the Lower Falls. The walks about the Lower Falls have been extended. The picnic grounds at the Lower Falls have been improved by the erection of a substantial shelter or pavilion for refuge in case of storm. The driveway from the north entrance of the park to the Lower Falls has been improved. The grove, picnic ground and playgrounds on the bluff overlooking the Glen Iris residence grounds have been developed. And signboards have been erected for the guidance of visitors and their information concerning certain notable places, such as the point from which the artist Thomas Cole painted his famous view of the gorge below the Middle Fall, and the point at the Lower Falls where the artist James M. Hart painted another view. A fire-proof library building, a statue of Mary Jemison, "the White Woman of the Genesee," and other liberal improvements are contemplated by Mr. Letchworth. In the spring of 1907, the American Museum of Natural History, through the generosity of the late Mr. Morris K. Jesup, President, and the kindly co-operation of Dr. H. C. Bumpus, Director, donated to the Glen Iris Museum two life-sized busts representing an Iroquois man and woman. In June and July the Secretary of this Society and Prof. Amadeus W. Grabau of Columbia University made a preliminary survey of the three falls and set a number of copper bolts to serve * Mary Jemison's grave is shown in the accompanying illustration. |