Freedom in the Wilds: A Saga of the AdirondacksA history and a look at the possible future of the Adirondack area of New York and protecting it as a wilderness perserve and state park. |
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Page 52
... timber on the upper ridges being worthless for this purpose . . . a single timber at times taking a day's work for three powerful guides to bring it to the summit . " Some of the copper bolts on summit rocks marking station can be seen ...
... timber on the upper ridges being worthless for this purpose . . . a single timber at times taking a day's work for three powerful guides to bring it to the summit . " Some of the copper bolts on summit rocks marking station can be seen ...
Page 201
... Timber Skidder used by lumbermen in rough places to lift big logs . It has a derrick and two wide main wheels eight feet tall . It could yank out these broken logs and carry them onto the bank . The face of the dam and the timber deck ...
... Timber Skidder used by lumbermen in rough places to lift big logs . It has a derrick and two wide main wheels eight feet tall . It could yank out these broken logs and carry them onto the bank . The face of the dam and the timber deck ...
Page 219
... timber , they usually stopped paying taxes on the land and it was then reacquired by the State for unpaid taxes . Also , the State was unfamiliar with the location of most of the lands , and the timber thereon was " fair game " for timber ...
... timber , they usually stopped paying taxes on the land and it was then reacquired by the State for unpaid taxes . Also , the State was unfamiliar with the location of most of the lands , and the timber thereon was " fair game " for timber ...
Contents
PREFACE | 15 |
SETTLERS AND SUMMER GUESTS | 38 |
ADIRONDACK MOUNTAIN RESERVE AND | 61 |
Copyright | |
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