Adirondack Forests, Fields, and Mines

It is the purpose of this book to present brief yet informative accounts, including both past and present developments, concerning selected Adirondack enterprises within four clearly defined areas of far-reaching social and economic importance, viz., Lumbering Forest-related Products Farm Specialties Mining The demand from the outside world for lumber, lumber and more lumber was the motivating force which opened the Adirondack area to increasing settlement. The saga of this amazing outreach, involving production of both lumber and pulpwood, covers the entire mountain region, beginning with the Upper Hudson, working within a few decades to the central Tupper Lake region, and including ultimately the southern, western, and northern areas as far as Dolgeville, Boonville and Cranberry Lake. -Amazon