These are really kind of isolated pieces of forest. Most of our forests in East Texas are public land surrounded by private land.

It's hard to keep hunters out of the woods. So we are trying to make everyone aware.

Fortunately, no one was hurt which is very, very good considering the size of the storm. It could have been very bad.

We had prepared for a direct hit on the Sam Houston, but the storm side-stepped them and hit the Sabine and Angelina harder than we anticipated.

Even though we closed the forest, (Rita) evacuees tried to find shelter in the campgrounds. At Caney Creek we are told there were 20 people in one of the buildings.

A large whale was taken betwixt my land abutting on the Thames and Greenwich, which drew an infinite concourse to see it, by water, horse, coach, and on foot, from London, and all parts. ... It would have destroyed all the boats, but ... after a long conflict, it was killed with a harping iron, struck in the head, out of which spouted blood and water.