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Q. Accompanying this report is there a map of the State lands and 

 of the lands offered in exchange ? 



A. There is a map of the State lands, but , no map of the lands 

 offered in exchange. 



Mr. Adams. — I would like the committee to examine the map of the 

 State land. The lands, as I understand it, that are desired are those 

 marked in red. 



Q. (Interrupting.) What is that ? « 



A. This is the schedule of appraisement mentioned in the foregoing; 

 they are given a recapitulation of all the land in each township, with 

 a general recapitulation at the end. 



Q. Bead the recapitulation ? 



A. In Franklin county, township 12, great tract 1, McCombs' pur- 

 chase, 6,528 acres, average price, $2.22.6.; 1,339 acres, partially 

 lumbered, at $1.25, $1,673.75; 1,905 acres, lumbered, at $1, $1,905; 

 200 acres, denuded, no value; 3,084 acres, forest, at $3.55.2, $10,936. 

 Township No, 15, great tract 1, McOombs' purchase: 561 1-2 acres, at 

 $2.53.5; forest, 445 1-2 acres, at $3 4 21 .8; 120 acres, denuded, no value. 

 Recapitulation of State land and township Noi 14, 5,001 . 04 acres, 

 average price, $1.48.008; 3,219.84 acres, average price, $1.66 2-3; 

 1,035.60 acres, average price $1; 745.60 acres, no value; grand total 

 of State lands in Franklin county, 13,353 . 98 acres, at an average valu- 

 ation of $1.82 . 06 per acre. 



Q. That is the land on the Everton application ? 



A.- Yes, sir; it is made upas follows: Forest, 6,749.34 acres, at an 

 average valuation $2.77.3 per acre; lumbered, 2,940.60, at an average 

 valuation $1 per acre; denuded, 1,065.60, no value; partially i lum- 

 bered, 1,339 acres, at an average valuation $1.25 per acre; burned 

 over, 1,261 . 44 acres, at an average valuation 75 cents per acre. 



Q. Of the 13,000 acres there are how many acres which are denuded 

 or of no value ? 



A. One thousand and sixty-five and sixty-hundreths; the schedule 

 submitted by the appraisers, in. the matter of the lands offered 

 in exchange for the lands of the State, is as follows : Total acres 

 offered by Everton Lumber Company 36,399.40, at an average valu- 

 ation of $1.30.852 per acre, which is practically $1.31. 



Q. Is there any mention of any denuded lands in the lands offered, 

 or any deduction on account of denuded lands ? 



A. Lump sums are given for the value of each lot without mention- 

 ing its character. 



Q. Without making any deduction on account of denuded lands ? 

 ■ A- No, sir. 



