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lots 27 and 28, township 38, Totten & Crossfield's purchase, Hamilton 

 county, for lots 6 and 7 tract, township and county, also offered to 

 purchase a tract of land of 2,160 acres, including the said lots 6 and 

 7, and reconvey it all but fifty acres thereof back to the State. Agreed 

 if said applications are made in writing, in accordance with chapter 

 475 of the Laws of 1887 the commission will recommend the adoption 

 of one or other of said propositions." ' 



Q. Give me the date of that resolution as passed by the forest 

 commission ? 

 • A. May 20, 1890. 



Q. Afterwards was there an application presented to the forest com- 

 mission by Mr. Morrison ? 



A. There was. 



Q. Was a proposed case made wherein this application and the 

 whole matter was made up in a form and signed by the commissioners, 

 giving their assent to this proposed exchange of property ? 



A. Yes, sir; this proposition was offered. 



Q. And the consent was given by the forest commission ? 



A. Yes. 



By Mr. Adams : ' 



Q. When was that recommendation made ? 



A. May 20, 1890. 



Q. Recommended the same day?, 



A. Yes; I think so. 



Q. Who made up the papers for Morrison ? 



A. I don'J, know. 



Mr. Anibal. — I have the applications, all of them, here. 



Mr. Adams. — As I understand, a verbal offer was made May 20, 

 1890; papers were made up and recommendation made the same day. 



Mr. Anibal. — Signed William H, Morrison and dated May 31, 1890. 



Mr. Adams. — It was recommended then practically the thirty-first ? 



Mr. Anibal. — Yes. 



Chairman Ryan. — Do we understand the day before that he had 

 made an application ? 



Mr. Basselin. — May twentieth, they made a verbal application, and 

 May thirty-first they made it in proper form. 



By Mr. Adams: 



Q. How many acres did Morrison get? 



A. It would have affected simply fifty acres; as I understand it, under 

 the sale there were 2,160 acres sold- under tax sale and under redemp- 

 tion; that whole would have to be redeemed, and Messrs. Morrison & 



