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Russell, October 20, 1890. 

 William F. Fox, Esq. : 



Yours of October seventeenth at hand. In reply will say the sec- 

 tion of land I offer you is in the township of Kildare, St. Lawrence 

 county. It is section 13, lot 9, Macomb's purchase, 610 acres. I 

 think it seems to be not a full section, 140 acres. It lies east of the 

 Rackett river about three miles. I draw you a map of it, as I am well 

 acquainted with the woods all about in that vicinity, I offered it to 

 you last June at one dollar and fifty cents per acre, and I will take 

 that now, although the marketable spruce and pine on it is worth more 

 than that standing in the woods. The timber is all green. There has 

 been no fires upon it. It is not very hilly, though somewhat rolling. 

 There is one of the best trout brooks in the woods on it, which you 

 will see, and a very pretty pond on it, about sixty rods across it, and 

 it is nearly round. There is a narrow flat along the brook and some 

 alders; meadow in some places. It is principally timbered with spruce, 

 maple and pine; some cedar. It never has been surveyed out in smaller 

 lots than the whole section. If any further description is needed, will 

 give it to you with pleasure, or any information that you may want in 

 regard to any other land, will give you a correct statement of it, as I am 

 well acquainted with the whole woods all around Tupper's lake and 

 nearly through to the Sarynacts lakes. I could get you a small map 

 of all the sections joining mine, and in the township of Kildare. A 

 friend of mine has one in Potsdam, a short distance from here, and he 

 would let me have it. Anything further -you wish to know, let me 



hear and I will answer you promptly. 



Yours respectfully. 



A." D. DUSKIRK. 



December 11, 1889. 

 Mr. Forest Commission : 



Will you please write and tell me what you will do about that lot, 



and oblige, 



MELVIN WARNER, 



Cranberry Greek. . 

 Answer by return mail. 



October 23, 1890. 

 Mr. Forest Commission : 



Received your answer and Will say in reply that there are 160 acres 



in one lot, No. 52, fifty-two in Benson Pattent ; joining State land 



No. 9 of the same pattent and also five acres of lot No. 10 correneren 



with the southwest corner of said lot leading to the highway from . 



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