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representing the virgin forest; by reference to this map you will find 

 it was a map made by the Sargeant commission in 1884, and it then 

 represented pretty nearly accurate the denuded land, the burned 

 land, the virgin timber land and so on; we adopted this map, not as 

 showing this at the present time, but because it was the nearest accu- 

 rate topographical map that we had in our possession, and we used 

 that to show to the commission, and to the people generally, the lines 

 in that, whereas at the time that map was made these green lines were 

 correct; they are so no longer. 



Chairman Ryan. — Tou stated all that in the report you made this 

 year, and I think the committee understand all that. 



A. All right. 



Q. Some question has been asked you with reference to the time of 

 the organization of what is known as the Beaver River Lumber Com- 

 pany; my recollection is, and if the committee will bear me out in 

 that,, that the articles of the formation of that company were filed the 

 fourteenth of August last ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. That, I think, is right; are you the owner of any v lands within 

 the inside of these outer red lines, which is the border of the forest, 

 inside of there which is know as the forest preserve ? 



A. Tes, sir; I am. 



Q. Where are those lands situated ? 



A. They are situated on Moose river, somewhere about Fourth 

 lake. , 



Q. Whereabouts with reference to the proposed park lines? 

 1 A. They come within, the park lines a few miles. 

 % Q. Then all the lands you own within the bounds of this forest 

 preserve, as represented by this red line on the map, are inside of 

 what is termed the park line ? 



A. No, sir. 



Q. Where are the others ? 



A. The others of my land, are located there, but they are, to my 

 sorrow, all covered, — 



Q. Are they outside? 



A. Outside of the blue line. 

 , Q. They are over in what locality? 



A. In the towns of Croghan and Watson, and Watson east and west 

 triangle; they are in Lewis county. 



Q. They are outside of the blue lines upon this map ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



