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Q. Mr. Adams asked you something with regard to land that the 

 Beaver River Lumber Company had the timber rights upon, or the 

 stumpage rights, what is termed stumpage privileges; where are 

 those lands located upon which they have this stumpage privilege ? 



A. Three Perseverance, four Unanimity, five Frugality, with the 

 exception of 9,000 acres out of the center of that, belongs to another 

 individual, a part of 42 Totten & Crossfield's purchase. 



Q. Where are they situated with reference 'to the proposed park 

 line? 



A. Situated on the outside of the park. 



Q. Some on the inside, also ? 



A. There is, part of the 42d is within the park. 



Q. As I understand it, if the committee understand it clearly I don't 

 want to go over it, the Beaver River company do "not own any of the 

 lands you have mentioned ? 



A. No, sir. 



Q. They simply have some stumpage privileges ? 



A. Tes ; I am assured by the owners of the land they are very' 

 anxious to get in the park, to have the lines of the park come on the 

 outside of them, to have the park take them in; it seems to me if I 

 was in their place I would want to get in ; we are simply recommend- 

 ing what we thought was, in our best judgment, the lines of the park. 



Q. Have you any personal privilege to, in anywise, influence your 

 action, as a forest commissioner, whether these lands upon which the 

 Beaver River company have stumpage privileges, whether they are 

 inside or outside the park? 



A. I haven't any interest whatever personally, nor as the Beaver 

 River Lumber Company, in leaving out or taking in these lands. 



Q. And in making this propdsition did the fact that there was the 

 existence of the Beaver River company, of which you were a member, 

 have anything to do in any wise with the location of the proposed 

 park lands ? 



A. Not the slightest, in any way, shape, form or manner. 



Q. You have no feeling or interest upon this subject now? 

 A. I have no feeling or interest in it whatever. 

 Q. Did you have any feeling or interest on your part as commis* 

 sioner or otherwise, with reference to drawing the lines in on the 

 north in Franklin and St. Lawrence counties ? 



A. I have no interest whatever ; I did not think that line 

 should not go as far north, but upon a personal interview with 

 a gentleman who owns land upon the Saranacs, he called my 

 attention to the fact that I left out the head' waters of the 



