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Q. When did yoji see them to examine them ? 



A. Three or four years ago when I was camped on the Lawrence 

 patent. 



Q. How long did you camp? 



A. A little over three weeks. 



Q. Did you go and make a careful examination of the 26,000 acres 

 at that time ? 



A. No, sir; they are lumbered -lands; there is soft sawing timber 

 cut off of them. 



Q. Having camped in the vicinity without having gone on to 

 examine the lands, you felt justified in making , the report to the 

 commission ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. When did you examine the 13,000 acres in Franklin county suffi- 

 ciently to be able to make a report upon them ? 



A. I was there about three weeks with a surveying party surveying 

 those lands and the lines previous to the 'suit with the Northern 

 Adirondack company. 



Q. When was it? 



A. In 1886 or 1887. 



Q. Tou were ihere three weeks surveying, and what did you survey ?• 



A. We surveyed the land in the fourteenth township where the 

 railroad company had been trespassing; that involved the running 

 out of the township lines; we had no field notes. 



Q. Who was with you? 



A. The first surveyor was named Putnam, because I couldn't get a 

 man used to the woods. 



Q. During the time you were there, were you engaged in surveying 

 the land? 



A. Yes, sir; let me add to this — 



Mr. Adams (interrupting) .~- No, I will not. 



Mr. Fiero. — Let him answer the question. 



Mr. Adams. — He has answered it. 



The Witness. — He asked about the survey I made; I said I employed 

 Mr. Putnam. 



Q. You and Putnam surveyed it? 



A. No, sir; I didn't say so. 



Q. You and Putnam surveyed these lands? 



A. No, sir; we didn't. . 



Q. Who did? 



A. Mr, Whitman. 



