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Mr. Piero. — Wouldn't it be a good idea to let the witness answer 

 the question when it was asked ? 



Mr. Adams. — I don't propose to have him run off on something else 

 when I ask him a question, not even to please my friend Mr. Fiero. 



Mr. PiEBO.— Not to please me, but to-be fair. 



Q. Tou were there with the surveyor and surveyed the lines of 

 these lands ? 



A. Yes, sir. 

 o»Q. And how large are these lots ? 



A. Those lots were cut up, in the main, into fifths of lots; the lots 

 were intended for 160 acres and subdivided into fifths to a great 

 extent. 



Q. Did you Burvey all the fifths in this, township ? 



A. No, sir; not in three'weeks. 



Q. Were you engaged in surveying longer than three Weeks ? 



A. It was about three weeks. 



Q. From surveying three weeks and not surveying all the lands, 

 and doing it three or four years before you made your report, did 

 you feel justified in making the report ? 



A. I have been there every year since and sometimes half a dozen 

 times a year. 



[The stenographer repeated the question.] 



Chairman Ryan.^- Answer the question, directly, yes or no; it is a 

 question that does not require a long answer; you can tell whether 

 you felt justified. 



The Witness. — Mr* Chairman, will you allow me to say a word in 

 relation to that ? 



Chairman Ryan. — Just answer the question as it was put to you, 

 and if there is any explanation there will be time given you in which* 

 to explain. 



A. I will say no, then. 



By Mr. Adams: 



Q. Did you understand after you made your report in July, 1890, 

 mentioned in the minutes of the commission, that appraisers were 

 appointed and appraised these lands? 



A. Yes, sir. . , 



Q. Did you go with the appraisers ? 



A. I was with them the last day they were on township 14; that 

 is all I was with them. 



Q. How many days were they there in all? 



