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ne, I think in August, to look over what land had been submitted 

 or sale; I went and examined them and of what few lands were 

 )ffered, I didn't look upon it as a certainty to come within the park 

 o be above 500 acres; that was reported in a meeting, and I think I 

 mggested it, or at all events they agreed to it and directed it, and I 

 old them that other parties owned land that I thought would be 

 rilling to sell them which would absorb the money, and they directed 

 ne or allowed me to, and I went into the office and told Col. Fox that I 

 rished he would go to Mr. Peck, who had been in the office two years 

 >ef ore and wanted to' sell a lot of land, and say to him that the forest 

 iommission were liable in the next two or three weeks to take action 

 n the purchase of land; that there were a good many parcels before 

 he commission, and to submir those lands which he had to sell; I 

 vent down to these land dealers (Mr. Ostrander and Mr. 

 Harsh) and said the same thing to them, but the result 

 vas it only brought in very little; they had no land in 

 heir hands; Mr. Peck had some scattered lands, but they 

 vere largely on the border;. he brought in I think 2,000 to 3,000 acres 

 hat don't come inside the park; there is but a limited amount of land 

 nside the park now that is offered for sale; even those lumbered lands 

 lave gone up in value; this paper industry has put a positive value 

 nto lumber lands, as high as four or five dollars an acre for just the 

 >ulp wood; it has changed the whole .condition of those lands as to 

 r alue and changed it very radically too; those lands the State of New 

 fork and no one else can buy now and buy cheaply; they should have 

 »een bought some time ago if they desired to buy them. 



By Mr. Adams: 

 Q. I showed you a notice sent out to sell logs at Olmsteadville and 

 ou said there was another notice for selling at Long Lake ? 

 A. Tes, sir. 



Q. What length of notice is that ? 

 A. About seven or eight days. 

 Q. "What day is that sale advertised for ? 

 A. I believe yesterday. 

 Q. At what place ? 

 A. At Kellogg's hotel I think. 

 Q, Over at Minerva? 

 A. No, sir; Long Lake. 

 Q. Did you attend the sale yesterday ? 



A. No, sir; I couldn't have got back here if I had went over there, 

 Q. In whose charge did you put it ? 



