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A. Yes; rather opposing it 



Q. Did you take an active part in that matter in any way ? 

 A. No, sir; no part in it. 



Q. You spoke of special work which had been done during the last 

 mmer and fall; will you describe it ? 



A. We gave a description; blanks were sent out and we filled them 

 it giving a description of the land, how much forest and how much 

 iter, the different streams, the kind of soil, how much was lumbered, 

 iw much was virgin forest, how much was second growth, what kind 

 timber, hard wood, spruce and pine, etc., as near as we could esti- 

 ate it. 



Q. [Presenting same.] I show you a bundle of reports; are those 

 >ur reports ? 



A. That is a part of them. 

 Q. Filed in the office here ? 

 A. Yes, sir. 



Q. About how long were you engaged in this special work ? 

 A. About six months. 



Q. About how many reports did you make altogether? 

 A. I couldn't say; there is that bundle and quite a number more; 

 ey tell me there are more in the office. 



Mr. Fiebo. — I call' the attention of the committee to the form and 

 aracter of these reports, which show that they are reports of the 

 rester, showing the number of tract or patent; the township; county; 

 mber of acres in the whole lot; whether thickly timbered or other- 

 se; cleared land; swamp land; waste land; wild meadow land; 

 mes and kinds of timber; how much is virgin forest; how much is 

 jond growth; whether it has been burned over, and if so how many 

 res; whether it has been lumbered over, and if so what kind of 

 aber has been cut; who is at present lumbering in that vicinity; 

 e of timber; nature of the ground, whether rocky or well covered; 

 lether there is any stream in the lot; whether there is any dam on 

 a stream; any back flow or drowned land; how large an area is 

 oded; whether there are any roads crossing the lot and whether 

 By are highways or wood roads; whether there are any buildings- 

 on the lots, whether they are occupied and the names of the resi- 

 uts; whether there are any camps; whether the surrounding lands 

 i forest lands or not; who is the owner; and with the direction to 

 ,ote any sale that has been made of this lot or tract, or the timber 

 it, within the past year, and the price paid per acre," and " any 

 ditional information," and in some cases there is additional infor- 

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