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A. I mean pieces; those are not standard logs. 



Q. Ton mean logs ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. " Standard logs " are logs of a certain size. 



A. Yob, sir. 



Q. I understood you to say that the trespassing had pretty much 

 given up in your country ? 



A. I say those are light. 



Q. You don't call that a large trespass up in your country ? 



A. Not compared with what it used tp be. 



Q. Can you tell from the looks of a stump when a tree was cut ? 



A. I can give quite an idea of it. 



Q. How close an idea can you get from the appearance of a stump 

 as to when the tree was cut ? 



A. I can tell whether a tree was cut this winter or last winter, or 

 the winter previous; I couldn't tell back of that. 



Q. Then I understand you to say that the statement of Mr. Lynch 

 in regard to the cutting on certain lots is not correct? 



A. I say that that is false from my own personal knowledge. 



Q. .Were there no stumps upon those, lots ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. How many stumps were there upon those lots ? 



A- I didn't count them; there was a number of them; they 

 lumbered one of those lots, I think, in 1881. 



Q. So it is true those lots have been cut over, and where Mr. Lynch 

 is false in his statement is as to the time when the trees were cut — 

 that is where you differ? 



A. He reported some that were cut before in 1885. 



Q. The difference between you and Mr. Lynch as to the cutting 

 upon these lots is as to the time when the cutting was done, judging 

 from the appearance of the stump ? 



A. He said they were cut a year ago this winter or last winter. 



Q* You differ as to the time ? 



A. "We differ in the time; they were cut in 1885, 1 have learned. 



Q. On the strength of that you are willing to say that his statement 

 is false ? 



A. Yes, sir; it is false. , 



Q. Referring to this special work and, this bundle of papers, how 

 many sections of land did you examine and put into those papers ? 



A. I couldn't tell; I think there is some 300,000 acres, upwards 

 of that; there may not be quite that and there may be more. 



Q. Where were the 300,000 acres situated ? 



