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description of each one as near as I could, and gain all the informa- 

 tion I could from local surveyors and men around there; I did so; in 

 some townships I located the lots and gave descriptions of lots by 

 number when there was more than 1,000 acres. 



Q. Did you follow up any lot lines ? 



A. Yes, sir; and I determined each lot line of each township that I 

 looked over; I made no report but what I knew accurately. 



Q. Did you fill out printed blanks ? 



A. Yes, sir; a good number of them. 



Q. Did you add statements of fact in regard to the lots as in the 

 case I show you ? 



A Yep, sir. 



Q. [Presenting same.], Is that one of your reports ? 



A. Yes, sir; that is one of them. 



Q. Will you read that part of your report, aside from the answers 

 to the questions which relates to a lot on the Totten and Crossfield 

 purchase, Township 48, town of Keene, county of Essex, so the com- 

 mittee may see the character of the report ? 



A. " Please add any additional information which you may have, and 

 which may be necessary to a full and complete description of this lot. 

 The Adirondack Mountain Reserve Company, W. C. Neelson, of Phila- 

 delphia, president; W. C. Alderson, of Philadelphia, treasurer; Sidney 

 Smith, of New York, secretary; this company claim that they have 

 bought this land, and wish to preserve the forests, and to propagate 

 fish and game; they have improved the lands between Beeds and the 

 lower Ausable by building a very fine road, and have surveyed the 

 land with the intention of building cottages and leasing them; 

 they charge the public tolls over the road, and also for the privilege 

 of camping on the lake; they also control all of the water shed of the 

 Ausable in the 45th township, which they lease from the Adirondack 

 Iron and Steel Company; when this company bought this land there 

 was some trouble about the lands in the southeast part, W. Barnes 

 having some claim; the company have compromised with Mr. Barnes, 

 giving him the spruce timber on 3,020 acres, they holding the lands 

 after the timber is cut." ' 



Q. What is the fact about the toll upon that road, what does that 

 company charge? 



A. Well, sir, they charge one dollar I believe for teams, and for foot 

 passengers ten cents; that, I believe, has been removed. 



Q. What is the length of the road ? 



A. About three and a half miles. 



Q. About how many reports did you make ?_ 



