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growth of spruce, hardly anything else. The soil is covered with a 

 heavy moss, and all the water that comes from Mt. Mclntire and 

 Golden is held by this moss, besides in this place the snow will stay 

 longer than in any other part. They are making preparations to 

 lumber in this part this fall. I have heard lumber men say that they 

 could set about eighteen thousand markets around Colden this winter. 

 The other parts of this gore along the east branch and from 

 Calamity pond down the brook to the North river has been lumbered. 

 From Lake Colden up the Opalescent river is still in its virgin state. 



(Signature) FRANK C. PARKER. 



Dated August 6, 1890. 



Gross-examined : 

 By Mr. Adams: 



Q. How many trespasses did you report the present year ? 



A. Well, sir; I have reported four. 



Q. How large were those trespasses ? > 



A. Well, one of them was between 400 and 500 standard logs. 



Q. That was the largest one, was it ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Give some idea of the others ? 



A. Less than ten standards. 



Q. The year before how many trespasses did you report ? 



A. I reported two. 



Q. How many did you report the year before that ? 



A. I think not more than one; I can't say positively; very small. 



Q. In making these examinations and reports did you have any- 

 body with you? . 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. I mean last summer in the special work ? 



A. Yes, sir. • 



Q. Who did you have with you ? 



A. Occasionally when I had to do anything of that kind, I had 

 some expert, some man who was familiar with the lines, to show me 

 where the towBship line across was, so I could identify them, and 

 know something about them. 



Q. Were these persons paid ? 



A. I paid them; they were paid; I paid some of them some small 

 consideration for their time. 



Q. That was carried into your bill? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Was anybody employed by the day, or week, or month, to go 

 with you ? 



