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Q. For cutting themselves, or buying of others ? 



A. Those were for logs, that payment was for logs entirely which 

 had been bought by them of other parties. 



Q. Those were bought logs, the 940; when was that paid? 



A. Within the past,year. 



Q. About what time was it paid ? 



A. Some time last December. 



Q. December, 1890 ? 



A. Tes, sir. 



Q. For what time did that cover ? 



A. It covered some logs that had been, principally the logs that 

 were cut that same winter. 



Q. Which winter ? 



A. The winter of 1888 and 1889; I am not quite positive in regard 

 to the dates. 



Q. Were these logs which they had cut themselves or bought ? 



A. Some of those were for logs which they had cut themselves and 

 some that they had bought. 



Q. Since that time has information come to the office of trespasses 

 where these same parties, Paxton & Knapp, of their purchasing logs 

 which had been wrongfully cut by cithers ? 



A. I think not. 



Q. Thdre has been no further complaint against them ? 



A. No, sir; I don't think there has been. 



Q. For anything done since 1888 or 1889 ? 



A. No, sir; I don't think there has been; that is my recollection 

 now; there hasn't been anything since that last Cutting. 



Q. That is 1888 and 1889? 



A. If I am right as to the dates; I think I am. 



Q. No complaints have come; have you had any information they 

 have been dealing with logs cut from State land ? 



A. No, sir. 



Q. They are up at Minerva ? 



A. The firm is located at Chestertown, Warren county. 



Q. That is all. 



By Chairman Ryan: • 



Q. What time of year are trespasses most numerous on those lands ? 



A. They begin their lumbering along — if it is cutting hemlock, 

 they begin to peel the bark- in July and August, and begin to cut the 

 trees down for that purpose; then a little later in' the season the real 

 lumbering operations, cutting for lumber, begins in October and 



