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Q. Did you ever hear in the office of such an occurrence ? 

 A. No, sir. 



Townsend Cox recalled: 

 By Chairman Eyah: 



Q. In your testimony the last evening that you were here you said 

 that you had been very much in favor of raising bears in this forest 

 preserve, did you ever offer any such resolution in the commission ? 



A. No, sir; I would be prepared to show an experiment, not at the 

 expense of the State, but private matter, down at Big Indian, Ulster 

 county, where we have some bears; we are trying to raise some young 

 bears; we haven't succeeded yet; I will be better able to report at 

 the next investigation. 



Q. Can you explain to the committee why it was you thought it 

 would be for the interest of the State to raise bears on the forest 

 preserve ? 



A The black bear of our part of the country is very interesting, 

 playful, and, when young, great pets have been made of them about the 

 house; as they become older it is necessary to keep them in a cage or 

 inclosure; they afford a great deal of sport to any one who cares to 

 follow wild animals in the woods; they do very little damage, 

 occasionally a lamb or a pig, a few things of that kind, eat up honey 

 that is raised, but do very little damage indeed in comparison with 

 the sport they afford to those who frequent the woods; I will send for 

 some photographs of them. 



Mr. Bkown. — Mr. Chairman, I move to adjourn until to-morrow 

 night at half -past 7. 



The motion was put and carried and the commission then adjourned 

 until Wednesday evening, March 4, 1891, 7.30 p. m. 



Albany, Wednesday, March 4, 1891, 7.30 p. m. 



The committee met pursuant to adjournmeut. 

 Present — Chairman Eyan, Messrs. Connelly, Davie, Gifford, Hitt, 

 Cameron and Brown. 



Chairman Eyan. — Are the counsel ready ? 

 Mr. Fiebo. — We will call Mr. Knevals. 



Sherman W. Knevals, being duly sworn, testified as follows: 



By Mr. Fiero: 



Q. Tou are one of the forest commissioners; how long have you 



been? 



A. I was appointed in the fall of 1885. 



