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be obliged to take a very disagreeable alternative of vindicating me 

 as you, as any man of honorable feeling would do if in my place. 



Very truly yours. 



DANIEL LYNCH. 



Mr. Adams. — Were those two letters written after he was dis- 

 charged ? 



A Tes; I can't speak for my colleagues, but I speak for myself 

 that I consider a man who would write those letters an improper 

 person for employment by the State commission; on more than one 

 occasion to me he has brought or pretended to bring information, 

 but has never given it because he has made a condition that he 

 should be reinstated, and he attempted to coerce the commission, the 

 writing and delivering those letters. 



Mr. Anibal. — Were you ever a member of the Adirondack Preserve 

 Club? ■ 



A. No, sir; I am not a member of any association of any kind in 

 the Adirondacks, nor have I any interest either pecuniary or other- 

 wise. 



Mr. Anibal. — How is it with you, Mr. Basselin ? 



Mr. Basselin. — I have not. 



Q. I call your attention now to the special report of the association 

 made to the Legislature with reference to a park, as to what is said 

 there with reference to the recommendation in procuring lands for a 

 park, or allowing the soft woods to be cut from the lands as to the 

 reason for that and as to the views of people acquainted with forestry 

 upon that subject. 



A. Well, I have with one or two exceptions talked with nobody on 

 the subject of a park who hasn't said that the only condition on 

 which, in his opinion, a park could be created, was to, when necessary 

 take lands subject to rights of removal of matured timber, I mean by 

 that soft woods; in the meetings which we held in the autumn in my 

 office, which were very largely attended by a very intelligent lot of 

 people — 



Q. Excuse me a moment, was notice given of those meetings and 

 people invited to be present to give their views on the subjeot of a 

 park ? t 



A. We did through the press announce the fact that such meetings 

 would be held; I think there were three of them altogether and of 

 course the attendance was different; I don't mean the same people 

 came there every time; the office was crowded in jb very case and the 

 unanimous opinion was that an attempt to acquire absolutely jind aj 



