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Q. But he reported in favor of the exchange? 



A. Yes. 



Q. And at that meeting the formal resolution, the original resolu. 

 tion, that you wouldn't act under the act of 1870 at all, that resolution 

 the minutes say, was rescinded? 



A. Yes. 



Q. Did the report of Garmon, the warden, on that occasion, influ- 

 ence you in your vote in favor of rescinding the former resolution ? 



A. Yes, because it influenced me — 



Q. You have answered it; it did influence you; and the formal appli- 

 cation upon which you acted consists of three papers, two of the 

 seventh of August and another about the twenty-eighth of August, 

 propositions for exchanging and what he desired to exchange for the 

 lands belonging to the State, and in September, some time about the 

 sixteenth, a resolution was passed by your body, recommending the 

 exchange according to the act of 1887; now, your vote in September 

 recommending the exchange, was that influenced in any way by Gar- 

 mon's report? 



A. Undoubtedly it was. 



Q. Had you yourself ever seen these lands personally ? 



A. No, sir. 



Q. After that resolution, recommending the exchange, had passed 

 your body, the whole papers were sent to the Comptroller's office ? 



A. To the Comptroller's office. 



Q. Did you know at this time that Mr. Basselin had any negotia. 

 tions with Mr. Patton, and other gentlemen for forming the Beaver 

 River Lumber Company ? 



A. I think I knew that that company was in existence. 



Q. Now, think a minute; my question is, during that summer, did 

 you know that negotiations were going on between Basselin and Mr. 

 Patton for the formation of the Beaver River Lumber Company? 



A. I have answered it; I say I knew in August or September of the 

 creation of the Beaver company. 



Q. My question is, previous to that time, in July and before, if you 

 were aware or knew the fact that Basselin was negotiating with Pat- 

 ton for the formation of the Beaver River Lumber Company ? 



A. No; I should say I did not. 



Q. And the first you knew of it was along about September ? 



A. No, I think in August. 



Q. The articles were filed on the fourteenth of August? 



A. I think that was about fhe time I knew it. 



