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A. Yes, I should think so. 



Q. Prevent its spreading, be lower down ? 



A. Yes. 



Q. What would be the objection on the west side of the park, to 

 make the west line of the park the Herkimer county line ? 



A. I don't know that there is any objection to it; I don't know how 

 much it would add to it; you must take my answer with that 

 limitation. 



Mr. Adams. — 11; appears the corner of Herkimer county, and Lewis 

 in the Oneida county line has been settled and fixed, and a monument 

 put up, and the statute describes the Herkimer county line. It runs 

 northerly in a straight line way up to the St. Lawrence county line, 

 so I don't see any difficulty in running it out, while the park line zig- 

 zags to the east of that quite a long distance. I think that is all I 

 care to ask Mr. Knevals. 



Bedirect examination : 



By Mr. Fiebo: 



i 

 Q. In reference to the attempt to procure a law with regard to 



allowing licenses to the Lake George islands, etc., what was the 



object of that, to get the power to lease or to get the power to control 



and to terminate licenses ? 



A. The object was to compel these people to recognize the title of 

 the State in the lands. 



Q. So that the State might control the matter ? 



A. Yes, and with the view of taking proceedings against those who 

 refused, and preventing any claim of adverse possession. 



Q. I call the attention of the committee to section 8 of the act 

 creating a forest commission : Section 8. The lands now or hereafter 

 constituiing the forest preserve shall be forever kept as wild forest 

 lands. They shall not be sold, nor shall they be leased or taken by 

 any person or corporation, public or private. 



Q. You did not state your reasons why the report of the warden 

 influenced you to vote for rescinding the resolution which had been 

 passed? 



A. I have but a word to say in regard to that; I deemed it the duty 

 of the executive officer of the commission, the warden, to satisfy him- 

 self in a general way as to the advisability of going on with that 

 negotiation; in other words, I didn't know or care how he did it, 

 whether by going there or by information derived from others to 

 make up a prima facie case showing that we could select. 26,000 acres 

 from that 36,000, as an equivalent of the lands which the State 'held 



