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Q. You never saw it until you came here now ? 



A. No. 



Q. How came you to go and look up these lots to see what tres- 

 passes was on them ? 



A. According to instructions from Mr. Garmon. 



Q. How came you to go and look up the trespasses on these lots ? 



A I received instructions from Mr. Garmon. 



Q. When and where ? 



A. Received instructions at Keehe Valley. 



Q. When? 



A. As near as I can judge it was some time in January or December ? 



Q. What did Mr. Garmon tell you ? 



A. The sum and substance almost a repetition. 



Q. Will you answer my question — what did Garmon tell you at 

 Keene Valley at that time ? 



A. The communication was a letter. 



Q. Vou didn't see Garmon over there ? 



A. Not.at that time. 



Q. How was it ? 



A. He instructed me. 



Q. How; verbally or by letter? 



A. By letter, as I said before; do you want me to repeat the letter? 



Q. No; he wasn't over to tell you but he sent you a letter; have you 

 got the letter ? 



A. No, sir; 



Q. What has become of it ? 



A. On file in my desk at home. 



Q. What did that letter say in substance ? 



A. Benton Turner has reported that G. W. & W. W. Hartwell have 

 trespassed on such and such lots; you go in and go personally on 

 these lots and investigate and report to this office whether there is 

 any such trespass. 



Q. That letter you say you received in December or January? 



A. Yes. 



Q. Thereupon you went ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. And you made this report and sent it to the office, that you pro- 

 duced here ? 



A. Yes. 



Q. That is all you know about it ? 



A. Yes. 



Q. What have they done with it at the office, you don't know ? 



