Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-04-24

The following extracts from the Report of
the Marshal of Wisconsin, exhibit the a.
mount of Lumber seized by him, and viii sat
isfy all candid minds. that no action has been
taken against the settlers, az charged by SEN
ator Walker and Dodge in their letter to the
Secretary Of The Interior. The Report is da-
ted, February 18th, 1851
On the east ard west branches Of the two
rivers by Maaeloaock county Feet Of tim
Der, 100000 legs. 5000 shingles. I45.-
1o0; shingles, $4,000; shingie bolts, PSI
cords-the 100000 owned by TWO persons.
At the mouth Of kenrawana river. Brown
county; 250,000 faer. owned by man, and adj
mlited oy him to have been taken from the
public land.
OHthe Oconto river. Brown county u ,300,-
coo claimed ty three persons
At ron du Lac zoo, 800, Ia hands Of some
twenty persons.
At 1ayehuda So, 900, in hands Of some
At Oshkosh a.445,ooo, in hands Of some
nineteen persons.
II Algoma 2,sII,a0o, in hands Of seventy
four pefsons-ayera Of each person more
than 10000.
Large quantities Of other lnmber seized in
the shape Of shingle bolt- - She above named
places. are lot embraced ia the list.
rive indictments only have been found a
galnst as many individuals.
IL was proved that one defendant was own
or OF two saw mills, with five saws, on tae
Oc0utO river. Ihree-fourIhs Of logs sawed
Al his mliiS came from public lands. Deten-
ddnt had some tweuty-nite hands employed
II cutting logs the past season. The persons
SO cutting DO not reside ON the land. Best
iiuher~ection land NOT worth nuch when tim
aer is of. During the winter has Thirty or
forty hands emp. yed. Ships his lumber TO
Chicago. Defendant has sawed about 2.500,-
Coo feet last season. Defendant resides at
Green Bay.
It was proved against another defendant
that he was a resident q Green Bay. and hlT-
ed mills and stocked them from public tim
Der.
It was proved against the third defendant
that he cot and sold 100000 feet Of lumber,
and sold tie same To Mr.. --. lie was
engaged in the lumber business in the spring
ot 1919 on Oconto river. lie cuts ,650.00a
PER year. Defe dant admmittcd that he cut
timber from public land. He shipped 10 Mil
waukee ard other places.
Against fourth defendant It was shown thai
he was the owner Of saw-mi!is. Defendant
cut from 5000 70 1000 logs. Has employed
thirty or forty hands, &c, &c.
Against fifth defendant-H Hires double saw
mills. Has sawed 100000 feet the past
year. taken FROM public lands. Sends lumber
70 Chicago. Gets some of the timber from
mineral reserved lands.
The evidence upon which the seizures were
made was, in large majority Of cases, the
acknowledgement Of the parties disseized thai
the property was the property Of the United
States. BY far the gTea er portion of II was
bonded. so that the business of saving and
selling might not be interrupted; and every
bond thus taken admitted the title Of the prop
erty 10 be in the Government. This was tie
case, 70 a greater or less extent In every local
ity. had also other evidence which sat ST
ed rae in every case that | was not only war
ranJed in making seizure, but that would be
guilty Of a dereiic1ion in duty did l omit TO
make it. II IS impossible for me now to give
the names Of the persons who furnished me
this evidence. II was SO conclusive that
did not thiuN it necessa Y to preserve them
None Of the property sold was pretended to
belong to any person Whatever; It was ack-
nowledged to be the property Of the Govern
uCht.