The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-09-28
johnson AGAIN shows Ms IEno-

Sec 2T-60-23 Ded0n never reported
any cutting on this: What 81, he does re-
timber was never cut into. Was re-ex-
amined and sold 1897 on an estimate OF
5000 let WHICH ala Tas , pald f fcr 49,.
not report sOId cuttings on this section,
but reports land burned over and all
tirnbcr dead a tresp PAS Of 5s-I1o feet
ar state land in this section.
Sec. 16-4S-24. Sold long prior TO 1895
NO examination made since 1892. In
1893 153.440 feet was reported and paid
Sec. 36-4s-a4 Can ind no report from
Dedon. a. claimed by public examiner,
fin1ate NE $4,000 feet, among field notes
hi estimate and appraisal book No. 4,
page liz, an estimate for 10000 feet on
this section il recorded But as no field
should be copy, 1T Ii evident that il is
An error In description In record book.
East half of this section was sold on an
estimate of G0000 feet at cash sale In
Sc Sec. s6-55-24. Sold In 1898. Dedon does
not report April, 1900. there were old
outlines but reports it burnt over. As
this is also reported good farming land
and open the chances are there never
was much timber on 1t. However, SS, 700
feet have been reported and paid for
Sec. 12-JS-24 DedOn reports .cut all
around" which does not mean that any
cutting was made on this section, but
that the timber on adjoining land was
cut. This was sold in 1891. There was
no doubt some cutting done on this sec
ton not reported DedOn tried hard to
secure some evidence against q man
named Maturen but could find no proof,
as cutting probably dated back TO 1891.
johnson Repeats HIS BIunder.
Sec. 13-5S-24 Sold In 1891 Estimate
10000. Sold again in 1898, estimate w.
900, which was paid for 1888. Dedon
does not report prior cutting He says,
"cut and burnt all around which
means adjoining lands were cut and
burnt over.
Dedon reports cutting made, but does
not say when Surveyor general reports
5O7, 100 feet cut which has been paid
Whether there was any amount OF TIM
her left in 1899 or not we have no PROOF,
as no examination was made until 1881.
when 100000 was estimated and sold Tor
$780,. which has been paid. i can ind no
report where Dedon reports shortage
Of $4,000 feet. or any shortage. Original
estimate was 625.000 feet, of which 6OI.-
COO feet has been reported and paid TOR.
Sec. 35-54-25. Sold in 1889. estimated az
10000, no cutting reported under TINS
sale. Re-estimated i'm 1898 at 10000 1eet
and sold for $l25 which has been pala,
Probably some timber was cut. in lSsl
and not reported. bur it was outlaWed ~
1895
Sec. 36-54-25. Dedon scaled upper land
ing, which he thought same from TINS
land. aggregating 3O4, $50 feet. The sur
yeyor general reported only 12O.5W Ieel.
No satisfactory proof was ever mace
that any more than the surveyor general
reported was cut The estimate under
which it was sold in 1891 was N.V0O
feet.
$1,000 Collected for Trespass.
Sec. 16-5S-25. The estimate was not
20, 600, as the public examiner says. put
h25 900. This amount was cut by Itasca
Lumber company, who paid a trespass
exacted by Mr.. Dunn of $1,000 IN lS9o,
Of which the trespass on this section was
Sec. 16-36-25. Dedon in his report Nov.
s, 1897, does not say that the section was
cut repeatedly. What ne says -, nat
section has been cut and burned repeat
eddy This section never had mucn
pine The highest estimate was J0OU0
feet, and 114.23O feet was reported and
paid for in 1891. and 10000 in 1897, and
Sec. 6-137-25. Latest permit issued in
this 1892 No examination has been
made since. In 1882 an estimate OF ~, Z
ported cut, which has been paid Tor,
whether or not the section contained
any more timber than the amount re-
ported am unable 20 state, ~ IT, ~, ~
animation has been made any later than
Sec 5-140-a5 Sold in 1891, estimate
100000 feet. Cruisers report some ola
1895. SS4051 has been paid for timber cut
Il See asas as-iiie IS. Sold in 1892 under Al
estimate of 10000 This section prob
ably never contained much timber, ~
cruisers in 1900 did not report anything
cut.
see 22-141-25 Some cutting was NO
doubt made on this section z number 81
years ago and not renorted- lt was, row !a
ever, too old to trace. This secIioh
originally bad bur very little timber IN.
permit referred to by public examiner M
sections on which permits were cancelled
BY State Auditor Dunn In September,
1895.
$4,000 Gained for the state.
sec. 16-59-25. Sold in 1852 at $2.05 per
thousand, estimated Al 100000 feet NO
cut was made under this permit Re-
estimated In 1900 under State Auditor
Dunn at 100000 feet and sold at 81 6n
per thousand Tne stim q f Tioe me ~
amount realized from the sale made Ply
4Alditor Dunn In 1000 was $l9, 10,
which was paid
900 feet, Of which 221.000 feet have been
reported cut and paid for. This was cut
/ in 1890 and probably there was no TIM
Der left in 1891 when Ii was estimated at
10000 feet, as ii was cut the year prior
Sec. 3e-46-26. This section was cut four
different times prior TO 1893. ami PROD
ably there was no timber when per-
nitted In 1893 as no estimate was given.
I The estimate was $4,000 and the cut re-
ported was 2s9,ssO feet, which has been
Sec. 6-5O-o6. Highest estimate IN 1856;
13O, 600 feet Amount cut was 3s7 40
feet which has been paid for.
Sec. S-50-26. Sold In 1894. on an esti-
mate OF 100000. No cut under this sale.
Sold again In 1000 for $270, which has
been paid
sec. 16-5O-26 No doubt considerable
timber was cut from this section prior to
1891 No trace could be found as to who
cut the timber or when it was cut. as
four different PARTIES held permit on this
section at different times all prior tu
1895 and as far back as 1888
Sec. 1d-56-2G. IN April, 1895. draft q,
| 5SS for 81 863. Alb was drawn on 3. To- Will
son for timber cut in this section and
turned over to attorney general for col.
lection. The surveyor general reported
1 f6JS. 400 feet cut In 1891. The amount had
| not been drawn for until Auditor Dunn
made discovery I'm 1895. Tit was then
| four years old and too late TO make any
thing out of ii, as Wilson was bankrupt
at the time and no trace OF the logs could
| be found.
Sec 36-50-21 This was permitted sew.
eral years prior to 1896. Some cutting
was done prior co this date. which could
| not be traced. Re-estimated In 1895 al
| 100000 feet. No cutting reported. Sold
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