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Timber Tresoass by the Cull Hlver ■Lumber Company.theDuring the last few days a large number of trespass suits have beenpassed upon by Assistant Secretary Jenks, and either criminal or civilproceedings are recommended tothe Attorney General. In thewoufactrighpast thirty days over sixty such case have been examined and suitslorlalldecided upon. The trespass uponwhich suits were ordered againstthe Gull River Lumber companyconsisted in cutting and removingfrom the land 3,000 pine trees estimated to contain 704,000 of lumber, board measure. Of thematentern800tensflou300oneamount, 219,000 were rut in 1881, | ^287,000 in 188^1 and 1884, and 15,-500 in 1884-5. The cutting wa.s all done for the Gull River LumberCompaii}' by parties under con-inwinTh(tract or by men in their employ under the direction of its foremanand director, Thomas Narey. The average value of the lumber in thetree is shown by the agent’s reportlurbe0 tharecouto be about $2.37, at the saw millabout $5.97, and manufactured.I tailtha!from $6 to $15. The comimnyclaims the trespass was unintentional in every case but admits earelessne.ss in some instances. Itproposes to pay stumpage value formo.st of the timber cut, but offersmill value, $5.50 perl;000 tor 6,-50t feet, admitting great careles-ness as to the cutting of the same.The secretary says it is highly inprobable that over three thousand pine trees should be cut ongovernment land and the companybe entirely ignorant of the fact.The agent claimed he made a mistake about the lines, and the secretary says he has observed thatthese mistakes always lead to cutting govornment nine and the mistakes never come into the lumbercompany’s pine from the outside.He declines to accept stumpage asoffered, saying that this simplencourages stealing, as the company can make a good thing at it.He recommends that the agent beprosecuted criminally, and that a civil suit for the timber taken—about $4,590 in value—be brought against the Gull River Lumbercompany.popthathisam( of aSISSpetithepassmalfactNoidanan i subprismeipos.lt;haswillin * costrouSt.ernmeioutdonas ] thelam
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Brainerd Dispatch
Brainerd, Minnesota, US
Fri, Jan 15, 1886
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