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were not paid by the Central Pacific.

Q. 153 [Gives witness a letter:] Will you
look at that letter, Mr. Miller, and state
whether or not it is signed by you, as
secretary of the Central Pacific Railroad Company?

A. It is.

Q. 104 Does that relate to the hire of those
schooners in part?

A. It does.

Q. 155 And the other part relates to the matters
embraced in Exhibit "A"?

A. Yes.

Ex. "B." [A copy of the letter is offered in evi=
=dence, marked Exhibit "B."]

Q. 156 Can you say how long that charter
of the schooners "Elko" and "Truckee" continued?

A. It continued until the defendant
purchased the schooners. I cannot fix the
time.

Q. 157 Until the time of their purchase by
the defendant?

A. Allow me to correct that: I am not
positive of that.

Q. 158 Give your best recollection.

A. The only answer I can give is, I
cannot recollect. I am not certain but
they were laid up for a certain time
before the defendant purchased them.

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