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B1 i Admitting that Canova, who formerly had made explication for lease, (hut not on this pleee o f ground) had aooepted from her a month* s rent which covered the month o f July (as she moved in to th is place on June 28), they have been squatting there during the month of August todate* • Mrs* Mink advised that she had money and wanted to pay me fo r August ground rent which I refused: end r ig h tfu lly refused tte money tendered, as we have no lease with Mrs, and Mr* Mink or anyone else; covering that portion o f ground along the creek hank* Their shack and tent (which are disreputable looking) are located on the Federal highway and bank o f t ie creek running to the ranch* I permitted Mrs* Mink to read your le t t e r of July 19 and tried my best to deal with her without service o f vacating notice, but I fin d th is is going to be impossible, end our only way o f,d is ­possessing these people w ill be to serve them with le g a l notice and move them o ff# In ferrin g to her statement that she paid her money to Agent fo r »u ly rent, th is i s in error* There was no Agent other than myself controlling th is ground, and when money was paid Canova i t was not far location on this spot, but fo r location on ground under his proposed lease, and as he l e f t within a few days a fte r this transaction, I imagine he did not pay m y attention whether she was on ground leased to him or not* X notice Mrs* Mink is asking protection in th is matter, and in th is connection X would say she not only once, but twice requested eith er Mr .Woodard or I to buy her out* I t seems to be her intention to squat on this ground u n til we become disgusted with the delay and buy her shack end tent* My recommendation therefore, would be to proceed le g a lly and dispossess her of these premises* W ill you kindly l e t me have farth er advice* Yours very truly, — m n i H i f f l — WRB* Vice-President & Agent* Enclosure• Co-to Mr *F *H .Knickerboc ker *