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Show 4869 Taylor- C 2882 REDIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Mr. Taylor, how many lumber rafts have you seen on the Colorado river? A I have seen several come down, two or three or four, something like that. Q Would you say four at the outside? A I think so, that I saw. Q The words " general use" as you used them, are limited to the four times that you saw lumber rafts, are they? A The words what? Q " General use of the river for lumber rafts" is limited to the four times that you saw lumber rafts? A Yes sir, I think so. Q When you and your farm hand went up to view the wreck of the Undine, why did you take your boat on wagon? Why didn't you take it up on the river? A Lots quicker to get it there on a wagon. Q This vast empire that Mr. Farnsworth has referred to, in eastern Colorado, can that be irrigated from the Colorado A I don't know. Q Do you recall what periods of year these lumber rafts came down, whether it was high or low water? A No, I don't believe I do. |