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Show 6922 Chaffin- D 4910 Q How many men did Mr. Strauss have operating, work-ing with him there on the bar? A I think there was about five or six when I were there at that time. Q Do you know anything about any up stream trips made by Mr. Strauss? A Mr. Strauss came back up a short time after he went down with the party and stopped at our bar for a little while and went on up stream, I understand to Hite. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q What year was that? A That was in the spring of 1921, as I remember, or in the winter of 1899, right along that certain year I was on the river. BY MR. FARNSWORTH: Q When Mr. Strauss' boats were going down stream with the passengers and whatever load they carried, have you a judgment and recollection as to the approximate draft of the boats? A Well, I wouldn't think they were drawing very much water, perhaps eight inches if they were not heavily loaded. Q And coming up stream did Mr. Strauss use one of the same boats you saw going down? |