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Show 6928 Chaffin- D 4916 a raft; we took three boats and a raft down; there was eight of us in the party. Q What size and character of load did you place on the Lucy B.? A I think about two tons, or two tons and a half. Q It was commissary supplies and mining equipment. Q What kind of boats were the other two boats you speak of? A They were small boats, about sixteen feet long, perhaps about three feet wide. Q Flat bottom? A Flat bottom boats. Q How large a raft did you build? A The raft perhaps was about fifteen feet wide and about twenty feet long. Q What if anything did you carry on the raft? A Carried lumber and supplies of that kind, as I remember. Q How much of load did you place on the raft? A Oh, perhaps a thousand feet of lumber, fifteen hundred feet, and some grain would go on top of the lumber. Q How many men rode the raft? A I don't remember whether there was more than one or not. |