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Show 126 A I know it was. We had the boats there, tied up in Moab, and we had the pack out there, and we were remote from the river; but we could not get to all the points along the river that we wanted to see; so we made this special trip by the boat down the river to places that we were not able to see when we were working back from the river. Q Do you know of any deep- seated objection that those people operating those oil wells may have had to having their supplies and equipment brought in by automobile or on horseback, instead of by the boats? Mr. Blackmar: Well, I do not think that Mr. Baker knows very much about these oil wells. Unless you can bring out what he knows about it, we object to it. Mr. Farnsworth: Well, he was put on the witness stand because of his peculiar knowledge of the country and its character and topography and accessibility; that is shown in the record. The Special Master: Well, if he knows. Your question is a little distant, I think, from any knowledge that he has shown so far. By the Special Master: Q Do you know what the feelings were of the oil owners as to having their supplies brought to them? Do you know anything about their feeling about it one way or the other? A No, I do not know any of the owners of the oil wells. 2087 |