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Show 315 6503 4493 J. H. Woods- D Hat down to Honaker trail? A Supplies and equipment. Q What of equipment? A The sluice boxes, and copper plate, and the equipment that goes with a placer mining business. Q That Honaker trail is about how far below Mexican Hat? Just your best judgment,-- I think we have it correctly in the record. A The way the river runs I would judge from thirty to thirty- five miles. Q About what load per boat was carried? A From a hundred to fifteen hundred pounds. Q That was the size of those three boats? A Well, about seven feet wide by fourteen long. Q That was the approximate draft of each of them, the draft would be about ten inches, something like that. Q That is loaded? A Yes. Q Between Mexican Hat and Honaker trail did you see any other miners with their boats on the river? A Yes, there was placer miners would pass us occasionally. |