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Show 339 6527 4517 Bayles- D BY MR. FARNSWORTH: Q You saw those men, did you, on the river? A Yes sir. Q Now, Mrs. Bayles, after the boom was over, do you know whether or not the placer miners would go down the river in the winter time? A Yes sir, every winter as a rule, I think every winter they would come down from the high mountain in Colorado and come down there and spend the winter and placer mine while they were there. Q And do you know how they went down? A Well, -- BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Do you know personally how they went down to the placer mines? A Some of them, I think, went in boats; others came down with pack animals. BY ME. FARNSWORTH: Q That was a matter of common knowledge at that time, was it? A Yes sir. |