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Show 229 6416 4407 Woods- D A in crossing cattle? Q Yes. A Yes. Q How do you manage it when you are taking a wagon across or a load of wood? A You never cross the river with wagons unless it is fordable, and we just drive into it; but the crossing of wagons was on certain fords, certain places where the river was wide. Q Any such places below Bluff? A Yes. Q Where? A They used to ford at the Sand Island, there used to be regular ford at the mouth of Comb wash on the old road to the Gable camp. Q Were there any other fords that wagons ever went across, as far as you are aware? A Yes, we used to ford the river above Bluff a number of place. Q I mean below Bluff. A No, I don't recall any now. Q Now, some mention has been made in this case of |