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Show Butt- D 548 BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Where did the lumber come from? A We had some little saw mills in the canyon north and east of the town of Escalante; the lumber was imported by horse teams from there down to the Hole- in- the- Rock. There is where we manufactured the posts, right there. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q How did you get across the Colorado river to manufacture the posts? A Manufactured the posts on the side the lumber was made on. Q That is the Escalante side? A On the north side of the river. Q How did you get across to the north side? A We were on the north side at that time; we hadn't crossed the river yet; came south and east; we hadn't yet crossed it. Q I am a little puzzled. Do I understand the witness to say he went from Bluff to rescue this band of emigrants? Now, to get on the Escalante side he had to cross the Colorado river. A That was our second trip. We went back to Iron county, left there on the 14th of November, 1879, to re- trace our steps to get back to the previous location, where we had located on the San Juan river, brought a big delegation to help settle on that rich soil, we called it. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Just a minute. The first trip, when you built the ferry, that was your first trip into the San Juan country? A No sir. We Crossed at Lee's Ferry on the first trip, on our 2514 |