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Show Lumnsden 685 Q Did they get up this slide, as you call it? A I am not sure of that, judge, no sir. Q What was the purpose of this as an enterprise, -- was it commercial? A Well, it was principally passenger. Q Passengers? A Yes sir. Q Were you expecting to carry freight down the Green river to Moab? A Yes sir, some. Q And if the navigation had proved successful you expected to carry freight cheaper than you could carry it across from Green river overland? A From Thompson. Q From Thompson? A From Thompson's they used to carry all the freight. Q Supposing freight came in from the west to Greenriver, you were proposing to carry it cheaper by this water route than across over to Moab? A Yes sir. Q And you would not have refused freight if there had been any -- you say principally passengers -- would you have taken freight? A We would have taken freight. Q Was the boat susceptible of taking freight? A We would have took freight. Q But your chief purpose was taking passengers? A Yes sir. 2653 |
