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Show 876 He believes he was back there all winter of 1911 and 1912. He can't answer off hand as to whether he was there in 1913 and 1914, but he was there in 1915, and, he believes, in 1916. He doesn't believe he was there in 1917 and 1918. he doesn't believe he could say about 1919, without referring to his diary. R. 2070. " Q. It is impossible for you to fix those dates within a year or two or three, isn't it? " A. Yes. " Q. What is that? " A. It is a little difficult. " BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: " Q. You say you stayed there after the flood for a while in the year 1911. Where were you staying, if your house was all buried? " A. No trouble to stay; that is a pretty fair climate in the winter time. " Q. You were staying in a tent, or something? " A. Camped right out in the open; cold, but then, have plenty or bedding, it is not so bad." R. 2070- 2071. Redirect Examination. ( R. Vol. 11. pp. R. 2071- 2072.) The ditch that he dug on the occasion that he diverted the entire river was about ten inches or a foot deep, and about as wide as a table. He followed up his placer locations, and recorded them. They are located under the United States mining laws, as the country as open for mining purposes. R. 2071- 2072. |
