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Show Blake- D 899 it was submerged. Q How many men did Mr. Trimble have with him? A Six men with him,-- seven in the party. Q And what was your employment with that outfit? A Just please give me a moment to consider that number of men. I believe that was correct. Q How many inches of water did these boats draw, -- first, light? A About four inches, empty. Q How many inches loaded? A With a thousand pounds load, do you include the persons who were riding in the boat? A No. Q That is just the -- A -- food and equipment. Q How many men did each boat carry? A Can they carry, or did they? Q Did they carry. A There were three boats, seven men; two boats would carry two, and one three. Q what was your employment with the party? A As boatman and rod man. Q After you left GreenRiver, Wyoming, was this a continuous trip, or did you stop from time to time? A We stopped numerous times each day in the operation of our 2869 |