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Show Blake- C 946 stream to get those supplies? A I was at the mouth of Piute canyon. Q How far is the mouth of Piute canyon from the mouth of the San Juan, approximately? A I don't know -- I don't remember -- 31,74 miles. THE SPECICAL MASTER: About twenty miles, I should think, by the looks of the map. MR. COLLINS: Twenty- one miles. BY MR. FARNSWORTH: Q Where was this cache that you had made of supplies upstream? A We hadn't made the cache; the packer had made the cache. Q Where was the cache located? A It was somewhere, according to my memory of my information, that it was up Nokai canyon; I don't know how far, at what place or on what side. Q Do you know how far up Nokai canyon is from the place where Mr. Loper left you to go up to the cache? A About seventeen miles. Q Mr. Loper left you with the boat, did he? A No sir, not specially with the boat, I was with the party doing work around there. Q Mr. Loper started upstream with a boat, did he? A He and Mr. Mises, yes. Q And later they came downstream with a boat- load of supplies? A Yes sir. Q There wasn't any other nearer place where supplies could have 2916 |
