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Show ( John Johii ) ( Bryce '13'ryce 13ryce ) , ( and aiid ) ( he lie ) ( joined johied ) 1127 the party at 3N ( VicavA ( Hat That ) . ( R . ( 4490 449-0 ) . ) At the ( camp elluip ) where ( he lie ) ( joined johied ) Mr . ( Bryee Bryce ) ( there tlicre ) , were lumber , ( supplies siipplies ) , and tools ; and ( Mr AIr ) . ( BrycQ Bryeqi ) had ( throe three ) boats . ( ( R 11 ) . 4390-4491 . ) ( He Ife ) had ( become beconie ) , acquainted with Mr . Bryce at ( Bluff Bhiff- Bhiff ) before ( he lie ) ( en- en ) tered his employ , but ( didn't didnt ) see Mr . Bryce ( make inake ) the boats . ( R . 4491 . ) He was employed by ( Mr Ali ) . Bryee at Bluff , and then went down to ( Mexican lAilexicall ) Hat on . ( horseback 1iorsebac1c ) , and placer mined on the [ ( San Saii ) Juan ] River ( from froni ) Mexican Hat to the ( Honakcr Honaker ) Trail . They went down ( from froni ) Mexican Hat on the Honaker Trail on boats , and took down ( sup- sup ) plies , ( such sneli ) as ( sluice sliiiee ) boxes , copper plate , and ( equip equip- equip ) ¬ ( ment inent ) that goes ( with witli ) placer mining . By way of the ( river rivet- rivet ) , ( he lie ) would judge it would be about thirty to ( thirty-five thirtyfive ) ( miles nifles ) from ( Mexican Alexican ) Hat to the ( Hon Hon- Hon ) ¬ ( aker alwr ) Trail and each boat carried a load of a ( thou thou- thou ) ¬ , sand to ( fifteen fifteeii ) ( hundred bundred ) pounds . The boats were about fourteen feet long and ( seven sev-en seven ) feet wide ; were built ( about about- about ) , ( one oile ) foot in depth , ( and aiid ) the draft would be about ten ( inches hiclies ) when loaded . Other ( placer placei ) ( miners ii-iinei-s iiiineis ) ( would woffld ) pass them ( occasionally oceasioindly ) . ( ( R 11 ) . ( 4492- 44-92- ) 4493 . ) He ( doesn't doesnt doesnt ) recall the ( names iiames ) of the ( men nicii ) ( he be ) saw , as they were just - ( working working- working ) along the river , placer ( mining iiiiiiiiion- iiiiiiiiion ) , and were ( not iiot ) residents of Bluff but people ( from fl-oni floni ) the outside . The people of ( Bluff Bhiff ) ( didn't didnt ) do ( much inuel-i inueli ) ( in iii ) the way ( of -of of ) mining in those days , ( as -is is ) ( they tlie3 ) were stock ( men ineii ) and ( farmers farnirs ) . The ( boats boais ) ( belonging belmicrino- belmicrino ) to the miners that passed himivei much |