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Show 795 WILLIAM HIRAM EDWARDS For Complainant ( R. vol. 1o, pp. 1892- 1945) ( R. Vol. 11, pp. 1948- 1981) He was born December 6, 1866, and residents at Compton, California. He finished the eighth grade in school and went to work. His father died of tubercular trouble, and it was considered best for him to come west, so he went to California in 1887 when he was twenty years old. For the next ten years he lived in the outdoors all the time, working with mining companies, railway surveys, cattle ranches and other work of that kind. For the past thirty- two years he has been in the ice manufacturing business, and now operates a plant at Compton, California. R. 1892- 1894. He knew Robert Brewster Stanton, and first met him in Denver, Colorado, when he applied for a job to go down the Colorado River. He was employed by Mr. Stanton, joined the Stanton party at Denver, Colorado, and proceeded with this party to Greenriver, Utah. R. 1884. " Q. When you arrived at Greenriver, Utah, were there some boats there? " A. The boats were not there at that time, but they came in within the next couple of days. " Q. From what point did they come in? " A. From Waukegan, Illinois. " Q. How many boats? " A. Three. " Q. Just tell us, please, the construction of those |