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Show 800 ` The next time he saw Glen Canyon was in 1891; when he was with a prospecting and mining company, called the Denver, Colorado Canyon, Mining and Improvement Company. He came down the Green and Colorado Rivers, from Greenriver, Utah. R. 1908. " Q. How many were in your party? " A. Eight. " Q. And what was the personnel of that party? " A. J. D. Best was in charge; Harry McDonald was the head boatman; Elmex Kane, boatman; L. H. Jewel, boatman; McCormick, photographer; John Jacobs, boatman -- is that seven? " Q. Sir. Do you recall the other one? " A. No, I can't right off- hand -- oh, -- Hyslop, he was the engineer, -- John Hyslop -- and myself, boatman. " Q. Mr. Hyslop and Mr. Kane had been with you on the second Stanton expedition? " A. Yes, sir, and Mr. McDonald. " Q. Who was Mr. Best? " A. Who was Mr. Best? " Q. Yes. " A. He was -- when I got acquainted with him he was in the real estate business in Denver, and they organized this company, I think, partially through information received from Mr. McDonald. " Q. Was that the company that was known as the Grand Canyon Mining Company? |