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Show 7444 Wolverton- 5423 BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q When you got your place down on Green river, had there been a ranch there before, or did you build your own ranch -- make your own ranch? A I made it; I understand, however, it had been occupied - the ground had been occupied before. Q Where was the wheeler ranch down there? A That is just above the place I occupied; it is now known as the Wimmer ranch. Q The Wheeler ranch and the Wimmer ranch are the same? A Yes sir. Q Is Mr. Ross Wheeler alive? A No, he is not. Q When did he die? A Must have been about eight or nine years ago; his picture is shown on some of those boats. Q In answer to one of Mr. Blackmar's questions I understood you to say-- I may be wrong, so correct me if I misunderstood you -- that in navigating these boats upon the river you did not carry poles for getting free from sand banks? Did you say that, or didn't you? A I said we didn't carry poles. Q Did you carry poles for sounding? A Your pardon? Q Did you carry poles for sounding the depth of the |