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Show 4419 Loper- C 2439 Q All right, we will maintain your per cent. You went down the river on that trip and you came up just as planned? A Yes sir. Q How was Mr. Seaboldt supplies with food and other requirements during his placer operations down there? A You mean during the drilling time. They were drilling in 1915. I never seen him placer mine down there; they did some drilling in 1915 to test the bars, the quality of the bars, is all. Q How did he get his supplies to him then? A They came in by wagon from Hanksville. Q To what point on the river? A To Hite. Q How far was the place of his drilling from Hite? A About seventeen miles. Q Who took care of getting supplies from Hite to him? A Mr. Seaboldt and Lon Turner took a boat and brought some things down; I brought some things down, and they used pack horses on the west side of the river. Q You made several trips, didn't you, for him, with your boat? A That was chiefly my work. Q And then they had how many boats of their own? A They didn't have any boats; I believe they got the big boat of Lon Turner; they didn't have any boats of their own |
