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Show 5112 Sumner- D 3124 and pack animals. Q How large an outfit did you have with you? A Just had a span of mules and a couple saddle horses. Q How many men? A Just my partner and myself. Q What was your partner's name? A Frank Bennett. Q He is the man that is here in the court room? A He is here. Q What particular point on the river did you do your placer mining? A I never done any placer mining myself, only work for the Good Hope Placer Mining Company. Q Was that on the Good Hope bar? A Yes sir. Q During the time you were in the how did the Good Hope Placer Mining Company get their supplies? A They came from Greenriver by wagon to Trachyte creek, and were boated down the river to the Good Hope bar. Q A distance of how many miles? A Well, I should judge about seventeen, -- fifteen to eighteen miles, something like that. Q During the time you were there, what boat equipment did the Good Hope Company have? A What do you mean? Q What kind of boats, and how many? |
