No. 14 Original, Abstract of the Testimony, vol. 2, pp. 749-1426

Abstract Testimony, V 2, p. 0827

827 bar tith ailinials oil wagon road built between Good ( I-Iope IIope ) and Tickaboo Bars . Remained with Good Hope Mining Co . undl January , , 1898 ; ; ( went ivent ) back to Good Hope Bar overland and remained until Xuly or Augnst , 1898 . ( R . 3174-3175 . ) Supplies brought in frola Hite with a wagon ; ; and boated down Colorado River . . Boats were flat botton , 22 to 24 ft . long , 4 to 5 ft . beam . . WeA downstream oil Colorado River 18 miles to California bar . ( R . ( 3175-3176 3175-33176 ) . ) AVeiit out by team to ( Richfield Riclifield ) , Utah ; over poor road iip Hanson Creek , ( then theil ) to Salt Lake City . . Came back in fifteen days , took his supplies to ( Cali- Cali ) fornia bar - that is just across the river from ( Han- Han ) son Creek . ( R . 3177 . ) Forded river with the ivagon ; ; this was latter part of November or first of Deceinber , 1898 ; not ( necessary necessaTy ) then to swim horses ; river shallow at that point . ( R . 3178 . ) River had gravel bottom ; had forded with a horse before by ( following folloNving ) a bar around . ( Worked 'Worked Worked ) on this bar Tour oT five years . ( R . ( 3179 3-179 ) . ) Supplies brought in with them from Hanson Creek ; boated across river . . Afterwards where river was forded , ( chan- chan ) iiel washed a little deeper and could not ford it . . ( R . . 3178 ) He had two boats on Colorado River ; one 28 ft . . long used to baul coal across river ; one light skiff used ( -to to ) cross river . . Purchased interest in bar froin Mike Ryan froni Timothy ( O'Keefe OKeefe ) he bought Olynipia bar , 4 miles above . . ( R . . 3174-3175 . . )