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Show 5616 3622 65 A Well we operated then over the whole river between there and Lees Ferry, with the exception of coming back up; there we did not, only by dragging them up over the rapids. Q Well,. After you made this trip down to Lees Ferry and came back, were most of the operations in and about Good Hope Bar after that? A No, below that. Q Below? A Mr. Stanton was below there. This trip I made for the Stanton people. Q Well, were the operations, say, to and about Hanson Creek? A Yes, sir, right at Hanson Creek; some were a little above and some are a little below. Q How far would you say above Hanson Creek? A Oh, about 500 or 600 yards, I guess, just around the point, I remember. Q And what was the purpose of going above Hanson Creek? A Well, Mr Stanton, I understood, had an idea that he could get the barge up there and the dredge, And he wanted to got away so that curious people could not come in there to |