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Show 348 6536 4526 Thompson- D the bottom of it; I noticed it because he was talking very loud, and called our attention to it. Q Which way did that boat go? A Well, I don't know. Q Did you on other occasions than the time you saw these two boats built at your mother's store, see -- recollect seeing boats go down to the river from Bluff? A Yes, my mother lived right where the boats passed; many times I have seen boats go past wagons, down to the river. Q Would you attempt to give any approximate estimate of the number of times? A No, I wouldn't. Q More than once or twice, though, was it? A Yes, more than once or twice. Q And while you were in the store did you sell supplies to miners and take in exchange their retort gold? A Yes; we never took in money from miners; it was always retort. Q Did you take in a good deal of that? A Yes sir, considerable. Q I believe you told me something about your mother owning a boat, didn't you, Mrs. Thompson, or selling a boat, or |
