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Show 6947 Chaffin- D 4935 A I got lumber and grain and commissary supplies. I made a raft, and towed the raft down behind the boat with the lumber, and put some of the grain and stuff on. Q How much of a load did your raft carry? A My raft carried perhaps about a thousand pounds, maybe a ton. Q What was the size of your raft? A It was about ten feet wide, and about sixteen or eighteen feet long. Q Were you using the Lucy B. on that trip? A No sir, using a small boat. Q What size boat? A About sixteen feet long. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Was Mr. Loper there at that time? A NO. that was before Loper's days. BY MR. FARNSWORTH: Q Did you take any trips down the river that winter? A I want down the river a short distance below where the San Rafael comes in that winter a fellow from the Klondike, prospecting; somewhere around a bout the holidays. MR. BLACKMAR: Where is the San Rafael down there? |