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Show 6999 Fotheringham- D 4987 him any more; he went down there, I guess; he got rid of the stock; then he came back as as Beaver, and went north. I never heard any more of him. Q Nielson owned the equipment that was on the boat, did he? A Yes sir; he was the man that built the whole thing. Q How did you come out on that expedition with refer-ence to any profits? A Well, we made a little, I don't know just exactly how much; we made a little money out of it. Q Got same gold out, did you? A I don't think we quite paid expenses on one thing. Q Mr. Fotheringham, while you were there working, either while you were building your boat up at Hole- in- the- Rock or while you were working at the two places down stream, did you see any other miners on the river? A Well, I see -- there was two or three fellows -- two fellows came down there one day; they stayed over night with us; they said they was working above; I don't know how far above. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Did they come down in a boat or otherwise? A They came down in a boat. |