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Show 5111 Sumner- D 3123 A Yes sir. Q Have you been on the Green river? A Yes sir. Q At what points? A At Greenriver City. Q Utah? A Yes, and Vernal, and at Brown's Park, and Ouray. Q Have you ever done any boating on the Green river? A No sir. Q Have you ever been on the Colorado river? A Yes sir. Q At what point? A From Hite, Utah, to what is called Hanson creek, at that time. Q What years were you down there? A It was the winter of 1897 and 1898, winter and spring. Q Do you recall whether or not you were there in the fall of 1895? A No, I wasn't there. Q For what purpose did you go down on the Colorado river? A To try placer mining, work for the Good Hope Placer Mining Company Q Where were you living at that time? A Well, my mother lived at Grand Junction, Colorado. Q How did you get into Hite, Utah? A We went down Trachyte creek from Hanksville in a wagon, |
