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Show 5190 F. Bennett- D 3202 Q All the way from -- A All the way from up above Hite to Lees Ferry, and they was all continuous, according to his surveys. Some of them crossed the river, some of them didn't. But he made them so they were all contiguous, and done his assessment work at certain points along the river, applying them to a group of claims. Q So that some of them, you say, were on both sides of the river? A Some of them were on both sides of the river. Some of the posts where they would come, according to survey, we found some places there would be a witness post up on the bank stating so many feet in such a direction, and what direction it would be, that would leave it in the river, and that corner is located some certain distance from that witness post. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q On this trip up the river do you recall your experience in and about Aztec rapids? A Yes. Q Tell me about that, please. A My partner and I think a couple of the other boys assisted up putting our boats over, and we helped them. That is my recollection. About four of us get our boats to go up there. As I remember, we got there about noon, I am not |