OCR Text |
Show 5260 Chaffin- D 3272 A No, I can't; it was during the winter. We was in and off. Wherever we wished to stop, we stopped. When we wanted to go on, we went on. Q When you got through down on the Anna bar, did you come back to Hanson creek? A Yes sir. Q How did you make the trip up stream? A Like we generally do, led up. Q Do you recall what month you came back in? A It must have been along in February, somewheres along in there; the water wasn't up high. Q On the trip up was it necessary to get in the water at any time? A Yes, a time or two we got out and got in the water. We maybe could have poled the boats over. Q When you got to Hanson creek what did you do? A Went back out to Loa. Q Then when did you return? A Returned the next fall, along in September. Q During this first trip when you were in there during the latter part of 1892 and the early part of 1893, were there other prospectors operating in that canyon? A Yes sir, there were some people operating at Hall's crossing, and there was quite an outfit up below Hite, along in there, I think operated by Cass Hite and those fellows. I |