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Show 4687 Kirkpatrick- C 2701 they and a boat in the baggage, did you? A No, but I bought the boat; I think I remember it wasn't bought until after they left that country. Q At any rate, on those other occasions the camp was way back from the river? A The camp was back from the river. Q They were surveying the land adjacent to the river? A Yes. Q And making their headquarters, of course, at their camp; that is correct, isn't it? A Yes, their headquarters were at the camp. Q You stated that on this occasion when you crossed the San Juan there at the mouth of Nokei the water was, in your judgment, approximately six hundred feet in width? A Yes. THE SPECIAL MASTER: The stenographer can't hear you nod. BY MR. FARNSWORTH: Q You also stated, as I recall, your recollection that depth of the river as you crossed it varied from a few inches to a foot, and probably eighteen in pools, something like that? A That is correct. Q When you made that ford on that river at that place, you were concentrating on the matter of depth? |