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Show 5444 Mendenhall- D 3454 Q And how many did you have in your party? A Two. Q Who were they? A A man by the name of Alonzo A. Savage, of Del Norte, Colorado, and myself. Q What season of the year was this? A We started the latter part of June that summer. Q After you reached Bluff, where did you go? A We went down with a team to the mouth of Comb wash. Q When you reached Comb wash where did you go? A We had hauled some lumber from Bluff, and made a boat. Mr. Savage was an old river man; we made a boat, and then put the rest our lumber in a small raft. Q In addition to that did you have your usual camping supplies? A Yes. Q Anything in addition to the camping supplies? A Nothing but some material to fix up for working the placers if we found any that we thought was worth while. Q Picks and shovels? A Yes, tools that were necessary. |