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Show 104 6291 4282 ( Complainant's Exhibits 620 to 626, inclusive, were thereupon marked by the reporter.) THE SPECIAL MASTER: Are you ready, gentlemen? MR. FARNSWORTH: We are ready. MR. BLACKMAR: This stipulation is in this form. It is admitted that if George B. Bywater were called as a witness he would testify that he is a mining engineer, United States General Land Office, that he has examined the records in Emery, Grand, San Juan, Wayne and Kane and Garfield counties in the state of Utah, and that the country records of those countries disclose that commencing with the year 1885 down to the present date there have been numerous placer locations in the Green, Colorado and San Juan rivers, the locators claim-ing to make said location in pursuance of the mining laws of the United States. MR. FARNSWORTH: In connection with that stipulation, it is unconditional in this way, the stipulation was handed to me- the proposed stipulation was handed to me by counsel, and I stated to him that we objected to the evidence covered by the proposed stipulation. We object to it upon the ground it is incompetent. we object to it upon the further ground that it is irrelevant. I am prepared to state thebasis for each objection at length, if your honor so desires. But should the court over- |