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Show 275 6462 4453 Karnell- D A In the year 1904/ Q Where did you come from? A I came from Pueblo, Colorado. Q And to what part of the river did you go? A I went down to Mexican Hat. Q You went down there to placer mine, did you? A Yes sir. Q After your arrival there in 1904, did you do any rafting on the river below Chinle creek? A Yes sir. Q Just what was it? A I had gone up the river looking over the bars, and discovered a camp stove up above about twelve or fifteen miles from camp, and decided that we need it in camp, so I took some logs and built a raft and placed that stove on the raft and rafted it down to camp. Q that was your first navigation experience on the San Juan? A Yes sir. Q What time of the year was it that you did this? A It was along in, I think, the latter part of August. |