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Show 7158 Gibbons- D 5139 of these big rafts of timber down they would load the supplies, what they had to take down, but generally they run lighter boats, row boats. Q Did you see any other boats besides the boats of the Hite party on the river during that time? A I don't just remember; I think there was, because there was people that was working below and above where I was, and that was the source of supply, was to boat it down the river, unless it happened to be a light load, and they would put it on packs and come down. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Was Mr. Bennett down there working in that river then? A Bennett was in there, yes. Q At the time when you were down? Later than that when he was doing his operating-- A I don't just remember whether he was down there at that time when I put this stuff in, but thin he was. Q Was Mr. Chaffin there? A Yes, he was operating below where he was. BY MR. FARNSWORTH: Q Were both these men operating at this time you have been testifying about? A What is that? |