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Show 4178 McDonald- D 2198 A Maybe not quite one hundred yards. Q Would you say between seventy- five and one hundred yards? A Yes. Q Did you encounter any rapids Glen canyon on this Best expedition? A You bet your life; Cataract rapid -- Q I am not talking about the cataracts. Q Trachyte; Trachyte and Bull Frog rapids. Mr. Stanton always called it Stony Bar; I don't know whether he got it from the government maps, or what he got it from; he called it Stony Bar there, it is where Bull Frog creek comes in, where that rapid is. Q Did this Best expedition get nay supplies on its way down? A No. Q To refresh your recollection about that, did you know some people near Greenrvier by the name of Wheeler? A Yes,-- oh, yes, Wheeler brother; I know where their ranch is -- where it used to be. Q Tell me about the Wheeler brothers and the Best expedition. A I don't remember about that; seems to me like they got some supplies from the Wheeler brothers. |
