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Show 4585 Freeze- D 2604 BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q That was this machinery, a dredge? A We had pumps for pumping water and sir, the pipe dredge, what they called a pneumatic dredge. They were going to pump sand from the bottom of the river with this pump. It was a compressed air and water proposition, so they had to have They also washed down from the side of the hill through the sluice boxes; they had to pump the water up there. That is what those pumps were used for, for a mining proposition, trying to save gold out of the silt of the Colorado river -- the sand. Q Was this dredge located in the stream or on the bank? A Right on the bank. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q You spoke of some amalgamaters. Who had charge of those? A I die. Q Did you ever take any gold out? A No sir. Q Beg pardon? A No sir; we took amalgum; we thought it was gold; we sent it to Chicago to have it tested, and they found it was not. Q Di you have a smaller boat in there? A Yes sir. |