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Show 4598 Freeze- RD 2617 Q Or the maintenance of steam? A No sir. Q Did you have a superintendent there in charge? A They had a foreman there. Q Who was that foreman? A My recollection a man named Thornton. That is so long ago I don't really know. They changed quite a number of times around there. Q In the particular mining operations which you had charge of, was it necessary for you to use steam? A No, except to get water for the washing through the sluices, to bring the sand in there, anything like that. RECROSS EXAMINATION BY MR. FARNSWORTH: Q By the way, do you have a recollection of the Charles H. Spencer sufficient to advice the court as to the approximate diameter of the paddle wheel? A No sir, I don't. Q It operated by a stern paddle wheel, didn't it ? A Yes sir. Q On those three trips of which you have a recollection various supplies were taken up the river on the Charles H. Spencer, isn't that true? A I believe they took some food up there for the miners |