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Show 4030 Zahn- D 2050 how did you fix that? MR. FARNSWORTH: I suggest the witness describe it himself. I don't remember his describing such an occasion. A If I remember right, I ditched the water over; there at the pump we had to make a bigger basin; it wouldn't draw any sand from the bottom; I remember that well. Q What percentage of the river water did that take? A Took it all. Q How long a period did that continue, how many days or how many weeks? A Must have been ten days, anyway. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q What year? A If I recollect right, it was 1904, summer of 1904. BY MR. FARNSWORTH: Q How many days was it? A About ten days. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q You spoke about some material that was brought down on the raft. Did you over have occasion to use a boat on any other occasions on the San Juan river? A I think two of three times, yes. Q Between what points, and for what purpose? A Well, I had a boat down in camp; sometimes I would go across the river; I found the boat was impracticable most of the time, because I could easier wade of swim across; just depends |