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Show 4065 H. Zahn- D 2086 Q It was during that occasion that the river went dry? A Yes. Q You are sure of your date,-- comparatively sure of your date as being 1902? A Yes, positive of that. MR. FARBSWORTH: That is all. FURTHER EXAMINATION BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Just one question, Mr. Zahn. If you know, when were these placer mines located -- these placer claims located? A When? Q Yes. A I think they were located way back some time between 1890 and 1900. Q When did your company come into possession of them? A In 1902. Q Did I understand you to say when you went there in 1902 these houses that you afterwards used were already built? A Yes. Q Do you know when they had been built? A No, I don't. Q They were already located, then, six feet, as testified to by your brother, about six feet above the level of the stream? |
