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Show 4081 Sawyer- D 2102 front anchors. We had this catamaran; we had an anchor consisting of an inch rope at sach corner. Q What do you mean by a catamaran? A That is the drill barge, the two barges with the five- foot space between them, decked over with planking. Q As I understand, you passed two lines to the shore? A We had the location of the holes fairly well in mind, and these anchors, the two front anchors all ready to drop, and as we got the barge a few feet from where we wanted to stop, we have these two iron anchors overboard and stopped the progress of the boat approximately within a few feet of where we wanted to start operations. Then later on we anchored the lower anchors, consisting of rocks weighing four or five hundred pounds, tied with a bite of this inch cable rope. Q This was a hemp rope? A Yes sir. MR. BLACKMAR: Your Honor, in Exhibit 62, plate 19, that is water supply paper 556, shows the location of these holes which were drilled. Q Did you stay there during the drilling operations? A Yes sir; there were occasions that I had to go out. Q Just what was the purpose of this drilling operation? A Why, it was a possible site for a dam. I think the reservoir above this possible dam site is one of the largest on |