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Show 3842 Gerdine- D 1863 Q I mean in that section. A No; we had no other field parties working in that immediate section. Q You just had Chenoewith and Trimble? A No; Fowler was working on the lower river. Q Whereabouts was he working? A He was working, when I saw him later on he was working in the vicinity of Warm creek; he was working at Warm creek; he was camped at a cabin on Warm creek. Q How did you get in to see Mr. Fowler? A I rode horseback. Q From where/ A Lees Ferry. Q From Lees Ferry up there? A Yes sir. Q Mr. Gerdine, in making these topographic maps, from what point do you start? A We started at three points. Mr. Fowler started his work at Lees Ferry; Mr. Chanoswith started his work at, I think, Greenriver, Utah; and Mr. Trimble started his work at Bluff, Utah. Q What I wanted to get at is the mechanical nature of preparing a map of this kind, or the scientific nature. A You mean how -- Q How you started. |