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Show 3873 Edwards- D 1894 A Compton, California. Q Did you know Robert Brewster Stanton in his lifetime? A Yes sir. Q Where did you first meet Mr. Stanton? A Denver, Colorado. Q And under what circumstances? A Applied to him for a job to go down the Colorado river. Q And were you subsequently employed? A I was. Q Whereabouts did you join Mr. Stanton's party? A At Denver. Q And from there you proceeded to -- A Greenriver, Utah. Q When you arrived at Greenriver, Utah, were there some boats there? A The boats were not there at that time, but they came in within the next couple of days. Q From what point did they come in? A From Waukeegan, Illinois. Q How many boats? A Three. Q Just tell us, please, the construction of those boats as to size and draft and so forth. A They were oak boats twenty- two feet long, four and a half foot beam, thirty- two inches deep, being keel boats |