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Show 3880 Edwards- D 1901 any other people? A Yes sir. Q Outside of this Omaha party? A Yes sir. Q What work were they engaged in? A Placer mining. Q About how many people? A I should judge possibly eight or ten. One of them was Jack Summer, one of Powell's original men. Q Do you know any of the rest of them by name? A No, none of the rest. Q What in the way of machinery did they have in there? A Nothing except at the Tickaboo bar they had, I judge about a thirty- or forty- horsepower pump. Nye vacuum water pump. Q Did you learn later to whom that outfit belonged? A No, I never did know who it belonged to. I knew Mr. Stanton was interested in it, but I didn't know whose it was. Q Did your party stake out any placer claims down there? A Yes sir. Q Which members of the party? A All of them; the names were all put on the different location. 0 Did you follow those placer claims up? A No sir. Q Was there a post office at Hite, Utah, at that time? |