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Show 3375 Nims- D 1400 nails to repair the other three. Q How many of your boxes of provisions came through the cataracts? A We would break then up -- we would lose provisions out of the boats; what provisions we had would have to break up the floats in order to get what was in there; so before we got to the end of the canyon, why, the provisions in the boats and nearly all in the remaining cans were used up, so that when we were down three- fourths through the canyon Mr. Brown divided the party; Mr. Stanton took five men with him to continue the survey, and one boat, and the rest of us, in the two boats, went on down to the placer mines that were below there, to get provisions. Q Well, now, do you know just where these placer mines were located? A Along just above and below the mouth of the Dirty Devil? river. Q Had any arrangement been made prior to leaving Greenriver to re- supply your party? A Yes. Q At the mouth of the Dirty Devil? A No, at Lee's Ferry. Q At Lee's Ferry? A Yes. Q And how were those provisions to be brought in? |