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Show Blake- C 931 Q About what hour? A I am not certain of the hour, but it was shortly after noon. Q How long had the big boat been there before you arrived? A Just a minute or two. Q Where did you start from that morning? A I think we started from the No. 1 oil well. Q How far is that below Moab? A I am not certain; it runs in my mind it was twenty- one miles. Q What time did you leave that No. 1 oil well that morning? A I don't remember, but it was fairly early. Q Did Mr. Hoyt continue his survey and the making of notes and observations between the Shafer No. 1 well and Moab? A The making of notes only. Q You say your first experience on the Green river was when you were about ten years old -- nine or ten years old? A I was about thirteen years old. Q Oh, you were thirteen at that time, were you? A Yes sir. Q You then lived in Greenriver? A Yes sir. Q Your name is H. E. Blake? A Jr. Just one moment, please, my recollection tells me that my statement as to the time coming into Moab was wrong just a minute ago. I remember now we lunched quite a ways down the river. It would necessarily, from my memory of the river, after that 2901 |
