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Show Hyde- D 605 A I mean into Bluff, or the other sections of the river where I have been settled, that is, the three places during my settlement there, there never was any supplies brought in that way. We paid at our store a cent and a half and two cents a pound freight to have out goods hauled from Durango, and later, from Thompson Springs; we thought at times about floating stuff, or trying to float stuff down the river. We looked into it a little bit in that respect, but we always decided it was impossible. MR. FARNSWORTH: We move to strike out the conclusion of this witness. THE SPECIAL MASTER: The conclusion may go out. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q At any rate, you investigated bringing supplies down on the river? A Yes, we did. Q And you never at say time did it? A We never did it. Q Now, these few boats which you have seen on the river, do you know to whom those boats belonged? A The boats I see on the river - I never see any boats on the river only a few ferry boats, and now and then somebody would make a boat. We lost boats there, lots of them, in high water; very often made three and four during the season, to ferry our Indians across, skiffs, little flat- bottom boats, 2573 |