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Show Raplee- D 462 Q Since 1903? A Yes. SPECIAL MASTER: 1893, I understood him. A Didn't I say 1893? Didn't I say that? Q Have you been on the San Juan river in a boat? A Yes. Q How many times? A Well, I couldn't say how many times, but then I have been on the river quite a lot. For about three years there I used to cross the river every day in a boat. Q That is, going from one bank to the other? A Yes, from camp over to where we were mining. Q Where was that placer mine located? A Mexican Hat. Q Right at Mexican Hat? A Yes, right on the river, just below the monument of Mexican Hat. Q That was a placer mine? A Yes, that was a placer mine. Q Right down near the river? A Right down go the edge of the river; worked the ground out as deep as we could go with the water, then have to save and start another cutting. Q And what equipment did you have on the placer mine? A Had a water wheel there that pumped water to sluice with. Q And any other equipment? A No - well, yes, we had copper plates to catch the gold on. Q How was that equipment brought down there? A It was brought down on a wagon. 2428 |