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Show Butt- D 553 boats; ferry the Indians with their wool and pelts across to the trading posts on the north side of the river. That is about all the boating I have seen done. Q Have you ever seen the river used by prospectors working those placer mines? A. I know of them; I never witnessed it; that was after I moved to Monticello; I have heard about them going down the river with boats, to prospect placers; not very often. Q. Have you ever butchered any cattle which were watered in the San Juan river? A. I have, yes sir. SPECIAL MASTER: What is the question? BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Have you ever butchered any cattle which were watered in the San Juan river? A Yes sir; I have butchered cattle raised on Monticello creek, too. Q Tell me about the sand you found inside of them. About how many pounds of sand would you find in them? MR. FARNSWORTH: He has not suggested he found any. A Four pounds sometimes, sometimes fourteen pounds, according to how dirty it was, how muddy the water was: if it was extremely, muddy, if they was dry they would suck it down regardless of the sand. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Depending on how much they drank? A Yes sir. If right dry, they would drink lots of that quicksand; 2519 |