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Show Jones- RD 577 KUMEN JONES was thereupon recalled, and having been heretofore duly sworn herein, testified as follows: FURTHER EXAMINATION BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q I think, Mr. Jones, you are the witness who has lived longest at Bluff that has testified here today? A Yes sir. Q You have lived in Bluff right along, haven't you? A Yes sir. Q What has been the growth of Bluff? Has it been a steady growth, or otherwise? A More or less steady decline. Q Decline from when? A From the time we first settled there. Q What is the population now? A It is less than one hundred, I think; a little less than one hundred. Q When you went in there you testified there were about two hundred, did you? A No, they didn't all stay at Bluff that came in the train. children and women folks. Q What has been the largest number in the town of Bluff between those dates, between the date when you got there, and the present time? 2543 |