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Show 74 A No, we did not. Q Did you see any people? A We saw one man. Q And where was that? A At the head of Glen Canyon, probably five miles below the mouth of the Fremont River, we saw a cabin on the shore, with smoke curling from the chimney, and we want ashore and found there a man named William Carpenter, a miner and trapper who lived there alone; he lives there alone year after year. He goes into town every two or three months for supplies, but otherwise he is right there. Q Did you learn from him how he got his supplies down there? A He brought them in on horseback, as there is no road down to the river at that point, according to Mr. Carpenter. By the Special Master: Q How long did you take to make the trip from Green- river down to Lees Ferry? A We made it in about 16 days. By Mr, Blackmar: Q This town of Hite, Utah, indicated on the map-- is there any town there now? A There is not. We found an old building still standing that appeared to have been the postoffice. But we saw no one, and none of the little shacks around there was inhabited 2034 |