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Show 5310 Chaffin- D 3321 fellow named West on the river. Q What was the biggest year you ever recall, as far as inhabitants are concerned, you ever found? A Inn the winter of 1894 and 1895 was the biggest I ever recall. THE SPECIAL MASTER: I didn't hear your question. ( Thereupon the reporter read the last preceding question as follows:) " Q What was the biggest year you ever recall, as far as inhabitants are concerned, you ever found?" A Winter of 1894 and ' 95. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Do you recall when you were there in 1908, about how many people were living in there? A Maybe from Less Ferry to Hite might have been a dozen outside of our crowd we had working there. Q 1917, about hoe long a time were you in the canyon on the river? A We were there, I would say, two or three weeks. Q Didn't see anybody -- A Yes, I did too. I went to Hite. Seems to me it was Mr. Lawler or Tom Humphreys, I have forgotten which, was at Hite, and that is the only person we saw. Q During all the time you operated in the section of |