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Show Record trip. The trip with the two engineers was in 1915. The Richardson 4746 trip and the trip with the engineers were for pay. In 1914 I had a government contract for hauling freight. As to the number of round trips I made during that time from Green-river or from my ranch to the government party, I will have to guess at it as I kept no accurate account. I will put it 8 to 12 trips so as to cover it. The Special Master: It may be understood that the government contract with Mr. Wimmer and any accounts he may have rendered under it, if they are discovered, may be introduced in evidence in connection with Mr. Wimmer's testimony. 4747 I cannot give an approximation of the tonnage that we hauled. My son and Mr. Gregory was doing the hauling. I was only on a few of the trips. I would ask them about what they thought they had on. They were loading coal, some drill rods, supplies and different things. They would say that they probably had on 8 or 10 tons. On the occasions that I saw the boats loaded I think there were 10 tons on the scow, not on the Marguerite. The Marguerite would start from Greenriver and would return to Green- 4748 river. When we came up the Green River we left the scows at the ranch. We hauled the coal from Floy, Utah, over a fine traction engine road, which had been built before I bought the ranch by the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, over which that company drove big wagons that would haul five tons each back and forth from the Manganese claims years ago. So we hauled the coal from Floy, 16 miles, to my ranch, where it would be stored for a while and then 4749 the boys would pick it up on the scows. Floy is on the Rio Grande Railroad between Thompson and Greenriver. We took down a carload 4750 of coal. I don't remember the size of the railroad car. I think there was one round trip made down to the government party without coal or supplies. I think Mr. Richardson went with my son on the Marguerite. I think he made another trip part way down to meet a party coming, and then came back. I don't think |