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| − | <p>Q. 11 In this camp you are speaking of, who is the owner and proprietor?
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| − | </p><p>A. D. M. Colquohn.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 12 He is in Vancouver?
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| − | </p><p>A. Yes.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 13 Is Mr. Colquohn running it on his own?
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| − | </p><p>A. No, he has formed a company a couple of times, as far as I understand, as regards a certain timer claim.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 14 What is the operation?
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| − | </p><p>A. Taking out shingle bolts.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 15 Mr. Colquohn has been operating at Canoe Pass since when?
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| − | </p><p>A. I dont know exactly how long. I have been there since September.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 16 What is your capacity?
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| − | </p><p>A. Just foreman. I have nothing practically to do with the Chinamen. They more or less take care of themselves unless anything goes wrong. I see they get their supplies when they are sent up, from Sechart.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 17 Incidentally, how many Chinamen are there, all told?
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| − | </p><p>A. Five left now, fifteen altogether, there was.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 18 Just so that we get this straight . . .
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| − | </p><p>A. There are five Chinamen still there.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 19 Just a moment, Mr. Simpson. There is Camp #1?
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| − | </p><p>A. Five Chinamen.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 20 And these other nine men?
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| − | </p><p>A. Camp #2.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 21 This Camp #2 is situated about one and a half miles in the woods?
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| − | </p><p>A. Yes.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 22 Were those men in Camp #2 before you went there?
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| − | </p><p>A. No, I brought them down from Effingham Inlet; up there working. When I first went up there were no Chinamen at our camp. We didn't have the means of keeping in touch with them very easily. I had a boat bring them down so that we could look after them better.
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| − | </p><p>Q. 23 That consolidated your operation, did it?
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| − | </p><p>A. Yes.
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