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Show 78 tilted and tipped so that we shipped some water. No, it is not a typical easy stretch of water; that is, at those two points it is not. Q But you got through there without any mishaps? A Oh, yes. Q You or any other man experienced in boating would not have any hesitation about going over them? A No. Q So that from Green River to the Utah- Arizona State line, the only difficulty you encountered was what I asked you about on my cross examination, plus the rapids in Cataract Canyon? A Yes, sir. Q Now, coming to the rapids in Cataract Canyon, how many times did you line your boat-- at how may rapids did you line your boat? A At five rapids that I remember. Q Just tell us what you mean by lining boats again. What did you do when you lined the boats? A When you line boats, you run them ashore at the head of the rapids, and preferably you turn them about, so that the stern is downstream. Then the men on shore take the bow line on out; other men on shore take the stern line, and the force of the current then carries your boat down along the streams, along the shore. But the force of the current is so great 2038 |