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Show 1047 FRANKLIN THOMAS For Complainant ( R. Vol. 13, pp. 2486- 2499) He resides at Pasadena, California, He is a civil engineer by profession and at the present time is connected with the California Institute of Technology. He was a member of a party that made a trip on the Colorado River from Hall's crossing to Lees Ferry in 1922. At that time he was representing the City of Pasadena, it being interested in the possibilities of securing water and power from the river in subsequent development. The party traveled from Richfield, Utah, to Noton, a distance of about one hundred miles, by automobile, then transferred to four- horse wagons and went to Hall's crossing, three days being consumed in the trip with wagons. R. 2486- 2487. At Hall's Crossing the party was met by Tom Wimmer, who had four round bottom, square end boats or skiffs about sixteen feet long. The party left Hall's Crossing September 8th, 1922. The boats were operated in pairs, being lashed together tandem fashion and an Evinrude out- board motor being put on the rear boat of each tandem. A number of rapids were encountered on the trip down; the worst rapids were encountered in the first half day after leaving Hall's Crossing. R. 2487- 2488. The boats shipped water in these rapids and the occupants were soaked. There was no trouble in grounding on the rapids but in one or two instances the boats were grounded on rock ledges just above the rapids. The rapids were all run and the members of the party did not wear life preservers. |