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Show 7038 Baldwin- D 5019 A Not any to speak of; we was down and unloaded by two o'clock that day; we left about eight in the morning. Q Was Virgil along with you? A Virgil and my brother Dennis was along; they went ahead that trip with a small boat and felt out the way for us. Q You more or less followed the channel as tey6 endeavored to map it out for you, going ahead, did you? A Yes sir. Q Your brother Virgil did most of the operating of thereafter big barge, didn't he? A All of it, practically; that is, he was in charge after that trip. Q He was in charge/ A Yes sir. Q Did anybody else pilot it part of the time? A I believe I made another trip once, when Virgil had his back hurt; a fellow named Newell was the pilot; I went along with him; he was one of the operators of the barge; he had been on there a good while; he run the boat. Q At nay rate, Virgil was the captain of that boat generally? A Yes sir. Q And did practically all of the handling of it? |