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Show 7130 Coote- D 5111 Q Did any one have to get out of the boat at any time? A No sir. Q Get stuck on any sandbars? A No. Q Were there any stretches in there where there was some rapid water? A Just one place, where the other river came in, a little current, nothing to speak of. Q Have you had experience on other rivers? A Oh, yes. Q Where were you raised? A I was raised back in Ontario, Canada. Q With what rivers have you had boat experience? A I navigated the St. Lawrence, the La Shine river, and the La Shine rapids, the St. John river, the rivers in Quebec, the Rider river in Ontario, the Niagara river, the Saginy (?) river. Q Have you run boats on all of those rivers? A I have navigated all of those rivers. Q Have you operated boats yourself on some of them? A Yes, on nearly every one of them. Q You have run those rapids you spoke of? A Yes sir, I have run those rapids three times, the |