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Show 535 river." R. 1317. He remembers one ranch in that Indian Creek country. R. 1317. On the trip taken on the Colorado River from Moab, August 4th to August 10th, 1926, he used the sixteen foot Evinrude boat, equipped with a six horsepower Evinrude out- board motor, the boat drawing, he would say, about a foot and a half of water. R. 1318. The party consisted of J. B. Reeside, Jr., and himself, besides which there were in the boat, two bed rolls, foot for about a week. cameras and surveying instrument and a twenty- five gallon barrel of gasoline. R. 1318. " Q Had you had some experience with boats prior to this time? " A A great deal, on salt water. " Q You handled motor boats before? " A Yes." R. 1318. The purpose of going down the river was to examine the rock section, and " we were in no hurry; to make mileage was the least thing we desired, so to speak". R. 1319. |