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Show ( h ) ( U Ti ) . S . Geological ( Survey -Survey Survey ) 170 , 1921 , Green River , Wyoming , to Lees Ferry ; ( testimony testiniony ) by ( Cheno- Cheno ) weth , Vol . 21 , page 3885 ; Kolb , Vol . 5 , page 812 . ( i ) U . S , Geological Survey , 1921 , ( San Saii ) Juan ( ex- ex ) pedition ( from froni ) ( Ohinle Chinle ) Creek to mouth of the San Juan , Trimble , and ( Miser Aliser ) , Exhibit 56 , and ( testi- testi ) ( mony niony ) by ( Miser Niser ) , Vols . 20 and 21 , pages 3728 to 3796 ; Trimble , Vol . 21 , page 3865 ; Loper , Vol . 12 ; Blake Vol 5 886 , . , page . ( j ) U . S . Geological Survey expedition , 1922 , ( Hall's Halls ) Crossing to Lees ( Perry Ferry ) . ( Stabler StableT ) , Vol . 22 , page ( 4054 1054 ) ; Freeman , Vol . 14 , page 2572 ; Thomas , Vol . 13 , page 2488 . ( k ) Eddy expedition , 1927 , Green River , Utah , to Needles ; ( testimony testiniouy ) by Eddy , Vol . 1 , page 31 . With the exception of the first Stanton ( expedi expedi- expedi ) tion , the rowboats generally used were of a special ( covered-hatch coveredhatch ) type with ( airtight airtiglit ) compartments , from 16 to ( 18 IS ) feet in ( lengtL length ) , draft of from 8 ( inches inehes ) to ( 18 IS ) inches , sturdily constructed , and designed to ( meet 1-neet 1neet ) the special conditions of the river . The first Stanton type ( Stanton field notes , Exhibit 176 ) were of light construction without covered hatches and the failure of this type of boat is evidenced by the fact that the party lost four out of six boats in going through Cataract Canyon ( Summary of ( Ex- Ex ) hibit 176 ) , and three men drowned ( in ill ) Marble ( Can- Can ) yon . ( Without Witliout ) exception , all of the exploratory trips were made downstream , with only one or two ( in- in ) stances where the boats retraced their routes for |