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Show 3806 Woodbury- C 1827 Green. Q You think so. Do you have a clear recollection of it? A I have a clear recollection five of us being in the bunch and all trying to paddle off; and Dodge, the head boatman, was below; he didn't stick, he hit the bottom and went on; the other five stuck on the bar, if I remember correctly. Q Wasn't there some criticism on that trip of certain of the boatmen paying too much attention to the scenery and getting on that bar there at Bowknot? A I don't remember that. Q Wasn't any such incident? A I don't say there wasn't; I don't recall any. Q Going down that stretch of country you were all looking things over, weren't you, very carefully? You were very much interested in looking for things of interest? A No, we were attending to our business. Q What was your business? A Our business was to get the boat down the river. Q I thought the business of that trip was to take interesting pictures? THE SPECIAL MASTER: He means his business was to get it down the river. A The business of the trip, as far as the camera men |