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Show about 17 miles from the mouth 71 of Hanson Creek . ( R . 2638-9 , Vol . 15 . ) On the occasion I have mentioned , when the scow got stuck , I ( didn't didnt ) know whether it was because we had missed the channel . We found deeper water off to the side . ( R . 2640 , Vol . 15 . ) In those days the crossing at the foot of White Canyon , where they had a ( good-sized goodsized ) boat that would ferry the whole outfit across and on which you could take a wagon and team across , was a ( well-recog wellrecog well-recog- wellrecog ) nized crossing . ( R . 2643-4 , Vol . 15 . ) G . D . D . ( Kirkpatnck Kirkpatrick ) testified : I am in charge of the Public Survey Office , Department of the Interior , in Salt Lake City , Utah . ( R . 2645 , Vol . 15 . ) In November , 1926 , I went to a point near the mouth of Nokai Canyon on the San Juan River where I crossed the river on horseback and observed the depth as closely as I could ; it varied from a few inches to probably a foot , with some pools 18 inches deep . The bed was quite sandy and shifting . Our camp was only a few hundred yards from the river and I was there several days . The width of the water was about 600 feet ; it was shallow , with a number of channels that would shift from side to side . Our supplies came over it . Our party had a small sectional metal boat which I got into but ( didn't didnt ) operate it . ( R . 2670-3 , Vol . 15 . ) In May , 1926 , ( I 1 ) made a trip in a ( 20-foot 20foot ) launch of the Moab Garage Company from Moab to Lockhart on the Colorado . The down trip consumed ( 2i 21 ) / . or 3 hours ; we struck two sand bars but had no serious difficulty with them ; allowing the boat to drift around , by polling ( we Nve ) pushed off . The upstream trip was slower because we kept close to the shore to take advantage of the slower water ; went up to No . 1 Well , where I stayed all night . I recall no ( diffi- diffi ) culties on the upstream trip , although we may have struck several sand bars , but I ( don't dont ) remember . We took a ( differ differ- differ ) ent course on our upstream than on our downstream trip , and I think the course of the rapid water was changed , probably due to a change in the river bed in some way . ( R . 2674-7 , Vol . 15 ) Again , in 1926 , 1 went from Moab to No . I Well in the same boat ; then on down to No . 2 Well in a ( 16-foot 16foot ) row boat , with an outboard motor ; the only difficulty encuntered in the big boat was striking bars , but it was not necessary for us to get out of the boat at any time . We had no trouble with the outboard motor boat and ( I' I ) ( don't dont ) recall encountering any bars , mud , whirlpools or rocks although the river was low at that time . ( R . |