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Show 4117 Sawyer- C 2138 the other scow and pushed that up, with the two motor boats. Q And the Betsy Ann, did she push or tow anything? A The row boats. Q The row boats with the Betsy Ann? A Yes. I think Mr. Wimmer's boat, also, had a row boat to tow. Q And all of the crew were riding those boats? A Spread out amongst the three outfits. Q Don't you recall that you made that trip up stream, that trip which you estimate as being ninety- five miles in length, in thirty- six and a half hours actual running time? A I think that was the time we made, the actual running time. Q That is your best recollection? A Yes. Q The trip up stream was in all respects uneventful, wasn't it? A We had come to take the ordinary hazards of the river, as sandbars, and so on, as the ordinary, commonplace events. Q Regardless of what had induced your state of mind, from your knowledge of all of the experiences on that trip, you regarded it as an uneventful trip up the river; isn't that true? A Yes. |