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Show 917 On leaving, he went out overland by the way of Hanksville to Greenriver, or Blake, Utah, which is on the west side of the river. The railroad into Greenriver had been completed at that time. Mr. Brown and Mr. Stanton sent for him and he talked the matter over with them at Blake or Greenriver, Utah, and decided to go on the trip with them. R. 2171. " Q Now, just tell me what kind of equipment in the way of boats Mr. Stanton had on his first trip. " A They had six boats. They were what is called lap stock boats, the side nailed on, lapped: little bow boats; they were fourteen or fifteen feet long - I think they were fourteen; they had air- tight compartments stem and stern; they were light cedar boats, sharp at both ends, and one boat was the Black Betsy; it was built of inch stuff; it was bound some with iron, wagon tire iron from the Blacksmith shop." R. 2171- 2172. The boats when loaded drew about seven or eight inches. There were sixteen men in this first Stanton party. He had charge of the running of the boats. They gave him that position to get them out of trouble if they got into trouble down the lower river, because he had already been down there. R. 2172. " Q At one time in your life had you been a sailor? " A Yes, and I have run the Mississippi River from St. Louis up and down quite a while on the old Dan Hine, - Captain Joe Quinn. " Q Just tell me about the progress of this trip from Greenriver, Utah, down to the junction with the Grand River. |
