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Show 6795 Wimmer- D 4784 never came back on the Marguerite, by the way, -- my son brought it back, Mr. Wolverton and Harry Howland brought it back; that is the only time we had the Marguerite to Moab. Q What about getting stuck on the sandbars? A I never was stuck with the Marguerite. Q Any of those years? A Only for breaking my engine or my paddle wheel, my power apparatus. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Do you know the place called the Slide, on the Grand river -- Colorado river? A Yes sir. Q Did you get yup through there? A Yes; we had a load of Salt Lake boosters; Mr. Wolverton and I thought best not to tell them when we were coming to the Slide, they might cause us a little trouble. I never had been up there before. So we run up through the Slide without them ever knowing it, and told them we were up. BY MR. FARNSWORTH: Q Now, calling your attention to your experience on the lower Colorado, that portion of the Colorado below cataract canyon and from there on down, concerning which you have tes- |
