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Show 893 six hundred pounds of coal left. That was also loaded on the " Betsy Ann", and the boat propelled itself up the stream. They had taken the catamaran and lightened it in every way possible, and " The Marguerite" pushed one of the scows, and the two motor boats pushed the other one. He loaded on what of the outfit he could, and cached the rest at the junction, and proceeded up stream. [ The Green River.] R. 2111. " BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: " Q. How did you get this stuff down with Mr. Wimmer from Greenriver to the junction that you brought down to fit up your Betsy Ann? " A We brought it down in Mr. Wimmer's supply boat, the Marguerite. " Q The Marguerite had gone down originally -- " A Yes, and then come back." R. 2111. They made a trip every two weeks back and forth from Greenriver and it was on the last trip down that the coal was taken in preparation for the last trip up. He went down the river [ on his first trip] with Mr. Wimmer. R. 2112. " Q Tell me the progress of this expedition up stream. " A Why, on account of this steam boat of ours being a sort of home- made affair, untried, and the difficulties we had encountered along the river, we took things very slowly and cautiously. We had some difficulty in getting around a place, a sharp bend where the river was thrown against the cliffs, about two miles above the junction; the water was quite swift there; that was the only |