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Show 312 Most of the trouble from striking bottom and rocks occurred in the first twenty miles of the trip and was due to shallow water not to sand bars. Good time, however, was made with the use of the motor. R. 822. " Q. How far did you get that day? " A. Yesterday I was asked about the location of the San Rafael. I noticed in my note that I had located the Wolverton ranch a short distance below the San Rafael; we passed the San Rafael on this second trip - they are written in pencil, and they got wet, so they are not very legible. " We passed the San Rafael River at 2: 45; Wolverton's old ranch was abandoned, or the house was closed; just below, on the opposite side we passed Twin Alcoves, a place mentioned by Dellenbaugh in his book, at 4: 10. We camped at 5: 45 on the right side, an hour's run below Twin Alcoves. " R. 822- 823 " Q. After you left the mouth of the San Rafael did you have any trouble with the sand bars? " A. My note reads: " Tuesday, September 13th; morning brisk, cool; started at 8: 00 A. M.; struck one sand bar at 8: 20. " That is the only note I made, he didn't make a note of those incidents of getting on sand bars, as a rule; that was just incidental to the work. It was what we call quiet water. We were trying to make time, and the boat to lighten it, and lift it and pull it around, and we would climb in again; we would tamp around with a stick in the deeper water, or judge by the current |