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Show Blake- D 881 the San Juan river. Q Then they were launched at Bluff, Utah? A Four miles below the town. Q Did you help launch them? A Yes sir. Q Where were the boats when you first made contact with them? A At Monticello, Utah; they were on a truck there; I rode in one of the boats when it was on the truck, from Monticello to Bluff. Q Just tell now, after the boats went in the river, what you did that first day. THE SPECIAL MASTER: Hadn't we better know something about what the boats were? BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q What kind of boats were they? A They were sixteen feet long, open boats, straight side, that is, they were single board, I believe, framed each side, possibly there was a four- inch board and a wider board; I am not certain. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Flat bottom? A Flat bottom boats. MR. FARNSWORTH: Width and weight? BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q What was the width of them and the weight? A I believe they were four feet wide, four foot beam. I don't 2851 |