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Show 1379 scow again and replenish thein , the scow being a base ( 'for for ) supplies . . In going back up the scow was pushed the river R 5348 up . . ( . ) A scow is pushed rather than towed because on a , short turn it may drag the boat off its course , , but if you push it you can keep it in the channel . . In the winter of 1907-1908 or 1908-1909 the , , , hull of the ( Wilmont IVilmont ) got caught in the ice and damaged , , and the machinery was taken out . He then built the Navajo , which was ( twenty-two twentytwo ) feet long with a ( five-foot fivefoot ) beam , drew eighteen inches of water empty and anywhere below three feet loaded . ( R . 5348- 5349 . ) He very often had it loaded so that it drew close to three feet of water . The Navajo was powered with the seven and ( one-half onehalf ) horsepower engine taken out of the Colorado hull , and propelled with a screw propeller . He left the river late in 1912 . The Navajo was built in 1908 and used for carrying hunting parties and tourists down to the cataracts , and the junction of the Green and Colorado . He also carried the city engineer of Salt Lake City , and one or two other men from Greenriver to Moab . ( R . 5349-5350 . ) He is not sure that any other trips were taken as far as Moab but some were taken close to Moab . These trips were with hunting parties , and hunting ( wasn't wasnt ) good at Moab . He did not stop because of any difficulties in navigation and was compensated for all of his trips . Supplies were always taken along on these trips and he also took supplies to |
