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Show No soundings were ( made inade ) 955 between ( Moonlight Aploonliglit ) , ( Greek Creek ) and Piute Creek , to determine the depths of ( tha the ) channel , but the boats would float if the water was in excess of a depth of about six inches . ( R . 3750 . ) There would be trouble with the boats grounding , of course , in six inches of water , and they were ( es- es ) pecially light . His only concern in getting the boats forward was getting out and wading and pulling them through shallow places , and when the water was only six inches deep or less , considerable ( diffi- diffi ) culty was encountered in getting the boats forward . If the water was less than five inches deep it was ( nec- nec ) essary to carry ( 'the the ) boats . This condition occurred in that stretch of the river between Moonlight and Piute , and it was necessary at one time , a few miles above the mouth of Piute Creek , to pick up one end of a boat at a time , ( 'and and and ) lift it around until they were in deeper water . ( R . 3751 . ) They picked up one end of the boat and carried it around to deeper water , and then picked up the other end , and carried it around to deeper water , and that process was repeated until we got the boat in deeper water . ( R . 3752 . ) In that particular instance the deep water was in front of the boat . It was necessary to drag the boat in a number of places , but he recalls only the one place where it was necessary to lift it around . Some days it was necessary to spend hours wading in the water and dragging the boats ; on other days it would be unnecessary to spend so much time ; but in that |