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Show 4565 Freeman- D 2584 Evinrude was taken along to furnish spare parts for the two remaining ones. We operated as a thirty- six foot unit, with Mr. Wimmer steering his boat, with Bill Jones helping with the oars, and with me in the Evinrude boat rowing; the other unit was operated by Andy Wimmer. That had happened previously to where we came to this rougher water which might be described as a rapid. Q From that point on up did your expedition encounter any sandbars? A Sandbars were, I should say, less trouble to us on the up- trip than on the down, when the river was lower. We were more troubled by the current, too much current against the bank; occasionally get out and left the boat off of sandbars if we were stuck. Q On the trip up stream did you at times get out and push the boat off? A A great many times. Q Which boats went on the sandbars? A We were two units; the two boats had been made into two. I should say both boats were on the sandbars a great many times, or hampered by other obstructions or where the current was too swift to handle them. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q At what point on the river, approximately, was this |
