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Show 4818 Swanholm- D 2832 a line ashore or not. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Describe any methods that were taken to get the boat off the bar when she stuck, if she did stick. A The usual method, the only method employed on this particular trip was to back off or to pole it off by pushing against the sandbars and backing off until we struck deeper water, search around until found a new channel, and try it again. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q During the year 1926 in carrying on your survey operations did your party have a boat? A Yes. Q Did you have anything to do with the operation of that boat? A I operated it almost entirely myself. Q For what purpose was that boat used? A The boat was used to transport us up and down the river in the regular process of carrying on the surveys and meander lines. Q Was that a government boat? A At that time the boat we were using was hired from the Moab Garage Company. Q What kind of boat was it? A It is am Evinrude boat, made by the Evinrude Motor Company, about a sixteen- foot, round- bottom boat, draws about |