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Show Aver and river bed . Between 63 ( rnouth mouth ) of San Rafael and Aloab with same boats , loaded in the same ( wajr way ) propelled in the same way , would have about the same type of sailing , and would encounter about the same difficulties . ( R . 300 . ) He knows that between the mouth of the San Rafael and Greenriver the river is more difficult . . He had never been over that part of the stream before . He knows of no ( pitfalls pitfaUs ) . He would go down that part of the river the same way if ( he M ) had to make another examination . ( R . 301 . ) There was no difficulty in finding the channel , and he was sure that he found it at all times and if he had been more familiar with the river it would have made no difference ( because becalise ) the man handling the boat is considered one of the best river boatmen in the , Colorado River Basin , and he , the boatman , was familiar with the river . ( R . 301 . ) His boatman had ability to tell ( Avhere where ) the channel was from ( sur- sur ) face indications , and in view of the nature of the . banks , a man could not be familiar with the ( naviga- naviga ) tion on either of the rivers unless he had been on them . His boatman had also been on the San Juan river in boats from Chinle Creek to its mouth . ( His- His ) boatman was an experienced river boatman on ( the the- the ) Colorado river and he had gained his ( 'experience- experience ) on that river , the Green and the San Juan Rivers . . His name was H . . E . . ( Blake Blalce ) , Jr . ( R . 302-303 . ) He found each of the bars and riffles mentioned in the 1909 Army report , and examined them on |
