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Show tjle Sand , whkhwas a good 611 idea in salt water , where the boat was built . . But over there , when you dug the water there was nothing to get in the tunnel ; your wheel runs in water . It was a good idea if it ( worked 'worked worked ) . . The ( rear Year ) end ( wouldn't wouldnt ) drop any more than the depth of the ( water -water water ) , if we were trying to get over a shallow sandbar , because the water ( wasn't wasnt ) swift there ; the boat would come along and kick all the water out ; ; you ( couldn't couldnt ) go , ( because beeause ) there was no water for the wheel to take hold in . The water ( couldn't couldnt ) get into the tunnel , being built up under the boat . ( A & ) propeller ( doesn't doesnt ) ( work -work work ) if there is no water . ( ( E R ) . 2485-2486 . ) ( PBANEXIN FRANKLIN ) THOMAS , For Complainant ( ( Hecord Record ) Vol . 23 , pp . ( 2486-2499 2486-2490 ) ) He resides at Pasadena , California ; civil ( engi- engi ) neer connected with California Institute of ( Tech- Tech ) ( nology 11ology ) . Made trip on Colorado River from ( Hall's Halls ) ( Cross- Cross ) ing to Lees Ferry in 1922 ; representing city of Pasadena , interested in ( securing secu-ring securing ) ( water Nvater ) and . power from the river . Traveled from ( Eichfield Richfield ) to Noton , , Utah , , about 100 miles by automobile ; then by ( four-horse fourhorse ) wagon to ( Hall's Halls ) Crossing ; ( three-day threeday ) wagon trip . . ( ( R . 2486-2487 . . ) At ( Hall's Halls ) Crossing , , met by Tom Wimmer ; ( Wim- Wim ) mer had four ( -round round ) bottom , square end boats about |