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Show 523 . . . . . . . . . . ( with witli ) a detachable keel , nor ( lias has ) ( he lie ) ever seen a ( de- de ) tachable keel or centerboard used on the ( Colorado Colorado- Colorado ) River . They ( would -would would ) draw , loaded , about eight inches . The boat he operated might perhaps ( draw draw- draw ) a little bit more , as it was carrying heavy batteries and broadcasting equipment , but he would say the draft would not be over nine or ten inches at the greatest . ( R . 1814 . ) They carried a radio operator , one Sergeant Vern T . Herrick whom ( he lie ) believes is now located at , , , Monmouth , New Jersey . It took them eight or nine days to go from ( Green- Green ) river , Utah , to its junction with the Colorado River . There was not very much delay in coming down ( the th-e the ) Green River because of ( taking taldng ) pictures , as they took nothing but scenic shots on the Green River , . although they did stop at Double Bowknot for a day and painted the boats . ( R . 1815 . ) ( Prom From ) Greenriver , Utah , on down to the mouth of the ( San Sall ) Rafael , ( the 'the the ) difficulties encountered were sand islands sand bars and rather coarse gravel , , bars . He describes one in particular just below the Denver and Rio Grande bridge at Greenriver , ( where -where where ) the river spreads out , he believes one or two of the boats scraped there . Twelve or fourteen miles farther down two or three of the boats landed , and all of the boatmen hit their oars in going along because it was shallow . They ( had bad ) some difficulty just below Double ( Bow- Bow ) knot , where ( he lie ) believes five of the boats were stuck |
