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Show compartments at stem and COT stern , light cedar , , sharp at both ends . Black Betsy , one of boats , , built of incli stuff bound ( "with with ) wagon tire iron . . ( R . 2171- 2172 . ) Draft loaded , 7 or 8 inches . ( Sixteen -Sixteen Sixteen ) men in first Stanton party . His position was to get them out of trouble , because ( he lie ) had already been down lower . ( R . 2172 . ) run St . . Louis up and down quite , a while on the old Don ( Hine lTine ) , ( Oapt Capt ) . Joe Quinn . From Greenriver down to junction with Grand River the channel is arbitrary . Get aground ; have to change channel ; drag boat along to find , channel . ( R . 2173 . ) Grounded four or five times a day . Great number of bars in this stretch of river . ( Des- Des ) ert sand , shifting all the time . ( R . 2174 . ) In Cataract Canyon ; lined boats through ; boats too heavy loaded ; threw away blankets and coats to lighten load . Lost three boats ; Black Betsy went to pieces . One boat run on to rocks while ( lin- lin ) ing ; ( water "-rater rater ) turned it completely over , tore bottom out . . ( R . . 2175 . ) ( Towed To-wed Towed ) rafts with food on in big board boxes . Lost the rafts and ( food -food food ) . Line fouled while lining , current swift , back end ended up and lost boat ; ; boats would not stand the force of water . Lining third boat ; Mr . Reynolds had hold of line , went down with boat , pulled him ashore but wrecked boat . Got driftwood and skidded boats along on rocks , ( -in in ) place of lining ; put them in at lower edge and run . ( R . . 2176-2177 . ) Boats ( skid- skid ) |