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Show 7217 Shafer- D 5197 the other one held the boat out with the pipe pole to keep it from interfering with the shore; in that way we went right up over the rapids with this boat. Q On this journey back up with your load, what distance would you say you towed the boat? A Really, I don't hardly know just what distance that would be, but those rapids are not very long; I would think possibly three or four hundred feet altogether. Q The balance of the distance you rowed? A Yes sir. Q In making that journey, confining your attention now to the portion of the river between Castle creek and Nigger Bill canyon, I wish you would state what if any difficulties in navigation you encountered other than you have already explained. A No, we didn't have any trouble with our raft; we discovered after we had launched our raft at the mouth of Cisco wash in passing the first rapids we discovered there was always a current of water in the center where the main river was running down through it was always able to carry our raft; we simply paid attention to that when we would come to the rapid and run through this current, and we never experienced any trouble in going down with the raft. Q How about your journey with your boat? A In coming back we had to keep in close to the shore |
