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Show 66 bars running behind a sand bar ; sometimes had to turn and go back again and find some little channel that you could get your boat through . . " ( Mendenhall INIendenliall ) ( Abs . R . , vol . 2 , p . 890 ) discusses the operation of one boat with two men ( "worked worked ) our way up ( any- any ) way we could ; rowed when we could , towed when we could , and poled some / ' Nye Abs . R . , , vol . . 2 , , p . . 1050 ) upstream operation of outboard . motor , , ( dis- dis ) cussed frequent bar trouble and was just able to get boat through The Slide with motor running full speed . . ( Appendix to brief p . 58 , 160 , 113 , Exception 28 . ) Dugan was on the bars ( Abs . R . ( Vol JTol ) . 2 , p . 775 ) , and on a subsequent trip observed channel had changed ( Abs . . R . , vol . 2 p . 778 ) . Thunder showers changed the water level and brought in much debris from side washes . . ( Abs . R . , vol . 2 , p . 778 ) . Dobbin had trouble in straight stretches ( Abs . R . , vol . 1 , p . 377 ) . Baldwin ( had bad ) trouble ; hit bars and sheared off pins of motor . ( Abs . R , vol . 2 , p . 307 ) . For other instances see Appendix to brief , p . 170 . Glen Canyon ( -Galloway Galloway ) ( Abs . R . , vol . 1 , p . 284 ) testifies : There is no part of the river ( Glen ( Can- Can ) yon section ) that a man if he can boat it at all , and will use proper precautions , that be will not run into the difficulties that exist there if he ( don't dont ) watch out ( what ivhat ) ( he lie ) is doing . . The downstream operation is a constant fight with sand bars , boils , swirls , shipping water 2 swamping in sand , , grounding on rapids . Colonel Dent ( Abs . . R . , , vol . . 1 , p . 328 ) ; Loper ( Abs . R . , vol . . 1 , p . . 623 ) |