No. 14 Original, Abstract of the Testimony, vol. 1, pp. 1-748

Abstract Testimony, V 1, p. 0568

On the first trip down 5G8 he tried to mark the channel as near as possible , so that ( when wheii ) he returned he would have something to work on . He would leave marks on the rocks at the turns ? so ( he lie ) could tell what direction to go . He ( didn't didnt ) mark all of the river , ( only'the onlythe ) places where there were bad bars , where they had lots of trouble ; but ( "the the ) marks ( didn't didnt ) do any good . ( "When When 'When When ) we came back the channel ( wasn't wasnt ) where it was ( when then ) we went down . " ( R . 1919-1920 . ) On ( tie the ) ( way -way way ) down the river experienced plenty of difficulty with sand bars . To get off them ( would -Would Would ) sometimes pull off with a block and tackle ; ( some- some ) times dig it out ; various ways we ( would -would would ) work it . ( Sometimes Sometimies ) we would ( come -come come ) to places we ( couldn't couldnt ) get through and we would reverse the ( loat boat ) , back down , and ( run -run run ) the propellers backwards and tear out the sand and get ( through fln-ough flnough ) that way . This was in March or April ; ( didn't didnt ) get started ( until mitil ) about April the first trip . ( Used -Used Used ) block and tackle by making it fast to something on the shore and then pulling . Had no ( capstan mpstan ) . ( Used -Used Used ) main strength . This ( sand-bar sandbar ) trouble continued all the * way to the junction . Turned around at about a quarter of a mile above the first rapid in the Colorado River . The trip up the stream ( was Nvas ) not quite as hard as it ( was -was was ) going down because we would have the chance to back off the bars and try ( other -other other ) places ; but it took about ten times as much wood coming up as it did to go down . .