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Show 671 originally for UIC Purpose Of giving lifin a fair ( op- op ) portunity to do & . magazine article upon it . ( "It It ) had a connection with these daui projects . There were several dam sites on the river . Surveys were made of each of them , not a thorough survey that would enable the dam to be built , but surveys would indicate to a certain extent how favorable this or that site was . . That was more or less incidental . . ( R . 2574-2575 . ) . . Commencing with the first ( day's days ) progress ( up- up ) stream , his most distinct recollection of the ( ffi-st ffist ) day was getting the enormous accumulation of luggage into the boats and finding they could carry ( it- it ) we were ( supplying suppJ-xTiug suppJxTiug ) the party coming ( doivn-of doivnof ) finding the boats could be handled with these large loads . . They made a very impressive departure , , the only occasion on the trip in which the four boats got away together and continued running ( to- to ) gether . . They ran all the way around the first bend without a ( breakdown breakdawn ) . . That greatly impressed the whole population of ( Lees Lees- Lees ) ( Ferry-all Ferryall ) four of ( them-who themwho ) were down to see them off . Does not believe any navigation as impressive as their ( get- get ) away occurred on the whole voyage . Nothing ( oc- oc ) curred they passed the first belid , as far as his recollection goes . . After that , , things were ( occur- occur ) ring pretty regularly for the next day or two days . . Just ( around arouind ) the bend ( somebody's somebodys ) motor , ( per- per ) haps was Bill ( Jones's Joness ) , , hit something aild went out of order . . His ceased a little bit after . . Mr . . ( Wim- Wim ) mer went on and got out of sight ; ; he was reading |