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Show 176 surffice , sonietinies the iniddle of the boat would be grounded on the top of the bar . 1929 , Aug . ( M . R . 79 , Abs . R . Vol . . 1 , , p . . 335 ) ) Lieutenant Colonel Dent , ( Army Ariny ) Engineer , , made a trip in boat of the Moab Garage Company , , 27 feet long , 5 feet beam , the boat , , itself , , drawing comparatively little water , but the propeller ( pro- pro ) jected below the ( bottom bottoin ) and was protected by a scag . Boat drew more under full speed than under ordinary speed . When the water got to be about 21 / 2 feet deep , it was necessary to slow the boat down to about half speed . When the depth got to be about 2 feet , the boat dragged , and when it got to about IY2 feet , it was necessary for some one to get out and help push and steer the boat . The boat was in charge of Thompson , connected with the Company . After leaving the landing at Moab , encountered a series of sand bars ; tried one channel , backed out and tried another , in an effort to find deeper water . Tried both sides of the river in this case and eventually it was necessary to dig their way across the bar . Encountered other bars and groundings on the way down . During the trip many groundings were recorded , and the miles at which they occurred , were noted by the engineer . These were distributed throughout the entire stretch . No distinction was made between groundings and instances where the boat was stuck on the bars . The groundings were very frequent . 1926 , May - . ( M . . R . . 79 ) - Abs . R . Vol . . 1 , p . . 700 : ) Kirkpatrick made trip in small launch of Moab Garage Company , in charge of an employee of the |