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Show At present is a school teacher 639 . He was on Colorado River , for Edison Company , in 1921 , as boatman , , and made a second trip in 1922 . Boat , first trip , was purchased at San Pedro , , ( shipped sbipped ) to Flagstaff , ( and aud ) overland to Lees Ferry . . Boat 26 ft . long , 5 ft . wide , tunnel stern , with ( pro- pro ) peller ( wiieel wheel ) in back end of boat . ( ( E R ) . 2451 . ) ( Exli Exh ) . . No . ( 408 40S ) , photograph of boat . Draft 12 in . loaded . . Boat launched at Lees Ferry during first of August . . ( E . 2452 . ) Crew of two besides himself , some ( pas- pas ) sengers ; and some supplies for establishment of camp and food for passengers . ( R . . 2452-2453 . ) Upstream from Lees Ferry the propeller kicked all the water out and boat would settle in sand ; get off drift back . Had capstan and 500 ft . of line , put out line and would ( wind -wind wind ) boat off sand bars and four , or five men drag over the bar . ( ( K R ) . 2453 . ) Lines taken ashore sometimes ( four four- four ) or five times a day to get off some bar . ( R . 2453 . ) Made nine miles in ( two -kvo kvo ) days , became disgusted , turned back and returned to Lees Ferry . Survey party and ( Mr Air ) . Fowler used boat hauling supplies to survey camps , party moved a few miles a day . ( Made Alade ) several trips . Moved camp , between moves coine back for supplies ; there over a period of five months . ( R . ( 2454-2455 2454-7.9,455 ) . ) Did not go above the Utah line more than six or eight times on these trips . Previous experience , three ( years- years ) in Idaho ( boat- boat ) ing on lake , and on other rivers in Idaho . Had |
