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Show 60 would be , but was not absolutely sure . ( R . 278- 279 ) He ( Las has ) never been a witness in any matters . . ( R . . 280 . ) First real difficulty ( was -was was ) at the Slide , ran on a sandbar just above . ( R . 281 . ) Big boat stuck at mile 3.8 upstream from the confluence . Struck several bars just below mouth of Salt Wash . ( Big- Big ) boat struck one through that area . ( R . 282 . ) Small boat ahead most of time because drew less ( water -water water ) ; probably ahead 90 % of the time . ( R . 282 . ) Big boat stuck at mile 7.8 and ( when -when when ) they got to the ( 15-mile 15mile ) point , and from there upstream at miles 16.87 19.5 , and 20.9 encountered some bars . Again at point 21.5 and to point 50 , continuously struck bars . ( R . 283 . ) Crossing bars were especially troublesome at , miles 40.4 , 43 , and vicinity of mile 46.5 . ( R . 283-- 284 . ) Had great difficulty finding channel between Shafer No . ( 1 I ) camp and ( John Sohn ) R . Shafer No . 1 ( well -well well ) ; no more than at any other place on Colorado . ( R . ( 284r-285 284r285 284-285 ) . ) The same ordinary conditions they had . on the preceding day up to Frank Shafer No . . 1 camp . Came upon big bar at mile 49 , 50.4 and ( con- con ) tinuously with alternate bar and channel to the boat dock at mile 65 . ( R . 284-285 . ) It is 65 miles from junction to Moab . Had very much more trouble with bars ( 011 on ) . ( Colo- Colo ) rado than on the Green ; more , difficulty in ( navigat navigat- navigat ) ing , due to the type of boat ; had same boats on ( Colo- Colo ) rado as on Green , plus one other boat . . ( R . . 285 . . ) |