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Show . * * ( 'j j ) * 1ji * ifli > M ) r femi iu ju * * i ; n . . : ( -'W' W ) aw siM . ( * '47 ) > . 1117 ( couldn't couldnt ) use ( anything anythillm ) else to transport his ( camp caipp ) and supplies in the canyon excepting boats . InAlarch ( he lie ) decided to take a trip down the river below ( Mexican Alexican ) Hat ( in iii ) boats . His partner who had been ( with Nvith ) him all the ( time tinie ) , had a boat constructed , sixteen by five feet , at Bluff . They were joined ( at -it it ) ( camp cainp ) by a ( man maii ) ( named lianied ) Philpot , who built a boat for himself ( about Cabout ) eighteen by six or seven feet in ( width Nvidth ) . ( R . 4459 . ) The boats were loaded with their supplies ( and aiid ) ( camp canip ) ( equipment equipnient ) , rockers , tools , and wheelbarrows and started down the river . The river was extremely low . Each boat was loaded with supplies ( and -and and ) equipment and they went down as far as Mexican Hat , their first stop . Mr . ( Kaplee Raplee ) had a party in there from Colorado Springs , he believes by the name of Yates and ( McQueen AlcQueen ) , ( who wbo ) were testing placer bars , and they remained with them there about a ( week -week week ) or ten days . Then when the work was completed , he continued the trip down the river and went down to what he calls the , ( Mendenhall Mendeuhall ) gooseneck , remaining there for a short ( time thrie ) prospecting , and then decided the easiest way to work the canyon was to go ( d'own down ) and stop on a bar and ( work worl ) it out and move on to the next . When they got down to Honaker Trail he sprained his ( ankle ailkle ) and ( couldn't couldnt ) get around on the rough gravel , quit the river , left ( his bis ) boat and supplies with his partners and they continued on ( down do-wn down ) some ( dis- dis ) tance . ( ( B R ) . 4460 . ) His partners agreed to leave the boat down as far as they went , which would be ( -1307-31-voL 130731voL ) . 2-25 |