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Show a * . . : * . , , . . , . mmmkmi sm 1056 ( pleasure lk-asure- lkasure ) trip , and they made a lot of fun out of it , paying little attention to the work they did . . R . . 4197 . ) Between Greenriver and the mouth of the San Rafael they had difficulty in getting over shallow gravel bars , which required considerable effort and labor . It was not smooth sailing . They had to stop and navigate by different methods . When they drifted onto the shallow bars they would get hung j and have to get out and push the boats off . . they could stay in the boat and push j with the oars , other ( tunes times ) they would have to in the water . The trip was made in September 1 the low stage of water . The boats were back up stream by rowing and towing . . R . 4198 . ) next trip on the Green River was made in 1893 . As he recalls , it was in July , just after the spring freshet , and the river was receding to the low ( levek level ) On this trip he had a ( flat-bottom flatbottom ) ( scow-shaped scowshaped ) boat about sixteen feet long and three and a half feet wide that would draw five or six inches of water . . He did not have much of a load on the boat , , a little powder and fuse , probably not over five hundred pounds . He did not have much trouble on that trip , , getting along very well , the boat having a light draft and the water not quite so low . . ( R . 4198- 4199 . . ) They encountered some sand bars on the way down , but , as before , were able to push off with the oars , although at times it was necessary to get out into |
