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Show 838 1 ( Made Nrade ) a trip on the Cliff Dwo7lcrin August , 1907 , ( -as as ) a roustabout , or ( boatman boatmaii ) . Knew it ( when ANYhen ) ( it 'it it ) was called the City of Moab . Pair stage of water ( leav leav- leav ) ! . ing Greenriver . ( R . ( 3242-3243 321.2-3243 ) . ) Made good ( progress propess ) down stream until they hit ( something somethilig ) and : : so many hits hard to tell just exactly ( where 'where where ) the first one occurred ; but it was above the mouth of ( the -the the ) San Rafael ; and that was the story from ( Grreen- Grreen Green- Green ) river to the point 105 miles down at ( Valentine's Valentines Valeiitine's Valeiitines ) ( Bottom-hit Bottomhit ) and miss . ( ( E R ) . 3243-3244 . ) Took ( soundings somidings ) with a pole ; carried lines ( ashore asbore ) to get off sand bars ( and aiid ) used capstan . ( R . ( 3244r-3245 3244r3245 ) . ) ( When IVhen ) he took the pipe pole he would sit on ( the Lhe ) bow , keep working the pole , touching bottom3 , and as the ( bottom boottom ) got ( further furtlier ) away , of course , the pole would go deeper ; as ( he be ) found the bottom more shallow , keep raising the pole up , hitting ( the tlie ) ( bot- bot ) tom every ( time fin-ie finie ) , you understand . After ( while -while while ) it would be almost to the top of the water . ( R . ( 3245-3246 '3245-3246 ) . ) Depth varied so ( frequently frequelitly ) had to take almost ( continuous coiatinuous ) soundings . ( R . 3245-3246 . ) ( Noticed Yoticed ) ( tlie Ole ) water was falling and this evidently had ( something somethimr ) to do with ( turning birning ) around and ( com- com ) ing back . Had more difficulties going ( back bacl ) than ( coining coming ) ( down dowil ) . Encountered sand bars on ( through tlirough ) old Fort ( Bottom Bottoin ) the ( Narrows NaTrows ) and Nigger Bill , , riffle . Finally made Wolverton ranch and tied there . about a week . Made changes in machinery of the |