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Show 104 find a channel for a ( 24-foot 24foot ) boat drawing a foot of water , because at those points the river might be split up into two or more channels ; if you had all the water in one channel you would have sufficient water there . I ( don't dont ) know how much water the Wilmont drew . Wolverton did most of his ( run- run ) ning up and down the canyon with that boat , and he would know more than I would as to whether there is any stage of water - ( when vhen ) that boat could not go up and down the Green River , and I ( wouldn't wouldnt ) care to express an opinion as to whether the Wilmont would experience trouble at any stage of water between the mouth of the San Rafael and the mouth of the Green . ( R . 3424-5 , Vol . 18 . ) Three years ago I was unable to get my boat that ( didn't didnt ) draw over a foot of water up the river at Little Valley ; there is no other instance when I ( couldn't couldnt ) get up and down the river with a boat having a draft of one foot , and theretofore I ( "always always ) , came back to the home ( part pDrt ) , " and had always before that been able to find a channel sufficient to permit a boat ( draw- draw ) ing a foot of water to travel through . As a general thing , even at the shallow places that I have described , there is no difficulty in finding a deeper channel , but sometimes it is pretty hard to find ; you are always able to reach your destination . When the river rises if you go through and agitate the sand it cuts a channel . When you come over that same route a day or two or three days later , it is my experience the channel is enlarged and the current will go into one channel instead of spreading out into two or more . ( R . 3426-31 , Vol . 18 . ) If I go downstream when the river is falling and make a channel , in making a trip after that I have no hesitation about coming back ; I know where I am all the time and come right on through . I have done it and can do , it again . Right today , if I knew that a boat ( hadn't hadnt ) been down the Green River this year and if ( some- some ) body wanted me to take two thousand pounds of supplies down the river I would tackle the job if there was ( compen compen- compen ) sation enough , and I would reach my destination in the course of time ; and after that trip if some one else should come along and wanted me to repeat it I ( wouldn't wouldnt ) have nearly as much ( hesitation hestitation ) about ( taking- taking -taking taking ) on that job . . I would feel that after the first trip had been taken the later trip would be earsier . ( R . 3441-4 , Vol . 18 . ) The barge that we built carried a load estimated at ten tons down to the junction of the two rivers where we cached it for the government party . . ( R . 3448 , , Vol . . 18 . ) |
