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Show 60 operate the boat without getting on the sand bars . . Abs . R . , vol . 1 , p . 308 . ) Going downstream it was possible to make approximate speed of 8 miles per ( hour 'hour hour ) ; coming upstream approximately 3 miles per hour . ( Abs . R . , vol . 1 , p . 308 . ) Sand bars were encountered on approximately 75 per cent of the trips and it was usually necessary to take lines ashore to free the boat . ( Twenty-five Twentyfive ) percentum . of the time the boat was stuck from a few hours to a day and a half . ( Abs . R . , vol . 1 , p . 326 . ) The barge was never taken below Lockhart Canyon ( 40 miles below Moab ) , and most of its trips were to Shafer Well No . ( I 1 ) ( 18 miles below Moab ) . In the winter season ice gave trouble with the operation of the barge . The barge was frequently stuck on the sand bars in the afternoon , and it was necessary to stay all night on the river . ( Abs . R . ) vol . 1 , p . 326 . ) Most of the trips were made with the barge during the first year of its construction . It will be seen from the above extracts from the testimony that the Moab Garage barge was ( con- con ) structed for a special purpose . The rates charged for transportation were excessively high , and the use of the river by the barge within the ( meaning meaniiig ) of the cases heretofore cited must be termed a ( tem- tem ) porary or an exceptional use . The operations of the Midwest Refining Company in that territory were under the direction of John B . Cleary . ( Abs . R . , vol . 2 , pp . 749-751 . ) He had special charge of the transportation facilities to and from the wells . ( Abs . R . , vol . 2 , pp . 749-752 . ) In I . |