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Show He has had some experience 1004 on the Colorado River , , having been connected with a survey for the Yuma project in 1921 , at which time he covered Glen Canyon from Lees Ferry up to about mile 51 . The purpose of the survey was to make a plan and profile survey of the river and map the area which would be flooded by the proposed dam , located . about five miles above Lees Ferry . There were . about nine men in the party , he being chief . ( R . 3958 . ) The work was ( done"with donewith ) one and later two ( flat-bottom flatbottom ) skiffs , about sixteen feet long , ( together together- together ) with a larger boat , intended for hauling supplies . This larger boat was ( flat-bottom-like flatbottomlike ) a ( scow-blunt scowblunt ) bow and stern , about ( twenty-four twentyfour ) feet long , four ( or- or ) five feet wide , and three feet high . The scow was operated by Mr . Marrs ( , . ) The scow was not at Lees . Ferry when he arrived there the early part of July and did not get there until the early part of August . ( At It ) which time he had started his work up the river and was using the row boat equipped with an ( Evin- Evin ) rude motor , and operated by Jerry Johnson , ( R . 3959-3960 . ) The camp was not moved from Lees Ferry until after the larger boat came in , at which time they moved up the river about eleven miles . After completing the work there they moved to a point about seventeen miles above Lees Ferry . The moving was accomplished by use of the small boat , it being necessary , however , to tow it up , because the motor was broken down or working badly . ( R . 3960-3961 . ) From mile 17 they went ( backfto back1to ) . Lees Ferry , rowing the small boat , and taking ( the- the the ) |