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Show -" < . - tj , . > : . < ijfcrf ' N MWM * * * , , -' 829 draftwas 8 inches ; ( pl'opellor plopellor pPopellor ) 1C inches , would ( strike- strike shlike ) , on rocks . Boat sunk at Tickaboo . . Left it at Tickaboo during ( high bigh ) water ; ( water Nvater ) went down ( 'left left ) it out dry ; it filled again and slid into 15 ft . of water and filled with mud . Took engine out . . ( R . 31851 R . 3186 . ) Built a motor boat at Greenriver ; ( bottom bottoin ) , , rounded out ; built like a ( tunnel tuiinel ) to guard ( pro- pro ) peller ( from froiii ) rocks ; half of ( screw screiv ) worked in tunnel ; , 24 ft . long ; stern had a draft of 16 inches ; equipped with ( engine eughle ) from boat sunk . Loaded on truck ; took it overland to mouth of North Wash on Colorado River by ( way -Nvay Nvay ) of Hanksville . ( R . 3187-3188 . ) He did ( want iNrant ) to risk his life ( talcing taldlig ) it down river from ( Greenriver Greeiiriver ) Utah . , Boat did not do very well ; too much back draft ; , water followed back upstream ; it would sit down in water ( and alid ) drew the water along behind it ; took engine out and used boat as a sail boat ; used oars on it ; at certain stages of water sailed over rapids ; 4 ft . . above ( low-water lowwater ) mark was good stage of water ( R . ( 3188-3189 3188-31S9 318831S9 ) ) ; last motor boat ( lie he ) used except 14 ft . skiff with outboard motor ( R . 3189 ) . It did not have ( power pDwer ) enough to run swift water ; the ( muddy inuddy ) water burned bronze ( wheel wlieel ) ( bearings beariugs ) out . ( R . 3189 . ) He was on Colorado River ( during duriug ) part of every year from 1897 to ( 1920 19-90 ) . ( R . 3190 . ) Has ( been beell ) down Colorado as far as Lees ( Ferry Perry ) ; went down latter part of December , 1898 ; left Lees Ferry ( Jan- Jan ) uary , ( 1899 -1899 ) . ( 33307-31-VOL 3330731VOL ) . . 2-6 |