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Show with a crew of about ten men 55 doing assessment work . They used boats in going up and down the river . There were several small boats then at ( Kite Hite ) . Our boats had a draft of about ( 1 I ) foot loaded . The river was at medium stage then and we did not encounter much difficulty between Good Hope and Hite , where I did my boating . ( R . 2262-5 , Vol . 12 . ) I find that the stage of water makes a great deal of ( differ differ- differ ) ence ; I have seen a channel change within a week . I always preferred a low water stage but I have been on the river in every month of the year except June . ( R . 2266-7 , Vol . 12 . ) During the past twelve years I have made on an average of one trip a year through Glen Canyon , conducting travelers who wished an unusual trip . These trips have been made from North Wash to Lees Ferry . I have used a small canvas folding boat of the 14 and 16 foot type , with a ( 5-foot 5foot ) beam and a draft of 6 inches loaded . They are pointed at each . end , are operated by oars and carry two passengers and luggage . One of the passengers acts as boatman . ( R . 2268-70 , Vol . 12 . ) ( I 1 ) have encountered sand waves on this stretch of river and endeavor to keep the boats out of them . There is usually quiet water on one or the other side of the river and we are able to keep out of the sand waves . I prefer to so through sand waves with my boat lengthwise in the trough of the wave , but have done it both ways and have always gone through safely . ( R . 2272 , Vol . 12 . ) There are some small rapids between Crescent Creek and Lees Ferry , including Trachyte , Tickaboo , Bullfrog and Rainbow Rapids . We never encounter any real difficulty on account of sand bars with these small boats , but occasionally will touch a bar . I have not found it necessary to get out of the boat in order to get off a sand bar . ( R . 2273-4 , Vol . 12 . ) ( I 1 ) do not engage in general advertising of my ( tourists' tourists ) trips . I have taken them in April , September , July , August and . October . On one trip I lost a boat when two members of our party became careless just before we reached Lees Ferry and ran into sand waves and capsized . ( R . 2275-6 , Vol . 12 . ) I try to accommodate the date of my trips to the ( con- con ) venience of the tourist . On the occasion I have mentioned when a boat capsized the men who were operating it did not follow my boat as they were supposed to do . In all my experience on the river , I have never had an upset and in all that experience no other member of my party has had an upset except on that one occasion . Governor ( Dem Dern ) of Utah was a member of that party . I have taken ladies |