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Show ropes or cables in order 819 to make a kind of hinge in It . This was done so that the raft ( would -would would ) be , flexible 2 which is an assistance in getting over rocks and rapids . The raft carried a drill stem that weighed eighteen hundred pounds and a few drill bits . ( R 3144 . ) Further ( examination exconiuation ) ( R . , Vol . 172 pp . 314fc 3146 ) : ( The 'The The ) drilling equipment was run by a small ( gaso- gaso ) line engine that ( had bad ) been taken down by Mr . ( Bend- Bend ) , nett [ Frank ] , Mr . Hay , and Mr . ( Kottinkouse Rottinhouse ) on ? a ( different differellt ) ( raft Taft ) from the ( one oiie ) that took the drill stem down . The first raft carried the drilliiig rig , which ( con- con ) sisted of an ( engine eng-ille engille ) , a bull ( wheel -wheel wheel ) that was made of wood , the frame that was built into the raft , and some iron wheels . The raft was built in three or four sections , was about ten feet wide and forty to ( forty-two fortytwo ) feet long , and was loaded with ( an' an ) engine , one drill stem and a set of jars and bits . ( R . . 3145 . ) There was a boat along with the raft , but it was unnecessary to pull it ( inasmuch inasinuch ) as the water was high , it being the latter part of July . The raft was steered with the rowboat On the trip ( down do-Nvil doNvil ) he had two drill ( sterns stems ) that he remembers of in the boat . They started out with them on the ( raft Taft ) , , but they got ( hung huncy ) up at Lake |
