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Show then took ( 5-ton 5ton ) truck 37 and went down ( west -west west ) side of river to point on San Rafael River 3 miles above where it empties into Green River ( on oil ) the west side . ( R . 180-181 . ) There is a ranch at Greenriver ; ( sonth south ) of there no signs of habitation along road or any irrigated tract . Shack at ranch at mouth of San Rafael ; possibly grazing headquarters . ( R . 181 . ) He went along north bank of San Rafael River ; , ( 'for for ) quarter of mile , got stuck in sand ; impossible to launch motor boat at any point . ( R . 182 . ) Decided to take canoe ; canvas covered , 15M ft . long , 4 ft . beam , equipped with oars , special safety device flange . Put canoe in San Rafael River with supplies and five men ; tried to drag it down to the river . Some places plenty of ( water 'water water ) , some places half an inch . Put half supplies on bank and tried to drag canoe with other half ; took all supplies out and dragged empty canoe down San Rafael until got to its mouth . Took canoe and a rowboat and started down the Green River . Sent Virgil Baldwin with truck back to Greenriver , arranging to have him meet them at junction of Green and Colorado Rivers with ( out- out ) board motor boat , gasoline , and extra supplies . ( R . 183 . ) ( Mr NIr ) . Blake , ( an ail ) expert ( boatman boatinau ) , handled the row boat . Below mouth of San Rafael , there is to all practical purposes a uniform slope of between ( one olle ) and two feet to the mile ; no ( riffles riffies ) , no rapids , no |