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Show In the operation of this 319 boat ( he lie ) distributed the ( members menibers ) of the crew in this way in connection with the operation of the boat . Going downstream , ( if i-f if ) they ( hadn't hadnt ) been on the river for a day or two or a week , would always have them up on front , ( sound sound- sound ) ing ; it would help quite a bit ; take an oar , one fellow ( 011 on ) one side , show ( him lihn ) how deep it was . . ( R . 1180-1181 . ) If the water was the depth of the oar blade the boat could be taken through nicely ; that would be about two and ( one-half onehalf ) feet of water . If running regularly there ( wouldn't wouldnt ) be enough work to keep the men busy because he would know , very near where to go , but would often get off his . course and get stuck . ( R . 1181-1182 . ) Discarded this Manila rope carried on the first trip ; found had to get a steel line , about five ( bull- bull ) dred foot line , so could pull it through the water easier ; going to shore they would always have to put the line in the small boat , coil it up in that small boat and reel it out as they go along , so the current ( wouldn't wouldnt -wouldn't wouldnt ) carry the boat downstream ; first thing they knew , they ( wouldn't wouldnt ) have any line , by the time they got to the bank . Sometimes go down without using that line ; other times have to use it four or five times , probably . ( R . 1182 . ) He ( had bad ) a conventional form anchor on the big boat ( which whdch ) weighed about one hundred ( twenty-five twentyfive ) pounds . ( R . 1182-1183 . ) It is very important , a fellow breaks a chain that goes back to the paddle wheel , ( don't dont ) want to drift on downstream very far |