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Show ( Riyoi Ri"ver River ) * ( and wid ) , . crossing the 218 lalco . The depths wore , variable , and the boat was rowed , poled , and pulled in places . ( Michael Jlficltacl ) ( Sorem Soraw ) went to the lake ( hunting huntiug ) and crossed it ( frequently requently ) . He stated that it was very fair rowing ( Imt but ) had to ( pusli push ) the boat ahead at ( times thiies ) . ( Tom Tont ) C . ( Scverson Severson ) knew the river since 1895 and used boats for shooting . Two otherivibiesscs testified that they had used rowboats crossing and hunting upon the lake . ( Fladeland Fladcland ) , witness for the defendant , knew the ( lake lahe ) since 1899 . He was engaged in ( general geiieral ) ( meT- meT ) chandise business for years . ( He Be ) traveled from Thief River to Grygla by boat , ( made niade ) the trip five times and had goods brought up that way . Used rowboats and also gasoline launch . InI900shipped ( hi iii ) suppliesand ( merchandise ineyehandise ) . Had ( channel chainiel ) cut 200 rods , 6 or 8 feet ( wide -wide wide ) through the peat so as to ( navi- navi ) gate the boats . Some rowboats , ( some soine ) gasoline boats . ( Plis His ) ( "brother-in-law brotherinlaw brother-in-law brotherinlaw ) built a boat 22 feet long which carried 2,500 or 3,000 Ibs . merchandise . He himself had a roiNboat ( which -which which ) would carry 2,500 Ibs . He rana gasoline launch all the way through . He saw ( Brown Broivn ) and Johnson up there in 1900 with a boat 25 or 30 ft . long . Milton Forder ( knew kiie-w kiiew ) the country about 25 years . . He went up ( Mud 21ud ) Lake hunting ( and aud ) crossed the lake in a rowboat He built a flat boat to ( carry caTry ) freight from Thief River Falls to ( settlers settlei-s settleis ) . The heaviest load he carried was ( 8,000 3,000 ) ( Ibs lbs ) . He used the lake to get in and ( out oiit ) of the country in the ( summer sumrner ) . Peterson witness for the defense used boat for , , ( limiting Iluuting ) on the ( lake I-ake Iake ) a good ( many rnany ) times , also while ( camping' camping camphip- camphip ) ( there theTe ) . |