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Show ( Jolin Johm ) , ( Cotton 007an ) , for the ( United UiAted ) 213 States , was engaged iii the oyster ( business biisiiiess ) . , Owned a boat Aiiehho ( Oe- Oe ) ( scribed Or"bed Orbed ) as a ( 35-barrel 35barrel ) boat which drew about 2M > qr 8 feet loaded . ( lie He ) carried oysters through the pass three ( winters whiters ) all the ( way ivay ) through to the Gulf . ( He I-To ITo ) stated that the pass is about 12 miles long ( and mid ) ( with -with with ) a depth ( ranging raiiging ) from 5 or 6 to 10 or 12 feet . Capt . Mitchell ( and aiid ) others went ( through throiigli ) there with luggers and boats , the luggers ( holding holdhig ) about 120 or ( 125 1,25 ) barrels of oysters . Marco ( Benditicli Benditich ) , for the United States , stated that he ( ran raii ) a lugger ( in iii ) the oyster ( business bushiess ) for many years , ( frequentl frequeiitly ) ( going gobig ) ( through throngh ) Red Pass . The last time he went through was 7 years ago with ( -a a ) load of lumber , drawing ( about aboiit ) 3M , feet . His ( oys- oys ) ter boat was about 6 tons capacity , 30 odd barrels . ( He Be ) also went through with the lugger Dexter ( draw- draw ) ing 4 feet of water . Marco N . ( Benditicli Beaditicli ) for the United States , was ( engaged eiigaged ) ( in ii'i iii ) the ( oyster oystel ) ( business busiiiess ) and ( owned owiied ) , boats ; passed ( through dirough ) Red Pass ( two tivo ) months before it closed ( with ivith ) load of ( lumber Jun-iber Juniber ) drawing about SMz . ft . . ( and mid ) . ( saw saNv ) other luggers going through all sizes . Luke Scovell , for the United States , was ( engaged eiigaged ) in ( fishing fishilig ) and ( went Avent ) through the pass with his boat every year . The boat called Lugger Ste . ( Luke- Luke ) little more than 7 ( tons tous ) burden . Went through the pass with this boat loaded with lumber . . Also passed through ( -with with with ) this and other boats over a period of 15 years . ( Michael Michacl ) ( Fanlivitcli FaiztiLlitch ) , for the ( Government Goverliment ) ; ; ( eia- eia ) gaged in the oyster ( business bushiess ) ; went through the pass ( with m7ith ) his oyster boat every year up to 1894 . . His boat , a ( lugger higger ) called the ( Margery 31argary ) , was a ( 125-barrel 125barrel ) boat aild drew 4 feet of water . |