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Show 215 turn ( trip ta-1p ta1p ) . He stated that Ft . Gibson . is considered ( -is is ) the head of ( navigation navigatioii ) and does not consider the river 11avigableabove that place . In the early days stern wheel boats were used . A picture of the ( "Awit Awit "Amit Amit ) Sallie , " taken July 4 , 1878 , at ( Arkansas Arhansas ) City , - was ( exhibited uffiibited ) . ( 365 3655 ) persons were aboard at that time . The boat drew 2 ft . of water loaded . . ( IF 117 ) . M . ( Murdoch Mitrdoclc ) stated that about 1870 , one ( Wal- Wal ) toii built a ( flat Bat ) boat at ( Arkansas Irkausas ) City and put a saiv mill ( engine eiigine ) ( on ou ) it and some ( land Und ) of a wheel and started for Wichita . A ( number ilumber ) of boats were built in the early days to haul lumber down to ( Arkansas Aa-hansas Aahansas ) City , then the end of the railroad . B . E . ( CooJt Cook ) was acquainted ( with vith ) the river about 20 years . ( He Ele ) ( once ouce ) owned a small boat called the ( "Carrie Carrie ) ( Clyde" Clyde ) which drew ( 1C" 1C 16" ) to ( 18" 18"' ) light and 24" to 30" ( when whell ) loaded . He brought it up about 20 miles above the Grand . The boat got out of the ( channel chaiinel ) and ( was -was was ) abandoned on the return tripafter the load ( was -Nwas Nwas ) ( removed renioved ) . ( "TJie TJie "The The ) City of ( M'liskogee Mliskogee 3-fuskoyee 3fuskoyee ) , " another boat , was brought ( from froni ) ( Cincinnati Cinchmati ) to ( Mus- Mus ) kogee . ( Several Se-veral Several ) trips ( were iere ) made in a boat called the ( "Mwy Mwy "JUary JUary ) D . " from ( Muskogee Aluskocree ) to Redland , a ( rail- rail ) road point above Ft . Smith . The draft was 16" to 18" light and did not exceed ( 36" 36"' ) when loaded . ( Never Ne-wr Newr ) went above the mouth of Grand ( Eiver River ) . ( "The The ) ( City CitV ) of ( Muskogee" Muskogee Aluskogee" Aluskogee ) ( was -was was ) somewhat larger ( than thau ) the ( "Mary Mary "Alary Alary ) ( D" D ) and drew a little ( more MOTe ) water . United States v . . ( Holt ffolt ) State ( Sank Bank ) ( 270 U . S . 49 ) Chris Saaslady witness for the ( Government Goveniment ) , first saw ( Mud Alud ) Lake the latter part of June , 1892 , vheii he crossed it in a small , flat bottom boat . In ( cross- cross ) ing , the boat ( -was was ) ( rowed To-wed Towed ) hi places and it was ( neces- neces ) |