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Show 6825 Wimmer- C 4814 Q Somewhere between five and twenty- five? A No, I don't believe it run anymore near twenty- five. Q What is your judgment about it? A Well, as I still repeat, I never got in the water very ofter, that is, to help the boat off. I may have washed my feet with some. But to help the boat off I didn't get off very often. If you notice in the picture, you will notice me sitting back in the engine and letting the other fellow do that. Q That is a matter of judgment. How many time have you been on either the Green or the Colorado river when some member or the party got out to help the boat off? A Not so very many; we usually had a pole or something we could push it back; we didn't get on them very often that we had to get off the boat. Q Could you give me any estimate? A I really couldn't give you an estimate; it is a long time ago. Q But it did occur? A I think so, yes sir. Q What is the longest time you have ever been on a sandbar? A I don't know believe I was ever on a sandbar to exceed |