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Show 6891 Reeder- D 4880 A No, no other place to get them. Q During what months of the year were these trips taken? A August, September, October and November. Q You spoke of going on a motor boat trip on one occa-sion. A Yes sir. Q Was that on the Green river? A On the Green river. Q whose boat was it? A Mr. Wolverton's. Q Did the boat have a name? A Wilmont, I believe, or Wilmontte, side wheel motor boat. Q Where did that journey starts? A We started first from Greenriver, with Mr. Oppenheimer, in a stern wheel boat; something went wrong with the machinery just above the Winner ranch, and he couldn't fix it without stopping the wheel. We tied up. The current kept turning the wheel, so we put a brace in it, took a short piece of two- by- four, I believe, and braced the wheel so it wouldn't turn; then he forgot to take the brace out; when he started up his engine, he had a Buick automobile engine, I think, and it wouldn't start. He got mad, and he heated up his engine, and threw |