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Show 6898 Reeder- D 4887 any difficulties or obstruction to your navigation you encountered in the way of sandbars, bad water, or any other difficulty or obstruction. A We always had plenty of water for row boats. There are sandbars you can run on if you aren't careful, bit if you follow the channel, plenty of water to run a row boat, well- loaded row- boat. Our boat, I think, loaded, would draw eight or ten inches of water. Coming up we would take advantage of all the dead water we could, either rowing or towing; sometimes we would run up on a sandbar, push off and have plenty of water. Q In coming up would you endeavor to take advantage of the eddies and keep out of the deep water? A Oh, yes. Q Keep out of the current? A Yes. Q What was the situation with respect to difficulties or obstruction to you boat travel on the Colorado river from the head of the cataracts up to Moab? A About the same. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Do you know a place called Slide? A Yes sir. |