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Show 5777 224 boat expedition would stop. Q But when you say " would ground", you mean from time to time it would ground you do not mean it would be on the ground all the time? A We were looking around to try to find a deeper channel, and then get the boat ever into it. Q The place where you had any very frequent groundings, However, was in that Piute Parns section, was it not? A No, sir. I would include the whole section from Moon Light Creek to about the mouth of Piute Creek where we had the frequent groundings. But there were a few groundings below that. A To Piute Creek. Q To Piute Creek? A Is where we had most of our difficulty with shallow water. Q What canyon is there between those two points? A Side canyon? Q No; canyon through which the San Juan travels? A Well, the height of the walls immediately adjacent |
