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Show 5134 Bennett- 3146 A They had a boat along with it; they didn't have to pull it any. This was in high water. The river was up considerably at that time, later part of July. Q Had men with oars to steer it at the stern? A They steered it with the boat, used the boat pulling the raft around from one corner to the other. Q So that all the equipment that went down for this drilling operation was taken down river by one or the other of the two rafts; it that so? A Yes sir, the rafts and the boat. Q Did any of the equipment go in the boat also? A Yes sir. Q What went in boats? A The trip I went down we had two drill stems in that I know of, in the boat. They started out with those on the raft. When they got hung up at Lake Canyon rapid they were transferred from the raft to the boat, at that point. THE SPECIAL MASTER: I think that straighten it out. FURTHER DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q The first raft you refer to, was that built rigidly, or was it one of these rafts fastened together with ropes and cables? A Eastened together. |
