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Show 7292 Johnson- D 5272 they were supposed to be eight miles apart; it would be about four miles below No. 1. Q Mr. Johnson, when you took these trips down the river from Moab, were there occasions when the boat would be kept down the river for several days? A Yes sir. Q What would be done with the boat during those days that it would be kept down the river? A Well, probably No. 2 wanted certain size casing they had at No. 1, and we would have to haul that down to them from No. 1 to No. 2; and then we would haul cottonwood logs there from the bank of the river down to the Snowden- McSweeney dock. Q When you took parties of geologists or other parties down the river did you at times remain down there for three of four days? A Yes sir. Q For several days at a time? A For several days at a time, yes sir. Q Just tell us how that would happen when you took geologists, for instances, -- what was their method of work or operations that would require the service of your boat or your big barge down the river? A Well, we would take them down there; they generally boarded, et their meals on the boat; they would use that as |
