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Show 7369 Wolverton- D 5349 or tow them? A Push them, by all means. Q Why did you push instead of tow? A Well, if you are dragging your scow, towing it , and you have to make a short turn in the river, there are some short turns, your scow is likely to drag you off your course; but if you push it, you can get behind it and keep it in the channel. Q What finally became of the hull of the Wilmont, if you know? A It got caught in the ice in the middle of the winter, I think it was 1908 -- 1907- 1908 and 1908- 1909, when the ice run out in the spring it got caught and damaged, and the hull became leaky. We took the machinery out. Q You think that was somewhere around 1909, you say? A 1908 or 1909, as near as I remember it. Q Did you build any there boat then? A Yes, we built the Navajo. Q How large was the Navajo? A Twenty- two feet long, five foot beam. Q What was its draft empty? A Eighteen inches. Q What was its draft loaded? A Anywhere below three feet. Q Did you have it loaded at times where the draft would |
