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Show 35 6221 4213 Ross- D over the shallow places. Q Did this boat have a keel on it, or was it a flat bottom boat? A Practically flat. Q Who was the pilot of the boat? Q Do you know where he is now? A He lived in Rock island, Illinois, I believe, where the boat was built; his people built the boat. Q Do you recall how many days it took you to get from Greenriver down to the mouth of the Green river> tied up a long while, several hours, on a bar; other days we would make good headway, cover quite a distance; some days a very few miles. It is one hundred and twenty miles from the Green river to the forks of the river, and it is pretty hard to re-member how many days we used going down there. Q How did you get along through Stillwater canyon with this boat? |