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Show 5445 Mendenhall- D 3455 A How wide? 5Q Yes. A Three and a half feet. Q Approximately, when loaded, how much draft? A It would carry probably about eight inches, with the load we carried on it. Q What size raft did you build? A I think it was about eight by ten feet. Q Made out of saved lumber? A Yes sir. Q Did you load anything on the raft? A No. Q What was the object in making the raft? A We had gone down on foot before from our camp, and had found some ground we thought we could make a little money, and we wanted to use the raft for putting in an elevator or pump on a frame, a structural frame at the edge of the river. We were taking this raft down for that purpose. Q Did you have the pump with you? A No. Q Where was this boat and this raft put in the river? |