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Show 5448 Mendenhall- D 3458 rapids occurred quite frequently. Q After you reached the point where you landed, then did you establish a pump, build a pump? A Yes, we put in our water elevator, what is known as a Chinese pump, with a structure in the edge of the river to lift the water. Q Was it necessary to bring in additional materials to build that pump? A Besides what we had. Q Yes. A No. Q How long did you remain at that point? A Oh, perhaps a week, three or four days, I don't remem-ber. Q And then to what point did you go? evening, we tested it out, it worked all right, and that night a flood came down Comb wash and took our pump. Our elevator away before we could recover it or save it. |