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Show 5483 Mendenhall- D 3493 Q The rough water, you are speaking of? A Is above; there is one rapid at the mouth of Castle Creek; one other place is the mouth of Salt wash, that is below Castle creek; that is fairly rough; it is not bad. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Did you go direct down to Cataract canyon, or did you stop from time to time to do a little prospecting? A We prospected the way, as long as the gravel lasted. Q Could you tell me approximately what month this was you were down there? A Well, it was, I think, in March, March and April we were on that trip. We had worked through the winter in Richardson valley. Q Tell me about your trip from Moab in down to the Cataracts. A We continue our prospecting work until we got below the mouth of Indian creek, and the gravel ended there; we found no more.. And we went on just as we could go without stopping until we reached the Cataracts. Q In this trip down from Richardson valley to the Cataracts, did you meet any other boats going at their down or |