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Show 5495 Mendenhall- D 3505 Outfit to the San Juan, at the mouth, or just below the mouth of Nugget creek. Q When you reached nugget creek, then where did you go? A We had taken material with us, a little lumber, and heavy canvas, and made a heavy canvas bottom boat, and Mr. Morse and I started down the river with this boat, leaving Mr, Clark at the camp, Q About what size boat was this? A It was fourteen feet, or about fourteen and a half feet long. Q How much draft? riding in it. Q Kind of canoe? A No, it was a scow, flat bottom with a beveled front and bow. Q How far down then did you go? A We went down to the mouth of the Plute Canyon, or Plute creek. Q Did you encounter or any rapids in that part of the river? |