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Show 4169 McDonald- D 2189 what you had to do with those boats. A They asked me if I couldn't draw a plan of boat that I thought would run the river. I told them yes. Q Then did you draw the plans? A Yes, I drew the plan and superintended the construction, Waukegan, Illinois, Douglas Boat Factory. Q Then you got back on the river with this second Stanton expedition? A Yes. Q Tell me the progress of the second Stanton expedition down the river. A In place of running the river, when we unloaded the boats at Greenriver, Utah, and running in the river, we hauled them overland with teams. Q Go ahead, Mr. McDonald, and tell me about your second Stanton trip. A We hired teams, put cribbing up, and put the boats in there; we loaded the blankets and supplies in the boats, and had one extra team for hauling extra supplies. MR. FARNSWORTH: Can't you get down to Hite, and start from there? A Six horses on some of the teams and four on the others. We pulled on down through to the Dirty Devil by way of the San Rafael, and through Iron wash and along the road and |
