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Show 4170 McDonald- D 2190 down through to Hanksville; from Hanksville we pulled through towards the head of Trachyte canyon to North wash, and down North wash with the boats. When we got to the river it was about three or half past in the afternoon. I told them we would shove the boats in the river. Mr. Stanton said they would sink. I said, " Yes, they will sink, all right." They were built of oak; the cracks was open, you could put your finger in there, yet the calking stayed in all right. We shot them into the river, let the water boil through them, the same as a above. The next morning got up and went down, baled them out, they was as dry as a drum, as nice as if they had been newly calked. Q These boats, did they have air- tight compartments in them? A They had one hundred and forty- four feet of air- tight compartments under the running board, twelve heavy, galvanized iron cane, Q Tell me about this trip from the mouth of Crescent creek down to Lees Ferry. While you are doing that you might also compare it with your first trip. A Of course these boats we had were longer, and broader beam, but they had air- tight compartments stem and stern, all |
