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Show 4260 Rust- C 2281 A I couldn't say as to the draft, but it was a lake bottom type of boat, not a flat bottom. Q You wouldn't wish to express an opinion as to what their draft was, loaded or unloaded? A No sir. Q I assume that the dates of your trips through the lower canyon largely depend on the date when the demand comes, when the party presents himself or gets in contact with you that wants to take the trip, isn't that true? A We always advise about that and select the date we think best. Q What I mean is, sometimes a man can go in August, couldn't be convenient for him to go in September; sometimes a man wants to go down in October; you will try to accommodate him, I assume, will you not? A Certainly. Q You conduct these parties down the river for compen-sation, of course? A Yes sir. Q You spoke of losing a boat on one occasion; I understood you to say that the men in the boat were negligent, in substance that, or that they were foolhardy. Just what was the occasion for the loss of that boat? Was it in sand waves? A Yes sir. |
