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Show 4332 Loper- D 2352 BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q From the end of Cataract canyon down to Hite, tell me about the progress of this 1907 party. A We camped at what is called Mill Creek bend, or the end of Cataract canyon; the Narrow canyon is six or seven or eight miles long, something like that, is very narrow and very still, and a person, in order to make any time at all, has to work hard. It rained that night; we was all wet; our boats was wet; by the time we got to the mouth of Freemont or Dirty Devil, the sun was out; we had lunch there, and went on to Hite, where we stayed several days. Q What in the character or the water in Narrow canyon? A It is deep and narrow and still; it had to be deep in order to carry that much water, and was narrow and was still. Q About how wide is the water in Narrow canyon? A I don't think it is over one hundred feet any place; that is pretty narrow for the Colorado river. Q How do you account for the fact of narrowing down that way, and is so still and quiet? A Because it is so deep; had to be deep. Frank Bennett and I made a trip through there; we had a pole about sixteen feet long; we pushed it down in several places, clear to the end, lots of places never touched bottom. |
