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Show 4380 Loper- D 2400 ready to go in the river and go when they got there; had been there five or six days, waiting. Q What kind of boat did you have? A We had what is called an Evinrude, sixteen- foot boat, what you might call a semi- keel, only a little keel, a round bottom, a square end; instead of having the regular keel end, it had a square end, made for a evinrude motor. Q Where did that boat come from? A From the U. S. Geological Survey, the first I seen it in the cars of R. R. woolley of Salt Lake. Q Where did you connect with the boat? A The boat was in Moab -- BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q The question is, where did you first see this boat, at North wash? A No sir, I first seen the boat in storage in Salt Lake City. Mr. Woolley took me down -- Q I mean on the river. A We unloaded the boat at the mouth of North wash; I fixed it up for the water. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q What I mean is, the boat came in overland? A Overland by wagon form Hanksville. Q Did you travel with the boat from Moab? A I traveled with the boat form Greenriver; the boat came from Moab; I was in Greenriver; it caught up with me there; I |