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Show 4383 Loper- D 2403 At the end of the long island we came to a very severe rapid; there was four big rocks in this rapid. you just had to zig- zag around on first one side of one and the other side of the other, but we got through. But it was by inches we did get through. And there was no more trouble then until after we got below the San Juan. Q Tell me about that. A When we were proaching the San Juan, my companion looked ahead about a quarter of a mile and says, " There is a big rapid." I say, " There is no rapid at the mouth of the San Juan." MR. FARNSWORTH: Don't give this conversation. THE SPECIAL MASTER: No matter about the conversation. Just say what you saw, and did. A Any way, when we got there, it was sand waves instead of a rapid, big sand waves,-- pretty big sand waves. We didn't have any trouble with sand waves until we got around the loop a couple miles below there; then is when we ran into the real sand waves. They form so quick they will form right under you; we were into those sand waves before we realized it. And we had an open boat. And the sand waves were such, if we ran those waves head on, we would swamp our boat. So we had to think quick. We turned the boat |
