OCR Text |
Show 4438 Marrs- D 2458 Q After that week, after the flood had passed, what kind of condition did you get in the river then? A We would find these bars - we would have to pick our way behind them and get a line out and go over, or get out and push it over; sometimes find enough water we could get off without pushing; we would make perhaps a mile or two miles per hour, go very slow, go as fast as we would, but even at that we could only make a mile or two miles per hour. Q Up or down the river? A Up the river, against the river. Q Which did you find it easier to operate, up or down the river? A Going up the river is the hardest physical work, but the river? Q What physical work is there if you have a motor? A You have to steer the boat, keep your eye on the channel, or where it should be, every second; if you lose a minute you will drift back more than you can make in fifteen minutes; it is necessary to keep watching the boat. And another thing, a power or paddle wheel boat, you have to keep it headed straight into the current; if it gets sideways it will turn around on you, or head for shore. If you Keep it headed straight in the current, keep the paddle wheel straight behind, you can make progress against the current. |