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Show 4459 Marrs- C 2479 Q The paddle wheel was on the first year, wasn't it? A A different wheel the second year, a larger wheel, a different engine, slower speed. Q Better wheel the second year? A Eight- foot wheel; the first year only five- foot. Q Same horsepower? A Yes, the same engine. Q Was the larger wheel more successful? A Yes sir. Q Very much more successful? A We managed to get up the river without towing so much; I can't say what per cent of times we didn't. Q You certainly have a very definite impression whether it was or was not a decided improvement. A It was a decided improvement. Q With that larger paddle wheel you never took a trip more than ten miles, at the most, up from Lees Ferry? A That is t he most; we took that only once. Q If I asked you as to what trouble you might have had had you continued on to Warm Creek, you have no knowledge from actual observation, have you? A No. Q Even with the smaller paddle wheel did you get stuck on a bar as often as two times a day? A Yes, some days more than that, many more times. |