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Show 4461 Marrs- C 2481 the water is much better than on up where we used the big wheel. Q Where is the dam site? A Five miles above Lees Ferry, the Edison Company's proposed dam site we were surveying, Glen Canyon dam site, I believe it is called. Q When you went up with Loper, which boat did you have? A We had the boat with the small wheel. Q How many days did it take you to go up there? A Six days, practically that; we got there at two or three o'clock the afternoon of the sixth day. Q Did you hear Mr. Loper's description of the difficulties on that trip? A Yes. Q That was a typical trip, was it? A Yes, that was an average trip going up. Q How many hours a day were you running? A We usually got up at daylight, which at that time of year would be along about six o'clock, and right after breakfast we started; perhaps an hour for noon, and run until almost dark. Q What time of year was it? A It was in September or October, somewhere in the fall, must have been October, maybe November. Q What time do you have sunrise in October down there on that river? |