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Show 4566 Freeman- D 2585 change made in the boats? A Roughly I should say about our third day. Q That would be over the Utah line? A My impression is that th Utah line is about at Warm creek, somewhat below the Crossing of the Fathers. I think our change would have been made there a little below or little above there, not a very great distance. Most of the section of the river in Utah was made with the combined units. I think we were a better operating organization by this arrangement than when we were all barging ahead on our own hit or miss. We now had tom and Andy Wimmer at the only working motors, and both were good men with the engines. We were able to concentrate our efforts if the boat got in trouble; we had three men to work with it, a man to row as hard as he could, or go overboard and ow from the bank, or tow from the water if that became necessary. It was an unwieldly thing, but we were getting fairly good results. Q Would that mean a longer boat than eighteen feet would be easier operated than an eighteen- foot boat? A No, as a boat it was more difficult, but we concentrated three men on it; there was a unity of effort, and the advantage was from that rather than from increasing the length |
