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Show 4091 Sawyer- D 2112 Q Then she came down again with you? A We made a trip, I imagine, every two weeks back and forth between Greenriver -- Q I don't care what you did otherwise. It was on the first trip down with Mr. Wimmer that you left coal at places on the bank, was it? A No sir, it was the last trip down, in preparation for our last trip out. Q You didn't state how you got down. You came down with Mr. Wimmer on the river? A Yes sir. THE SPECIAL MASTER: I didn't want to interrupt; I just wanted to get this cleaned up as we go along. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Tell me the progress of this expedition up stream. A Why, on account of this steam boat of ours being a sort of home- made affair, untried, and the difficulties we had encountered along the river, we took things very slowly and cautiously. We had some difficulty in getting around a place, a sharp bend where the river was thrown against the cliffs, about two miles above the junction; the water was quite swift there; that was the only channel open, and we were hung up there for ten or fifteen minutes; we couldn't see whether we were moving or not; finally we would gain a foot or so; finally got the whole outfit past that point |