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Show 4096 Sawyer- D 2117 A Oh, yes, very frequently. Q What person had charge of the operation of the boats? A Why, we had a man by the name of Yokey, Captain Yokey, we called him; he had charge of the operation of the motor boats and the navigating. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q What was the size of these motor boats? A About fourteen or sixteen feet long, possibly four or five feet wide; I don't think they drew over seven or eight inches. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Did those boats encounter any trouble with sandbars? A Oh, yes. After you have been on the river a week or so you get accustomed to those sandbars; they are of continual occurrence, the same as your eating and sleeping, one of the regular things. Q What method did you adopt to get off the sandbars? A We would jump over into the shallow water and push the barge off; if we couldn't push it off, we would wade around to the back end and while some of them worked the scow back and forth, the stern of it, the rest of us would push and finally get it off the bar and into water that would float it. This barge drew very little water; it was built for that purpose. |
