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Show 3710 Clark- D 1731 A Yes sir. Q This first boat that you took up, what horsepower was that engine? A Well, I would say it was about -- developed about sixteen horsepower. Q What kind of propeller did it have on it? A It had a three- blade screw propeller. Q Did you ever haul any passengers up to Rainbow bridge? A No sir. Q Did you abandon the enterprise? A Yes sir. Q Why? A I seen it was impossible to do it -- I figured it was impossible to do it. MR. FARNSWORTH: Impossible to do what? ( The reporter read the last preceding answer, as follows:) " A. I seen it was impossible to do it -- I figured it was impossible to do it." BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Supposing you go into that a little bit and tell me just why you found it impossible to do it. A Well, when the river is at a higher stage of water, I found the current is so swift I couldn't develop enough power to force a boat up the stream, and in lower water, when I had |