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Show 3746 Stone- D 1767 some supplies down the river to another camp, that is, as camps were established from place to place. He had the whole of Glen canyon, practically, surveyed and located for placer claims. Q Do you recall any of these boats being brought up stream? A I believe one was, yes sir, brought up from Lees Ferry by a party, some of his employees. Q I am referring now when they took supplies down stream how did they bring the boats up stream? A They brought the empties boats up in stretches of quiescent water by means of the cars; other places they towed them with a tow line. Q Tow from the bank? A Yes sir, towed from the bank, or even in shallow places by wading in the river. Q You have seen that on a good many occasions, have you seen the boats handled that way? A Well, " good many" has to be qualified. I presume I have seen it in that time twenty- five or thirty times, anyhow. Q In the stretch of Glen canyon with which you are familiar, did you ever have occasion to observe the effect of the rise and the fall of the river on sand bars? A Yes sir, to some extent; the state of water, as I |