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Show 3784 Rodin- D 1805 it over, and naturally we helped them out; the men and the boat got through safely; then No. 4 boat afterwards was capsized pretty well up the rapids, about the middle of it. Q Did your party carry life preservers as part of your equipment? A Yes sir, life jackets. Q What is a life jacket? A It wasn't cork; cloth; fill it up with silk or some wool to keep you floating. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Did you wear them? A Yes sir. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q In taking these rapids through Cataract canyon did somebody go ahead and make a survey of them. look over them first A Yes sir. Q Who did that? A All of us. At the head of each rapid we stopped the boat, tie it up to the rocks, and walk down the stream on one side of the rocks and look her over on one side; sometimes if you can't exactly very well pick out the channel, we cross to the other side of the stream and do a similar thing. Q In running these rapids in Cataract canyon did anybody |