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Show 3888 Edwards- D 1909 and the four men went down. Q Was this expedition equipped with life preservers? A Yes sir. Q What character of life preservers? A Cork; warranted to float ninety pounds dead weight. Q Do you recall how many rapids you found in Cataract canyon? A It is forty- one miles long; we counted over fifty rapids. Q Did you run all the rapids? A No sir. Q About how many of them did you portage, and how many did you line? A We lined the one where we lost this boat, and por-tagged one. Q Outside of those two, you ran all the rest of them? A Ran the rest; we portaged the provisions several places and ran the rapids with the empty boats. Q Between Greenriver, Utah, and the end of Cataract canyon, did you meet any other boats? A No sir. Q Did you see any people in there outside of the Wheeler boys? A No, sir. Q From the end of Cataract canyon down to Hite, Utah, just describe the progress of your trip down there. |
