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Show 3899 Edwards- D 1920 to go; we didn't mark it all, but in places where it was bad bars, where we had lots of trouble, we would try to mark it. The marks didn't do any good; when we came back the channel wasn't where it was when we went down. Q On your way down the river did you experience any difficulty with sandbars? A Plenty of it. Q How did you get off these sandbars? A Sometimes we would pull off with a block and tackle; sometimes dig it out; various ways we would work it. Sometimes we would come to places we couldn't get through, and we would reverse the boat, back down and run the propellers backwards and tear out the sand and get through that way. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q What month was this? A This was in March or April; I think we didn't get started until about April the first trip. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Block and tackles, you used that by making it fast to something ashore? A Yes, and pulling. Q Then did you have a capstan to wind it in with? A No, we had none. Q How did you operate that end of it? A Main strength and awkwardness. |