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Show 3496 1518 7 Dellenbaugh- D hatches, and packed everything in there and battined them down so if the boat capsized we wouldn't lose the goods. Sometimes they went over very quickly, and if things were not well secured, of course we would lose them. We did lose compasses, and things like that, frequently, that were not put under the hatches. Q Do you recall the draft of these boats? A I think the draft was about eighteen inches when they were loaded. Q And about how much freight did they carry? A Well, I would estimate that they were about five feet wide and about twenty inches deep -- I think they must have been nearly twenty- four inches deep, and the cabins were packed as full as we could pack them when we started, so full we had to dispose of some of the flour: we had twenty- two hundred pounds of flour when we started. The only place to get rations at that time was at Salt Lake City or Fort Bridger; we had to take all we could. We had to dispose of some of the flour afterwards, as the boats were too heavily laden. Q Where was Fort Bridger with reference to Green River, Wyoming? A Fort Bridger was west of Green River on the bead of Black's fork, just about where it is now, or where the station is now. Q How many men did you have in your party? A We started with eleven men, and one proved inefficient, and he was sent back after about two weeks, so we continued then with |
