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Show 3497 1519 8 Dellenbaugh- D ten men, three men to each boat, besides Major Powell himself, who sat on the middle cabin our boat. Q Are there any survivors of that party today outside of yourself? A There is one who was with us the first year, Captain Bishop of Salt Lake City; he is eighty- seven years old. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q What is his first name? A Captain Francis M. Bishop. There are none living who were with us the second year. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Where were these boats constructed? A In Chicago, by a builder named Bagley. They were very well constructed, half- inch oak, double- ribbed fore and aft, and were very strong, as a boat has to be which goes down the Colorado. Q Did you also carry as equipment life- preservers? A Yes, we had rubber life- preservers; they weren't very good. They were in the way when we rowed. But they were carried, a life- preserver of the old, sausage type, the only thing we could get at that time. Today the men all use a newer kind, like a jacket. which buttons on. Mr. Stanton always insisted on the men wearing their life preservers every time they went on the river. |
